Perception of beauty- is thin beautiful? [ENDS 06/06/2010]

[Browney]

The last few girlfriends have all been either size 8 or less. But I don't mind. I'd prefer thin to overweight though. I now realise thin is beautiful. I find my "ideal" shape for a woman diminishing. I'd still prefer my girlfriend to have more on her. More breast, more booty. But she suits being thin. I couldn't image her any bigger. She's just not built to have such assets. Basically, I'm just saying, I find myself thinking skinnier women are beautiful now more than ever, I've learnt to appreciate beauty in all it's forms. Buxom women with massive chests and pucker-up lips, and skinnier women, with a more delicate beauty.

[Soy]

No but that isn't really to do with this

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[Sharon]

Beauty is inside you, not outside. It doesn't help if your just a ***** but your a beautiful woman. Models are idols, but can also be used as a nagative and put people down because THEY don't look like that.

[RedStratocas]

thin looks better than fat. anyone who disagrees is probably fat themselves. i am not trying to act superior or be harsh but i think it's fact.

yeah forreal. ive never heard a good looking person ever say "oh i like fat chicks/guys more" i mean when someone does say that i dont really argue with it cause i know its a defense of their lack of ability to get anyone other than someone like that anyway, so itd kinda be dumb to argue about that since its technically a preference and you cant change that.

i hate it when people treat "beauty=thin" like its recent phenomenon. its not the media telling us that thin is beautiful, thats kinda been an established human fact for all of time. if you read old literature, beautiful women are always described as thin and young. all ancient sculptures of women are thin. given, in the past it was quite difficult not to be thin (our modern food consumption allows us to eat what we want when we want, unlike times when food wasnt as easily attainable), but thats really just all the more proof of why thin really is beautiful; we've evolved to be attracted to it. also, our attraction to youth perpetuates this; people dont tend to get really fat until they are adults, so daintiness is a trait of the young and attractive.

im not arguing that its impossible to think someone who is fat is beautiful, everyones got their preferences thats cool, but stop blaming models for creating a "false" perception of beauty. and yes, some people are just naturally fat and there's nothing they can do about it, but 90% of the obese population aren't those people. its just as wrong to tell people that being fat is okay as it is to tell them that not being a size 0 is. at least a size 0 is a virtually unattainable goal, aiming for and falling short would probably make you pretty healthy. id rather there be more education and responsibility towards being healthier than accepting obesity as okay.

[PaulMacC]

I dont mind, as long as they aren't obese. I dont care about looks too much anyway

[Pixet]

Yes I think thin is beautiful, but I can't help that. Anyway, I HATE when FAT people say they're "curvy". ********! Curvy is not having rolls of fat hanging everywhere, it's having a womanly figure's. And what's the deal with all this "Oh we'll put plus size, curvy women on our magazine to look good" yet the woman are still FAT not curvy! It's either one extreme or the other, seriously. What happened to 'normal' size 8/10/12? Instead it's either 2/4/6 or 14/16.
Another thing is when fat people bash skinny people when 90% of the time it's jealousy. "You're too far too thin" etc, yeah well you're too fat.
Britain is full of obese people, and I'm not joining them. I could rant forever sorry :/

[Hiro]

I hate it when people say "beauty is on the inside". Yeah, 'cos wearing your skin inside-out would get you all the girls and lads!

I've had my fair share of slim, average and large women, and slim or average seems to be were it is for me. Probably more in favour for the average body type, they are more likely to have the right developments on their body, not too big nor too small.

[FlyingJesus]

Beauty is inside you, not outside. It doesn't help if your just a ***** but your a beautiful woman. Models are idols, but can also be used as a nagative and put people down because THEY don't look like that.

Aesthetic beauty can't be on the inside unless you're inspired by the sight of organs and such. Personality may in some cases help promote desirability but doesn't actually change how a person looks.

yeah forreal. ive never heard a good looking person ever say "oh i like fat chicks/guys more"

One of my friends does, but he's pretty much black and not really THAT good looking I guess

I HATE when FAT people say they're "curvy". ********!

Another thing is when fat people bash skinny people when 90% of the time it's jealousy. "You're too far too thin" etc, yeah well you're too fat.

Agree with both of these things 100%

[Erotica]

I think that thin is beautiful, yes. I have nothing against fat people, but they just don't appeal to me.

[Pixet]

Agree with both of these things 100%

Thank you

I also don't agree that beauty is on the inside. You can be good-looking and have a nice personality making people like you more but if you're good looking and a horrible person then everyone will probably hate you or love your looks, not you. If you're a nice person but really ugly then people will still make fun of you and criticize you because your appearance is the first thing someone sees about you.

There's nothing wrong with being confident with your body, it's a good thing but that doesn't mean you have to think that you're perfect and everyone should be look you. I really don't like when you see people who are 'plus-sized' talking badly about how fashion has bad role models etc and how more bigger people should be on the runway. Runway models are small for one reason: they're coat hangers. They walk and look pretty, the clothes do the promoting and that's how it will stay. The whole size 0 debate thing is a waste of time. Overweight people have no place in the fashion model word, imo.