Beauty appears to be objective only in our own cultural context.
Considering beauty to be subjective is essentially saying that standards of beauty are not universally the same. There is no "true" standard of beauty outside time or place. There was a time when it was attractive to be overweight. There are cultures in which piercings everywhere, or rings around your neck, or extremely tiny feet, are considered attractive. They wouldn't be in our culture.
You could also say that subjectivity has a place within our cultural context as well. There may be many guys attracted to a certain look, but there are enough guys who focus on different types of physical attributes from the norm or have a different idea of beauty, that it lends credit to the idea of beauty being subjective.
Another way to look at subjectivity is a focus on qualities/personality over the physical. It's the effect where someone you wouldn't normally consider beautiful becomes so after you know her.
Too bad you were Anon. This is an excellent reply and you deserve credit.
Hmm, well alright then. Thank you.
Because it's not. I know so many people who agree on what's hot and what's not. I think when people try to say it's subjective, it is giving ugly girls like me false hope. I've never met a guy who thinks I am attractive despite the fact that I work out, I am well groomed and very clean. I do whatever I can to make myself more attractive, but my face is ugly and no amount of make up, different hair styles, or clothes can help. And I am thin, so it's not a weight problem. I just got called ugly today by some guys when I walked by a bus stop even though I was dressed up for lunch.
So I will never ever believe that beauty is subjective or it's in the eye of the beholder.
oh hun that's horrible. Your probably gorgeous.
Some people say there is a general consensus of what is attractive, but I think its more a general consensus of what isn't attractive. I think that if most of us imagine someone who isn't attractive, we'll probably imagine someone with the same traits, but if we imagine an attractive person, we'll probably imagine very different people. So I think beauty is partially subjective, but all this subjectivity comes from one big pool of attractiveness.
Beauty is subjective at an individual level, but trends occur at the cultural level.
What is popular in San Francisco (thin, model-type women) is not the same as what is popular across the bridge in Oakland (big butts), and neither are what is popular in silicon valley (lots of tiny Asians). Those differences are reflections of the culture in those locations, and they are within 30 miles of each other. But they are also based on the AVERAGE of that area, and anytime you look at an average, you need to understand that there are going to be SOME people at the far ends of the curve. That's where the individual subjectivity comes in.
There is a general consensus of what is attractive, however each person has personal opinions on what is hottest. What is a 10/10 for me would be a 7/10 or a 9/10 for others. It's all about personal preference.
Take tattoos for instance. Some people think they're sexy and others think they're absolutely hideous. Same can be said for hair color, piercings, height, and tons of other things.
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What's Your Opinion? Sign Up Now!The universal standards of beauty are symmetrical facial features & structure as well as a symmetrical body(hourglass). Even if a person whose appearance meets the golden ratio isn't another persons cup of tea, it'd be hard for them to deny that the person is at least attractive.
Because beauty is not subjective. At least not totally. We're attracted to signs of wealth, health and fertility
Yeah it makes sense that beauty is subjective only after you've found someone who is factually more ideal than others, if you know what I mean. But even then, why do so many people tend to go for the same looks after all of that?
Ya some character traits can make up for lack in the looks area and improve how attractive they are percieved. Particulary for men. It can however never make up for looks entirley we're still attracted to the same things
Oh definitely for women too!
The more symmetrical someone's face is, the more "attractive" we find them. There have been studies and research done on it. You can google it.
It's because as humans, we have a preference to symmetrical things, faces included.
It is what is engrained into our brains from such a young age, as to what beauty is and there by could easily be why a whole group of gender likes one certain person, also could be because they would be looked at strangely if they said they didnt.
Do you know that if we use societies standards to measure beauty, such as symmetry, that down sydrome people would be considered the most beautiful?
I did not know that. But then again, it isn't just symmetry that determines a level of attraction.
I'm beautiful ;) Just joking lol I think happiness is beautiful, so I go for happy women. But, seriously, what the other people said.
Beauty is subjective, but that doesn't mean there cannot be trends in what people find beautiful.
As humans, we are attracted to what looks it would result in reproductive success. Aside from that, it's pretty subjective.
Beauty IS subjective.
Beauty is subjective... not one of a kind. Don't try to be deep about this. You're thinking too hard.
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