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  1. TheGuy117's Avatar
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    Re: Being physically attractive is a good thing!
    With great power comes great responsibility, remember that peter, remember that.
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    What is wrong with you?! You can be overweight and attractive, that's why there are plus size models who, I can guarantee, are much better looking than the average size 8 woman. Attractiveness is subjective, however, beauty can be 'measured' using tools such as the 'Golden Ratio Mask' which uses facial proportions to calculate how beautiful a person is facially.
    There are some hot plus size models, yes, but they would be hotter if they lost weight. Plus they are telling girls it is okay to be fat, which it isn't.
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    But you had good sex though? That's what matters - doesn't it?
    Yeah, the sex was alright. Despite professing to having slept with over 15 guys, she had the same "skill level" as someone who'd had sex with a fifth of that number.
    It's also worth mentioning that the lass I slept with who'd had sex with three guys was much more receptive (plus she took it up the gary. Always a bonus), and altogether it was a more enjoyable experience.

    What about your "lads"?
    I don't have "lads", I have "friends" or "mates" (the two being synonymous). I'm not one of those idiots who, upon hearing that a male friend had sex the previous night, feels the need to shout "LAD!" at the top of my lungs whilst high-fiving him.
    I like to think that, despite how I look or what I do for a living, I have a little more class than that.
    Don't get me wrong, I don't look down on people for being "lads". Chances are they're getting more pussy than I am, so fair play to them for it, but the "lad" culture is just plain ridiculous if you ask me.
    Yes, you're a man whose actions are occasionally questionable. Congratulations. Why that deserves a high five and a shout is beyond me.

    It's my fault. I'm just simply not good enough attractive-wise.
    Or maybe you're not trying hard enough?
    I'll put this into perspective for you: the chick I'm digging on at the moment is fairly hot (in my opinion, anyway. I realise this isn't helping, but bare with me), but I couldn't care less about that. It's her personality that has genuinely piqued my interest. I've never met a chick like her before. She's essentially a female version of me, and I love nobody more than I love myself

    Easier to get a job if you're beautiful. If you're a woman.
    If your boss-to-be is a dirty perv or runs a pub, sure.
    But the reason publicans give staff positions to attractive girls is to pull more punters in (as a male, I'm sad to say that that kind of obvious deception works).
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    "Good looking guys get girls. Good looking girls get guys. This is because guys like femininity and girls like masculinity. These are biological facts."

    No. Completely socialised.

    Back in the day, being really fat was seen as attractive, as it was a sign of wealth (e.g. Henry the 8th).

    Also, if it was a fact, why do "whales" get boyfriends and girlfriends? Surely it would never happen? Some people don't care. Some even find it more attractive. Attitudes are completely fabricated. There is no biological attitude towards weight and attractiveness.
    Not true.
    How do you explain nearly all guys finding slim girls more attractive than fat girls? Have they all been brainwashed, or is it just the simple fact that slim women are more attractive?

    Henry VIII didn't have so many wives because he was fat, he had so many wives because he was rich. Wealth can over-ride looks in the attractiveness stakes (especially for girls).

    Are you seriously telling me that in Tudor times, if a girl had a choice between two wealthy men, one was fat and one was a hunk, she would choose the fat guy? No she wouldn't.
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    You sure about that?
    Not sure if you're genuinely asking me or are just mocking me. Either way; YES, I'M SURE!

    Yes they do. MANY girls I know are stunners with a great personality.
    Lol, the idea is laughable. I would like to meet these girls. Either way there is not an endless supply of stunners with great personalities. I suspect you have a distorted view. Do what you can with what you have and stop complaining. Complaining will get you nowhere.

    If you were to see how I act normally, you would NEVER know I thought these views. Still, they're in my mind - all the time.

    But I want a guy to be interested in me! That's the whole point.
    I find that hard to believe. I'm sure they affect how you behave in some way. Unless you're the life and soul of the party then yes, it does affect how you act around people. They may not suspect your incredibly negative views but they most definitely won't think you have optimistic views, that's a fact.

    But that 'you' is based on lies. These things you believe are not true. You've been told that on this forum for years now and it's about time it sunk in and you started believing. Or do you think the many(probably hundreds) people who have spoken to you about this have lied?
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    First point: If the phrase "on diet" is used, the person writing has not gotten the meaning of the word diet wrong, they are assuming that the people reading are smart enough to realise that a person "on a diet" has changed what they eat to lose weight.

    Second point: Schools teach multiple things.

    Third point: Most of the women you see in magazines ARE airbrushed to look thinner. That is one of the points of this report is people are getting eating disorders because they think they should look like something that is physically impossible and not in any way healthy.

    Fourth point: How is voluntarily having yourself carved open to have lumps of potentially toxic plastic put inside you because of what other people think a good idea?

    Fifth point: The equality act is about refusing to hire people based on some trivial factor like gender, or sexual orientation. All this means is that you wouldn't be allowed to not hire a qualified person because you thought they were fat.
    Not many of them are airbrushed. Very few are airbrushed to an unrealistic extent (ie. below size 8). I don't agree with airbrushing, for what it's worth, but the extent of airbrushing is blown out of all proportion.

    Plastic surgery, more often than not, makes you look better.
    Better looks = ability to attract more physically attractive people.

    The article states that making a comment about someone's weight could lead to prosecution. Not just employment.
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    Re: Being physically attractive is a good thing!
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    :rofl::rofl:
    Enjoy being laughed at in the street and having ugly kids.
    Who says the children will be ugly? why does that even matter? who says im ugly? lol and even by your logic of size = attractiveness. im size 6/8 also, if my child got my brain i think i could handle another doctor in the family hahah. basically you're an idiot. looks is not > intelligence.
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    Lol, the idea is laughable. I would like to meet these girls. Either way there is not an endless supply of stunners with great personalities. I suspect you have a distorted view. Do what you can with what you have and stop complaining. Complaining will get you nowhere.
    Can you stop repeating this "hot women have no personality" line? So you had one bad experience. Does that mean hot women have no personality? No. This is just a myth started up by ugly girls to make them feel better about themselves.
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    Who says the children will be ugly? why does that even matter? who says im ugly? lol and even by your logic of size = attractiveness. im size 6/8 also, if my child got my brain i think i could handle another doctor in the family hahah. basically you're an idiot. looks is not > intelligence.
    Hot girl + ugly guy = less chance of attractiveness than hot girl + hot guy.
    You can't argue with science.
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    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18260133

    Words can't even begin to describe how many things are wrong with this report.

    So basically it's just a bunch of women whining on about how it's not right that people are worried about their bodies etc. Well no, it is right.

    We have far too many chubby people in this country who have no sense of class or style. It's important that we do everything we can to reduce this, not just for health reasons but because good-looking people generally have better lives than ugly people.

    Good looking guys get girls. Good looking girls get guys. This is because guys like femininity and girls like masculinity. These are biological facts.

    Yet we now have this brigade of idiots who go round telling people that things like education and ambition are more important, and that appearance doesn't matter. Of course, education is important and it's important that people aspire to be successful.

    However, telling kids appearance doesn't matter is flat out lying.
    If I had the choice between a size 8 beauty who was unemployed, and a size 24 whale who worked as a doctor, which am I going to choose. The size 8 beauty, of course. It's all very well having brains but nobody wants to be seen walking down the street with a whale.

    To put it bluntly, anyone who has ever been to Paris (or Madrid, or Rome etc) will have observed just how much more healthy and stylish both men and women are over there. Compare that to the stream of lazy, piggish people you see walking around British cities.

    Some of the report's other recommendations are so moronic they actually make me want to scream.

    - More than 95% of people on diets regain the weight they lose
    Woah, this rubbish is actually in a government report? Everybody has a diet. Your diet is what you eat. Advice to people: if you are overweight, get down the gym and eat less. That's all. If you can't be bothered, get liposuction. You don't need government reports telling you what to do.

    - The need for mandatory body image and self-esteem lessons for children at primary and secondary school
    How about teaching them to read and write?

    - Requiring advertisers to run long-term campaigns that reflect consumer desire for "authenticity and diversity"
    No, when I open up a magazine, I want to see normal women in the size 8-12 range. I don't want to see airbrushed anorexic zombies, nor do I want to see whales. Stop encouraging these perverse body images and tell people that they should be a sensible weight.

    -Introducing screening for potential cosmetic surgery patients
    Most cosmetic surgery is justified. Men like breasts, not puffy nipples. Stop discouraging women from making themselves look hot. Plus, this is damaging to the cosmetic surgery industry, so the economy gets into an even worse state.

    -The possible amending of the Equality Act to include appearance-related discrimination
    So now they want to take my freedom of speech away? If someone is fat, I'll tell them they're fat. Being fat is unhealthy and bad for the overall image of our society, and it's important that fat people lose weight.
    you are everything that's wrong with this society, completely brainwashed.
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    you are everything that's wrong with this society, completely brainwashed.
    :rofl::rofl:
    Getting angry on the internet won't solve any of your problems.
    Get down the gym.
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    Re: Being physically attractive is a good thing!
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    There are some hot plus size models, yes, but they would be hotter if they lost weight. Plus they are telling girls it is okay to be fat, which it isn't.
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    your saying she would look better if she lost weight?

    some women look better with bit of meat on them.
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    Lol, the idea is laughable. I would like to meet these girls. Either way there is not an endless supply of stunners with great personalities. I suspect you have a distorted view. Do what you can with what you have and stop complaining. Complaining will get you nowhere.
    They're girls my age that I hang out with. I think they're a bit young for you.

    I find that hard to believe. I'm sure they affect how you behave in some way. Unless you're the life and soul of the party then yes, it does affect how you act around people. They may not suspect your incredibly negative views but they most definitely won't think you have optimistic views, that's a fact.
    I would explain, but not publicly...

    But that 'you' is based on lies. These things you believe are not true. You've been told that on this forum for years now and it's about time it sunk in and you started believing. Or do you think the many(probably hundreds) people who have spoken to you about this have lied?
    It's the reality of the world - isn't it? To be loved by a man you need to be beautiful?

    How can you prove me wrong?
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    There are some hot plus size models, yes, but they would be hotter if they lost weight. Plus they are telling girls it is okay to be fat, which it isn't.
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    your saying she would look better if she lost weight?

    some women look better with bit of meat on them.
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    (Original post by barnetbuzzzz)
    Can you stop repeating this "hot women have no personality" line? So you had one bad experience. Does that mean hot women have no personality? No. This is just a myth started up by ugly girls to make them feel better about themselves.
    It's not a myth. I've met some hot women with ok personalities, some with good personalities but none with great personalities. I also never said hot women have no personalities, I said they don't have great personalities. Not the same thing. I've met many average women who have far better personalities than any hot woman I've met.
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    It's the reality of the world - isn't it? To be loved by a man you need to be beautiful?

    How can you prove me wrong?
    I'm the kind of girl whose only chance of getting modelling work is for "Burkhas Monthly" magazine. I've dated a lot of guys.
    Find your, shall we say, hidden talent and you'll be reet.
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    your saying she would look better if she lost weight?

    some women look better with bit of meat on them.
    She has curves in the right places. She's not fat.

    What annoys me is girls looking at Christina Hendricks and saying "oh she's such a good role model for bigger girls", ignoring the fat that she's not fat, and is a bigger size because she has big boobs/bum which are curves that guys like. Note how she doesn't have a big stomach, which is what guys do not like.
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    There's a difference between being physically attractive and being slim, although the two are usually linked they do not necesserily go hand in hand.
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    Re: Being physically attractive is a good thing!
    Yes.
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    (Original post by barnetbuzzzz)
    She has curves in the right places. She's not fat.

    What annoys me is girls looking at Christina Hendricks and saying "oh she's such a good role model for bigger girls", ignoring the fat that she's not fat, and is a bigger size because she has big boobs/bum which are curves that guys like. Note how she doesn't have a big stomach, which is what guys do not like.
    Oh i thought you meant someone can only be attractive if their really skinny like kate moss etc.
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