For beautiful people: What is it like to be considered physically beautiful?

For everyone else: What do you think it is like to be considered physically beautiful?
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how is "beautiful" being defined for the purposes of this thread?

Anxiety said:

Good question. If many people consider someone beautiful, then they are "considered beautiful." Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so the definition is variable. On the other hand, for some reason, some people are considered beautiful more often than others.

artpal said:

well, you have someone like, say, june carter cash, who exuded a really beautiful personality but may not have been considered a "conventional beauty" physically (though she was very pretty).

then you have someone like, say, naomi campbell, who is considered the standard for beauty, but her persona wouldn't exactly be considered beautiful.

then you have someone like iman, who is ridiculously physically beautiful and also seems incredibly graceful at the same time.

so maybe i answered my own question.

is iman an orger?

Anxiety said:

Well, there is outer beauty and there is inner beauty. For the purpose of this thread, I am asking about outer beauty. I find that inner beauty affects someone's perceived outer beauty, but the first thing people see is the outer beauty.

artpal said:

i think if you get too caught up in physical beauty - even if you have the "stuff" of great beauty - it gets competitive and you want what the people have who are JUUUUST a little bit prettier than you. you want the attention, the love, the opportunities, blah blah.

and i think it can get to the point where some people get delusional and go down paths like extreme eating disorders or getting plastic surgeries until you look grotesque and alien. i think people get so bent out of shape about getting ideal "pieces" of their bodies perfected that they quit looking at the entirety of themselves, and they end up uglier than when they started out (at which point, they were probably closer to beautiful).

artpal said:

i make alot more money on the corner than your regular crackhead/whore would pretty much.

artpal said:

ya know,,,hands down, best post ever....aint even busllshittin'...

I think that he means 'beautiful' as in "what the general population considers attractive".

You can say "A flower is a flower is a flower" but most women will enjoy getting a rose not a dandelion. Both are flowers and dandelions are hardier plants but our society considers one better than the other.

I feel a hunk thread coming-

Mozorro said:

Exactly. C'mon y'all - you know what I'm talking about - with all the "is she hot or is she not" threads all over prince.org. I'm talking about THAT very shallow skin deep definition of beauty. What is it like to have IT?
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artpal said:

i think the kind of people who find importance in that level of shallow beauty are not going to be interested in waxing philosophical about the subject.

Anxiety said:

I can see what you mean. Perfect example - Michael Jackson. But not all pretty people fall into that trap. Didn't Audrey Hepburn age gracefully without all that surgery etc.?

acratch that, Mozorros post is the best post ever...aint even bullshittin'...
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Anxiety said:

Anxiety said:

Not true! In this post I shall shortly post an extensive dissertation on the subject and all the subtle nuances, social and philosophical, that come into play. I shall attempt to give both a personal perspective and a general, overall view of the topic at hand as seen by people, i.e. 'by society'. Wait, I'm not beautiful. And so ends my post. Yes, Anx is right. Carry on.

Fauxie said:

oh shush it, you're a sexy bitch.

Anxiety said:

You've been in more avatars than I've had hot dinners.

Fauxie said:

if you're using imago's avatars as a barometer of beauty, then i'm in the company of jocelyne wildenstein, the mummy and jerseykrs.

Anxiety said:

Good point, well made.

It also shoots down your previous post. I'm right there with you alongside those physically beautiful specimens. Let's go start an 'ok looking' thread.

Fauxie said:

as far as i'm concerned, once someone gets to the "sure, i'd hit it" stage, anything more attractive is kind of a waste of energy.

save yourself a thread and orgnote mirrorsbestfriend...he'll be more than pleased to share his thoughts i'm sure
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Beauty is the epiphenomenon of subtly realized imperfection.....to me, anyway. It's all relatively subjective. You twist it any way you please.
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Fauxie said:

i would love to HEAR you say this entire response fauxola

Mysterioso said:

sweet said:

I'd enjoy saying that more than the things they make me say in the org yahoo chats. :performingmonkey:

Fauxie said:

poor nicky

sweet said:

I'd say whatever you wanted me to.