Nice take. Though I wasn't alive in most of the 50s, I was through the Twiggy Supermodels eras. There is no difference between Paris Hilton's figure and Twiggy's. These are women with no bodies whatsoever. No figures either. Straight up and down, skinny arms and legs, no muscle tone.
Wish you would've shown some fitness models who actually DO exercise and do have definition to their bodies and approach normal, healthy weights for females.
Also variety is the spice of life. As long as your nose, eyes and lips aren't bigger than your HEAD, you're in a range of "normal." Prominent isn't the word: Distinctive is!
I think the problem is that we don't know what is reality and what is made to look like reality like the picture on tv and the real life and. Plus if you select good looking people and you enhanced their looks and you cover there bad sides with different means then you post them as just normal people then you are giving a false presumption of how human should look like and that is really nasty. And every one look nice in a way and the chemistry change how we perceive other people for example the exes you love them in the beginning then when you break up you would how in the hell did I fell for someone look like that.
It's funny I think a big nose is so hot on a woman. I have known a few women with big noses and I want to compliment them but I also think they are insecure often so I don't want to point out their prominent feature... but it's great.
But yep, just like that example you have of "Arab woman", it's sexy to me. I know it's not the normal mainstream, but I like it.
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Forgot how I came across this, but before I logged in here…I was just googling how I hate my nose and thinking about getting rhinoplasty one day and how I hate going to the salons because my type 4 hair feels ugly even at a black salon🥲.. (mainly since it’s not as long as I wish it was) Thanks for your post 💖and you’re beautiful💗! Wish I had a nose like yours lol😆Thanks for this post
Thank you ❤ But why do you feel that way about your nose 👃🏽 Why don't you like your type 4 hair? I have type 4b/4c hair. I don't have a small upturned nose. Why do you want a nose like mine?
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Hey girl. You're welcome. Tbh I feel like I look like a dodo bird 🥲bc my nose is “wavy”. As for my hair: I like it wet, but when it dries it goes up /won’t stay down if I use lots of help and I look crazy. I don’t have the typical “light skin” hair. Your nose is like a cute comic character
Just like how Dodo birds are extinct, how you view yourself and the way you feel about yourself should be non existent. I'm not dark skinned myself, but I don't have the loosely curly hair. And about my nose, it's just a nose. But thank you, I guess. What race/ethnicity are you?
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Thanks♥️I’m African American. Never taken a DNA test, but just from last names and pics Ik there’s also French and Native American ancestry.
I understand the question and I do think there are some pretty ridiculous standards for women. That being said I've been attracted to women that had prominent features of different types. I guess for me thier beauty had more to do with how they carried themselves. Attitude, Confidence and Compatibility go a long way when it comes to beauty. Symmetrical features only go soo far.
What are bug eyes? I will need an example of that.
beauty standards have not actually changed much. Big eyes, plump lips, v-shaped jaw etc have always been the ideals of feminine beauty. That is because these features demonstrate femininity and high amounts of oestrogen. The hourglass figure has always been the most desirable.
What you listed throughout the years are trends. Trends are separate from conventional beauty. What is classic is always classic. It’s timeless. That’s why Marilyn, Aishwarya etc are classic and timeless beauties whereas people like Kardashian are simply trend setters who are relevant for a couple of decades and then die down.
I've always wondered how exactly beauty standards change. Is it bc companies feed off of insecurities or do our preferences really change that dramatically every decade. When you think about it it's kinda messed up how bodies go in and out of style
I'm not even going to TRY to be pretentious or "nice", big noses, acne, and gaps in people's teeth are beyond hot to me. Everyone has tastes. For instance, I personally find the "hot looks of the early 2000's" ugly. I think spray tans make people look like vomit. etc. Some people like certain stuff, some don't. :)
I like women with natural hair. Natural non GMO butts. Natural non GMO breasts. Women who aren’t addicted to TV and cosmetics. Natural face. Natural lashes. Natural eyes. No ridiculous color contacts. Glasses are fine. Natural nails. No reptile claws. Is this difficult? This is how we managed for 100,000 years.
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It never stops being weird that women complain about beauty standards while being the one's that enforce beauty standards.
And those who support those standards are given the spotlight, just like any narrative that's being pushed. This creates a false sense of reality. Especially for someone who spends a lot of time looking at screens and publications.
I don't know why i even entered this link... not that i hate it but i started crying the minute i saw your post its just really hard being unconfident and hating my very own skin. I even developed eating disorders because i hate myself. Not fitting into society’s standards hurts the most.
Aww, I'm so sorry that you started to feel sad that it made you cry 😢 I'm sorry that you're going through that, honestly. Sometimes, I feel like I don't fit into the "so called" standards, either. I sometimes also binge eat, although I'm not hungry. It's just something that I do when I'm down, anxious or just have nothing to do. I won't gain any weight from that, except for a small pooch, that will go away within a couple of days. But then I start to feel guilty because I know that I'm out of shape and that I need to work out more, like I used to. Or there are many times that I wish that I had curves, like the women in my family have. We all want something that we cannot have. So what do we do?
We have to accept ourselves for the way that we are. I know it looks easier said that done, but it's the truth and it's the only way that we can have wif of happiness in this world, is to accept ourselves naturally.
someone i deeply love with all my heart and soul has an eating disorder. so i can sympathize with how you feel. i tell the person i love sometimes to look in the mirror and try to say at least three positive things they like about themselves and to help them develop body acceptance and some body positivity and further down the road for them to love themselves to how they are. I tell the love of my life that she's beautiful and drop dead gorgeous which they are.
Remember kids, the fashion and entertainment business has always mostly catered to women and in a sort of "social narrative" sense and do not necessarily reflect the tastes of the average man or woman. And even when they reflect the taste of the audience, people with uncommon tastes tend to be high in engagement, the so called "loud minorities" or "cash whales".
There are universal standards of beauty for women of all ages and all cultures. They include bilateral symmetry, a small waist to hip ratio, smooth clear skin, and a youthful appearance.
The media has always been in the business of putting the spotlight on unattainable things. If you listen to it, then feelings of inadequacy are the normal, likely result. Putting a spotlight on ever-changing ideals creates markets for products. This isn't philosophical, it's just business.
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ultimately, Beauty is In The Eye of The Beholder.
The fashion industry and media tend to Tell girls what to wear, what looks sexy, and what to spend money on.
Low rise pants, high waisted pants, cut off tops., etc...
to me, what I look like and if my man likes me is all that matters.
Nice take. Though I wasn't alive in most of the 50s, I was through the Twiggy Supermodels eras. There is no difference between Paris Hilton's figure and Twiggy's. These are women with no bodies whatsoever. No figures either. Straight up and down, skinny arms and legs, no muscle tone.
Wish you would've shown some fitness models who actually DO exercise and do have definition to their bodies and approach normal, healthy weights for females.
Also variety is the spice of life. As long as your nose, eyes and lips aren't bigger than your HEAD, you're in a range of "normal." Prominent isn't the word: Distinctive is!
I think the problem is that we don't know what is reality and what is made to look like reality like the picture on tv and the real life and. Plus if you select good looking people and you enhanced their looks and you cover there bad sides with different means then you post them as just normal people then you are giving a false presumption of how human should look like and that is really nasty. And every one look nice in a way and the chemistry change how we perceive other people for example the exes you love them in the beginning then when you break up you would how in the hell did I fell for someone look like that.
It's funny I think a big nose is so hot on a woman. I have known a few women with big noses and I want to compliment them but I also think they are insecure often so I don't want to point out their prominent feature... but it's great.
But yep, just like that example you have of "Arab woman", it's sexy to me. I know it's not the normal mainstream, but I like it.
Forgot how I came across this, but before I logged in here…I was just googling how I hate my nose and thinking about getting rhinoplasty one day and how I hate going to the salons because my type 4 hair feels ugly even at a black salon🥲.. (mainly since it’s not as long as I wish it was) Thanks for your post 💖and you’re beautiful💗! Wish I had a nose like yours lol😆Thanks for this post
Thank you ❤ But why do you feel that way about your nose 👃🏽 Why don't you like your type 4 hair? I have type 4b/4c hair. I don't have a small upturned nose. Why do you want a nose like mine?
Hey girl. You're welcome. Tbh I feel like I look like a dodo bird 🥲bc my nose is “wavy”. As for my hair: I like it wet, but when it dries it goes up /won’t stay down if I use lots of help and I look crazy. I don’t have the typical “light skin” hair. Your nose is like a cute comic character
((Nose is basically like the Arab woman pic))
Just like how Dodo birds are extinct, how you view yourself and the way you feel about yourself should be non existent. I'm not dark skinned myself, but I don't have the loosely curly hair. And about my nose, it's just a nose. But thank you, I guess. What race/ethnicity are you?
Thanks♥️I’m African American. Never taken a DNA test, but just from last names and pics Ik there’s also French and Native American ancestry.
I understand the question and I do think there are some pretty ridiculous standards for women. That being said I've been attracted to women that had prominent features of different types. I guess for me thier beauty had more to do with how they carried themselves. Attitude, Confidence and Compatibility go a long way when it comes to beauty. Symmetrical features only go soo far.
My huge arab lile nose makes me more beautiful.
You make you more Beautiful
What are bug eyes? I will need an example of that.
beauty standards have not actually changed much. Big eyes, plump lips, v-shaped jaw etc have always been the ideals of feminine beauty. That is because these features demonstrate femininity and high amounts of oestrogen. The hourglass figure has always been the most desirable.
What you listed throughout the years are trends. Trends are separate from conventional beauty. What is classic is always classic. It’s timeless. That’s why Marilyn, Aishwarya etc are classic and timeless beauties whereas people like Kardashian are simply trend setters who are relevant for a couple of decades and then die down.
I've always wondered how exactly beauty standards change. Is it bc companies feed off of insecurities or do our preferences really change that dramatically every decade. When you think about it it's kinda messed up how bodies go in and out of style
Agree 💯
I'm not even going to TRY to be pretentious or "nice", big noses, acne, and gaps in people's teeth are beyond hot to me. Everyone has tastes. For instance, I personally find the "hot looks of the early 2000's" ugly. I think spray tans make people look like vomit. etc. Some people like certain stuff, some don't. :)
And braces. braces look cute
Nobody gives a shit what you think bud.
@Ks8wbrsjs... wasn't the question literally about what we think?
Nobody cares. Stop believing everything you read
Ignore her; she's just another fool who can't accept the fact that others have different viewpoints.
@CHadwww this user is a known asswipe.
I like women with natural hair. Natural non GMO butts. Natural non GMO breasts.
Women who aren’t addicted to TV and cosmetics. Natural face. Natural lashes. Natural eyes. No ridiculous color contacts. Glasses are fine. Natural nails. No reptile claws. Is this difficult? This is how we managed for 100,000 years.
It never stops being weird that women complain about beauty standards while being the one's that enforce beauty standards.
Exactly!
But sometimes, it's not just the women who enforces them, it's the males in the industry, especially those who have power.
And those who support those standards are given the spotlight, just like any narrative that's being pushed. This creates a false sense of reality. Especially for someone who spends a lot of time looking at screens and publications.
I don't know why i even entered this link... not that i hate it but i started crying the minute i saw your post its just really hard being unconfident and hating my very own skin. I even developed eating disorders because i hate myself. Not fitting into society’s standards hurts the most.
Aww, I'm so sorry that you started to feel sad that it made you cry 😢 I'm sorry that you're going through that, honestly. Sometimes, I feel like I don't fit into the "so called" standards, either. I sometimes also binge eat, although I'm not hungry. It's just something that I do when I'm down, anxious or just have nothing to do. I won't gain any weight from that, except for a small pooch, that will go away within a couple of days. But then I start to feel guilty because I know that I'm out of shape and that I need to work out more, like I used to. Or there are many times that I wish that I had curves, like the women in my family have. We all want something that we cannot have. So what do we do?
We have to accept ourselves for the way that we are. I know it looks easier said that done, but it's the truth and it's the only way that we can have wif of happiness in this world, is to accept ourselves naturally.
someone i deeply love with all my heart and soul has an eating disorder. so i can sympathize with how you feel. i tell the person i love sometimes to look in the mirror and try to say at least three positive things they like about themselves and to help them develop body acceptance and some body positivity and further down the road for them to love themselves to how they are. I tell the love of my life that she's beautiful and drop dead gorgeous which they are.
and as much as this may sound embarrassing yes i jerk off to their pictures as well because they're fucking hot besides i'm a guy i know these things
Prominent features... are almost irresistible! In both men and women. You are completely gorgeous. I am especially jealous of your eyes! So big!
Oh thank u very much. Yes. I have big eyes. It runs on my mom's father's side of the family.
So as a Middle Eastern woman with big eyes and wide hips I’m gonna vote that prominent features are beautiful lol.
Yes you are ☺✌🏽
Thank you haha
You look just fine. I wouldn't mind waking up every morning next to a girl who looks like you at all.
Aww thank you 😊
Remember kids, the fashion and entertainment business has always mostly catered to women and in a sort of "social narrative" sense and do not necessarily reflect the tastes of the average man or woman.
And even when they reflect the taste of the audience, people with uncommon tastes tend to be high in engagement, the so called "loud minorities" or "cash whales".
I dont have any such high demands as far as looks are concerned, she should know how to carry herself thats all matters to me.
You look pretty in your pics 🙂
Thank u sm
The only thing I am going to say is, if it's fake I'm out
There are universal standards of beauty for women of all ages and all cultures. They include bilateral symmetry, a small waist to hip ratio, smooth clear skin, and a youthful appearance.
Beauty standard are bs 😊
The media has always been in the business of putting the spotlight on unattainable things. If you listen to it, then feelings of inadequacy are the normal, likely result. Putting a spotlight on ever-changing ideals creates markets for products. This isn't philosophical, it's just business.