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Men's standards of beauty around the world
March 21, 2015 at 4:09 am
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Found this video earlier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tneKwarw1Yk#t=306
I think some of these definitely hold up. I'm British and it's fairly accurate what they say about British men tbh
That said, I didn't find him that attractive. I want the Filipino tbh, he's perfect.
Of course these are unrealistic standards though. They're models, it's their job to go gym 6 days a week and live off rabbit food.
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RE: Men's standards of beauty around the world
March 21, 2015 at 9:34 am
This will sound weird but what I find physically attractive sometimes differs widely from whom I am physically attracted. A person can have all the attributes that I find aesthetically pleasing and yet I wouldn't want to sleep with them. I have dated very tall men, short men, fat men and skinny guys. They all attracted me.
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RE: Men's standards of beauty around the world
March 21, 2015 at 9:43 am
Um... I can't help but agree about the future...
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RE: Men's standards of beauty around the world
March 21, 2015 at 9:46 am
(March 21, 2015 at 9:43 am)Norman Humann Wrote: Um... I can't help but agree about the future...
Yes, future guy was very good looking.
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RE: Men's standards of beauty around the world
March 21, 2015 at 10:24 am
Filipino guy was my favourite, although I also liked Nigeria, Brazil and Future (don't really know how it's "future", being mixed race isn't exactly a new phenomenon but oh well)
I found Australia quite ugly, but it was more to do with his hairstyle and that he was plastered in fake tan. God I hate that orange spray tan look.
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RE: Men's standards of beauty around the world
March 21, 2015 at 10:34 am
I think in Portugal the standard is the same as in Italy (we're not very different) - In fact, the Italian man could perfectly belong to the Iberia Peninsula.
The future being mixed race is confusing because there isn't 100% pure bloodlines - For instance, a study discovered that about 40-45% of Portuguese people have Jewish ancestry and halogroups that are frequent in Jewish people.
I actually didn't find the last man very pretty, I think the other black men are better - But he reminds of football player Ronaldo (the one from Brazil)
In women, I like white and Indian/arabic features the most, as well as Japanese asian.
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RE: Men's standards of beauty around the world
March 21, 2015 at 10:40 am
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Oh no Ronaldo is hideous lmfao, that model looked better than him
Yeah though, tbh France, Spain, Portugal, I imagine them all being very similar to Italy. Germany would more than likely just be like the UK too
Apparently it was a campaign to raise awareness of how objectification also affects men? I find that hard to believe, so the solution to that problem would be to get several perfect men half naked to make normal men feel even more inadequate? lol...
That said body image issues in the media don't get to me so much anymore. Once you realise how extreme their lifestyles must be you feel better about being normal. The media says "this is the ideal image" but leaves out the part about spending two hours a day in the gym, eating boring food and spending £50 a month on beauty products to get there.
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RE: Men's standards of beauty around the world
March 21, 2015 at 11:18 am
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France is a little more pale, blond and whiter than us 
Yeah I agree, but I don't think most society thinks men should look like those models - At least not from my experience, I've seen attractive women dating all kinds of not so perfect men. I'm the average Joe myself and my girlfriend is hot
I don't know if mixed race will be the future because most mixed races are actually 75-80-90% of one ethnicity and the rest is others - And interracial couples of two extremes like white and black are not that common - What you see more often is, for example, people like me (white) and my girlfriend (1/4 Gipsy) but I don't even classify our relationship as interracial since she identifies as white. Some combinations are pretty on both sexes - The last one is not very attractive IMO but for example Keanu Reeves who is white and asian is an interesting combination, and usually white + Indian and white + Jewish looks really good as well. I usually find black people more attractive than half-white half-black ones (like Obama) - Is this weird?
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RE: Men's standards of beauty around the world
March 21, 2015 at 11:34 am
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Looks are important to an extent, I'm not gonna beat around the bush and be all PC and say "oh no, they don't matter!". It's only when you start picking apart people's looks and only shooting for absolutely beautiful people that it becomes shallow.
But I think you have to be more realistic in your expectations (both for yourself and potential dates). simply having good hygiene, fashions, and being a reasonably healthy weight (as well as confidence) will be sufficient to get people attracted to you. My body is put to shame by all these models, yet I don't struggle to get guys.
I also think the people who bitch about "oh I'm ugly, and everyone is so shallow!" are secretly shallow themselves. No, not everyone is shallow, it's just that the hot guys you want to be hot enough to bang are shallow, then when a genuinely nice boy-next-door type comes along it's "ugh not him". You're no better.
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RE: Men's standards of beauty around the world
March 21, 2015 at 1:24 pm
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Quote:Looks are important to an extent, I'm not gonna beat around the bush and be all PC and say "oh no, they don't matter!". It's only when you start picking apart people's looks and only shooting for absolutely beautiful people that it becomes shallow.
I agree, I think looks are important to anyone - Even asexual people can appreciate beauty and have beauty standards (but not sexual ones) - What I think is wrong is to promote unrealistic standards. Many people, myself included, have some weird standards - I like women's feet, so on principle I wouldn't be keen on dating someone with ugly feet; call me a fascist if you want. I usually try to be open to different kinds of beauty - My girlfriend of 2.5 years is white and gipsy and she is slim, but my crush between 16-17 years old was pale with green eyes and chubby, I've felt attracted to different women, my standards are actually pretty humble, but they exist
Personally, I think women in particular don't have much to gain with the fashion and beauty industry that in practice exploits their weakness with unrealistic standards - Natural non photoshoped beauty is great
Quote:But I think you have to be more realistic in your expectations (both for yourself and potential dates). simply having good hygiene, fashions, and being a reasonably healthy weight (as well as confidence) will be sufficient to get people attracted to you. My body is put to shame by all these models, yet I don't struggle to get guys.
Yes, I don't consider myself overly pretty and I have a little extra fat (though it's not noticeable unless I'm shirtless) but I try to be myself and it has worked - For dating I actually care most of all about similar interests. For example, a woman who doesn't like to talk about politics is not of my interest, even if she is drop dead gorgeous.
I find some attractiveness on all bodies and facial features, it just depends on the person. Some features are less attractive, but I find beauty on different bodies and skin tones. I've felt attracted to athletic women, slim elegant women, chubbier women and short/tall women. As long as there's no extreme (like too fat or too skinny) it's ok
What I don't like is to be called a racist because most of my crushes were white, specially considering that I find arabic and indian traits very pretty (and my girlfriend is part gipsy - Gipsies are Indian descendants) and asian ones as well.
Quote:I also think the people who bitch about "oh I'm ugly, and everyone is so shallow!" are secretly shallow themselves. No, not everyone is shallow, it's just that the hot guys you want to be hot enough to bang are shallow, then when a genuinely nice boy-next-door type comes along it's "ugh not him". You're no better.
Indeed, but my experience tells me it's a teen problem - After hitting my 20's I noticed people start taking dates seriously and there's no such problems.
To some extent I think western men are becoming shallow because of porn and model beauty - I notice a lot of men saying that skinny women are not real women because they don't have Beyonce like curves, and athletic women aren't real women because it's not feminine. I think that is harmful
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