What is beauty to you?

[Moksha]

Originally Posted by hordak

What makes American ugly?

When this expression has been used in the past, it has been to describe both a sense of arrogance and lack of manners.

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Beauty is a hard thing to pin down, is it not? It has been used to describe so many things - from physical appearance to the philosophies of men, describing beauty as truth and equating it with an idealized state.
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[Lost_one]

I'm quite an ugly man, so without going for plastic surgery, there's not much I can do. What I can do something about is my body and try my best to be as fit as I can be. Making the best of what I have, rather than doing something drastic seem's to be my thing. That is also what I find most attractive in a girl. If she is making the best of herself, then that get's me hooked. Being ugly myself, I don't judge someone on looks.

With that being said. To be totally superficial. I like latino girls. The more characterful there features the better. Eva Longoria and Shakira are pretty, But look alittle to Western European to me. I also like African girls for the same reason.

[justaname]

For me, I dont know you can truly separate physical beauty and personality from one another. When I started dating my wife, she was definitely attractive by typical standards. Long brown hair, huge eyes, a great figure, and the greatest smile you've ever seen. 10 years and 3 kids later, she still has a pretty similar appearance, but I dont think I could ever express how much more beautiful she is now than she was on our first date. There is something about getting to really KNOW her that makes her more beautiful. And yes, I am still talking about physical beauty. There are other women that are really attractive, because of their lifestyle and the lengths they go to cover their inadequacies, I dont find them even remotely beautiful.

[Tarnished]

I think there are beautiful people in every nationality and culture. I will admit that I think Asians are probably most beautiful to me, but I have seen gorgeous people of every ethnicity. I think that is one of the wonderful things about America is that you can walk down the street and see people of every sort of ethnicity. I think that is probably why I find all types of people beautiful, because I am used to seeing all types.

I know our society goes for the thin figure, the tan skin, white smile, straight teeth, and basically a perfection of physical form. But I have seen gorgeous heavy set people, and ugly thin people. I think what really makes a beautiful person is symetry (sp?) of features.

[annamaureen]

Putting aside personality and inner beauty, I've done my share of traveling and I think many Italian men are gorgeous.

[Generally_Me]

Someone who is a healthy weight (not excessively Hollywood-thin, or grossly obese) has thumbs up in my book.
I have a lot of scarring, and when the accident happened I was told I should stay out of the sun because of it. So I am a pasty white, scarred woman who is overweight by many people's standard. But I'm OK with it. I can dress up nice, and my husband loves my big butt; so I guess all is well.

That being said, if I had a fantasy body (MMORPG anyone?) I would be very tall, muscular, natural dark skin tone with long dark hair. Brazilian. But, then I'd be taller than hubby; we fit together pretty well right now.

[Bini]

Hm. Yes it's hard to base beauty solely on one's race. I would have to agree that biracial people are the most attractive because of their unique traits they get from both parents. A good friend of mine is Eurasian and she's absolutely stunning to look at. She doesn't look all Caucasian and she doesn't look all Asian either. But it's that exotic appeal that gets heads turning.


OK if we're going to get gender specific, I would have to disagree with annamaureen and say that American men are by far the most attractive. But then again, I'm very biased because I married one. Though, aren't Americans a product of the melting pot? Surely they have some of the most beautiful people.


On just a general basis of most people, I would also agree that physical symmetry is easy on the eyes. And I'm not just talking about one's facial symmetry but one's body proportions as well. I guess this ideal comes from both our society and the media.

[Vort]

When bodybuilders own dogs:

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When bodybuilders own cattle:

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When bodybuilders own people: