Why do so many women choose to manufacture their appearance in this particular way (bleach blonde hair, tan, big boobs, tiny hips)? And why is a look that almost no one (save a few Scandinavians) has naturally the primary ideal of “hotness” in Western society?We know this, but let’s take a moment to remind ourselves that “hotness” is subjective. Juergen Teller, fashion photography icon-in-the-making and heterosexual man, is “for the individual human being, not some plastic figure.” Of glossy fashion spreads (which, admittedly, are not populated by cartoonishly sexy bunnies and reality TV stars, but are nonetheless divorced from the reality of hips and limp hair), he said:
Most fashion photography is done by gay people finding women sexy, which is sort of not sexy at all, at least to a heterosexual man. She’s so retouched, so airbrushed, without any human response at all, and, well, you don’t really want to fuck a doll.
(This doesn’t answer your question, but I read it today and found it interesting and relevant.)
Bull. Shit. Teller is completely off base. That’s not only a homophobic comment, but it’s not even logical because it ignores the fact gay men are told to conform to heterosexual norms, including the objectification and consumption of womanhood. Gays are not any more responsible for the male connaisseur than women are. Both cater and create for it because they are expected to, regardless of whether or not they want to bed it or conform to it (respectively).
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One word: Barbie. When we are young, our parents, our friends, our child hood experiences define who we are. This is the...
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Big boobed blondes
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We know this, but let’s take...moment to remind ourselves
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Fuck these bitches. This isn’t reality! They have money and that’s great but, for the regular girls in the world, they...
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I’m of Scandinavian descent, bottle-blonde (although, yes, I’m naturally dirty blonde), and I’ve got HUGE knockers but...
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clear that I have nothing against blondes (especially...former bottle blonde myself, who...
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Throwing another guy perspective here (warning: there’s no way I can say some of this without sounding a bit cocky)....
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I only have one thing to say, because I do agree with most everything that has been said but not everyone who dyes their...
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The long tail brought home. This same phenomenon manifests itself in many different ways — sex objects, comedy, drama,...
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Sign of wealth I’ll give you (almost any white girl can achieve it with sufficient funds and effort), but scarcity not...
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Ditto on all counts.
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Scarcity increases value. The perception of beauty is often based on its perceived rareness or exotic-ness. A century...
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