+620 Kinda funny how centuries ago being insanely pale and bigger was considered sexy - it was insinuating that you were rich since you were well fed and didn't have to work. But now being insanely tan and insanely skinny is considered sexy. I guess the more sickly you look, and the more orange you are looks better then being healthy looking with a natural skin tone. Kinda sucks, amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Omg-Facts!!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Lol I don't know if you are agreeing, or disagreeing with me.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Not everyone finds orange skinny girls as sexy...some people still prefer pale plumpers

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Ha ha! That's funny! I'm using that.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Kinda funny how moments ago reading this story I thought it had a good start - it seemed like it only needed a good ending. But now I realise that you've been fooled by the media. I guess the more you watch commercials, and the more you read is ruining more ends than being sane and realistic you should figure out not even half of us are like that. Kinda sucks, amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Kinda funny how it's not just the media. You can look at a lot of different countries and a lot of different cities around the world and in America, and see that it's the truth. Where as you may be attracted to (as someone else said) "pale plumpers" doesn't mean that EVERYONE is attracted to that. And a majority of men are attracted to that. Look at the studies, and how many men are with anorexic looking women compared to men who are with overweight women. You don't see a lot of fat women in Paris or California. My dad, as I type, is explaining to me about how men are attracted to women more who are smaller and who don't have to wear big clothes. So, I don't know what world you are living in, but the times have changed, buddy. Kinda sucks, amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

"Insanely tan and insanely skinny" are the famous words used by OP, I'm a guy myself and believe me I've talked to a lot of men about taste in women, not a single one have replied "insanely tan and insanely skinny" or anything remotely close. I actually don't even think anyone has mentioned the word tan when they've described their so called ideal woman. Sure, we do prefer skinny over overweighted women, but it absolutely doesn't mean we don't prefer normal sized chicks over skinny ones. "Healthy looking with a natural skin tone" as you said IS what the majority prefers. In every school I've went to I've counted more than 90% of the girls as cute (or even better), and I've almost never encountered who are very skinny or very tanned, sure there are always exceptions but it's so few that it barely counts. This is what it's generally like Normal sized > skinny > overweighted Natural skin tone > tanned > pale I prefer pale over tanned myself though.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Why do men prefer skinny women? I've always wondered that, and you seem like the guy to ask! Lol. Because, at times, I feel that since I'm a normal sized, average sized woman, I don't get the same breaks in life as a skinny woman would (with relationships, I mean.) because there are a lot of men who will pick a skinny woman over a normal sized woman. Here's a shallow question - If a set of identical twins were standing there, and one was skinny and the other was normal, average sized and personality wasn't an issue, which one would a guy pick? I say the skinny one, because it seems to me that skinny is more appealing. And if I'm wrong, then I wonder why so many women out there who are average to overweight sized feel the same way I do, whether or not they are confident. And I'm not looking to argue. I'm just trying to understand the way guys think. (:

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Why do most women prefer tall men over short men, why do most women prefer rich men over poor men, why do most women prefer strong men over weak men? I'm not entirely sure myself but I'm guessing that we always have, it was just that we had an exception a few centuries ago, when royal people were fat, because only rich people could afford to be fat. Who's more likely to die first, a fat person or a skinny one? I'm pretty sure it's the larger one who will die first. So spreading your genes with help from a skinny woman would most likely benefit compared to a fat one, so the brain "rewards" us by thinking she's pretty. I like the question, I really do, it's hard to say since we probably have different definitions of normal sized and skinny but I can safely say that I prefer women where you can't see the ribs too clearly and but of course still in shape. I'll continue to write but I ran out of letters on this comment.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

In my opinion, I like taller because it's easier for me to hug someone who is taller. I don't care about money so it doesn't matter to me if the guy is rich or not. I just prefer that if a guy goes to pick my up, that he doesn't grunt or strain. Otherwise, I don't care. I'll open up the pickle jar... no pun intended lol. I look at my brother's girlfriend who is short, but skinny. But she looks proportionate. She looks good! But if you see a 5 foot 9 woman, who has wider hips but is proportionate and in shape, you would think she was fat or average, and not sexy because she's bigger then skinny lol. I'm sure we could go on and on about it, and not get anywhere; but like what I said, I just want to try to understand. (:

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I am a naturally skinny girl, and it goes both ways. Sometimes I feel like people judge me because of that sometimes, I do not have an eating disorder. I eat like a normal human being would, I enjoy junk food and shit. I dont even really work out, but im not a lazy ass. Im just skinny, it runs in my family (till you have kids lol, so ive got it comin to me in the future) Im in a long term relationship, but my BF didnt 'chose' me because of my body type. He loves me for me. As for the tan thing, I think girls that go to the tan bed too much look gross, their skin WILL be leather within 10 years. A nice tan isnt bad, Im rather pale (but I actually like paleness, because i have pretty skin-and its sort of a gothy thing-my hair is dyed jet black and looks pretty with my skin) I can get a nice sun tan in the summer, just a warmer shade of pale though- anyway its just the mainstream people that believe shit like that, I am healthy I dont look sick. I am just me.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You want the person you will marry to have the physical characteristics that you would like your child too have. Even if you arent thinking about kids, thats your natural thought. So back in time, women wanted tall, strong, rich men, because that would give them tall, strong rich children who would be more able to survive in life. Basically, its Dawin's Theory. The atrractive, strong, and also grea personalities (although this is becoming less andless true) are going to be the ones reproducing, not the other guys. My boyfriend is tall, athletic, AP student, and has an amazing personality. Should we have kids, my child would most likley grow up being tall, into sports, good in school and a nice kid. Who doesn't want that? Now about the orange skin and super skinny I dont think that can apply here, who wants an malnoruished oompa loompa baby?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'm not sure why you feel the way you do, I think a girl can answer that question better than I can but I'm guessing you've gotten the idea from each other somehow. It's not completely made up since there are guys who do prefer really slim girls but it has probably been generalised and exaggerated a lot. Thanks, I'm definitely not here to argue either, the reason I'm here is actually to find out what I think myself, to learn more about myself and answer questions I've never asked myself. I hope this answers most of your questions, if you have further questions I think we should do it elsewhere. Although I don't think you can PM or anything on this site, right?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

We are going to see if I can leave a reply on my new phone lol. I don't think it does, but I'm always up for a good chat using an I M service.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

What if your natural skin tone IS pale?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

That's how I am! I get made fun of because I'm so pale. But I cannot hold a tan and I burn.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Then getting tanned will only make you look weird. @616694 (finch334): Based on your profile picture you don't look that pale to me, but then again, I'm Swedish and pretty much everyone here are pale, haha.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

What is your naturally tall, skinny, pale, and "pretty"?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I never said I was pretty, I said pretty much

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It would seem that no questions in this little conversation can be properly answered without being both a guy and a girl. Basically, unless either of you are a snail, neither of you will understand what the other is trying to say completely.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Umm, no one thinks anorexic oompa loompas are hot, you tard. We just don't like super fat chicks.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

No need to be rude.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

i second that, hence why i disagreed with this post.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I like how this says being skinny (and anorexic girls aren't hot, nobody thinks that), which means you're in shape is unhealthy. Apparently fat is the new healthy.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Skinny is not always healthy.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

People that are too skinny and underweight can have major health problems, too.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

i'm naturally really skinny and tan easily. so, you're kind of calling me ugly. thanks. isn't that a little hypocritical? it doesn't matter what people look like- as long as they're happy with it. just focus on yourself and let other people do what they want.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Your profile picture deosn't make you look that tan... or, for that matter, disgustingly skinny.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

yeah, it was taken in the spring so i wasn't getting much sun, i'm middle eastern though, so in the summer/fall i turn dark really quickly. i am really skinny though; 94 lbs. i'm not sure why it doesn't show in the photo, i guess the angle is just awkward.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It's because during the industrial revolution people had to start working in the factories rather than in the fields. This caused them to become pale, so the higher class people of course had to be different than the lower class, so they started going outside and tanning. It became a sign of wealth and beauty. Now we all believe that tanned is beauty.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You actually just made this up. The tan became popular around the 1940s when the 'upper classes' were able to afford commercial holidays and so they were a sign of affluence. During the Industrial Revolution most of the lower classes were still working outside for a lot of the time. Still, it's all stupid really, we shouldn't think about stuff like this, be who you are and anyone worth being with won't care about the rest.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I disagree with your premise entirely. I don't know anyone who prefers oompa loompa girls. That's just weird. And it's not just "skinny," it's more like "fit" and healthy. Most people don't find anorexic girls (and I mean *truly* anorexic girls, who are literally just bones) attractive. Back then they thought that fat was healthy, but now we know otherwise. Our definition of healthy changed, and so now our definition of has attractive changed. It seems like this post is only referring to white girls, though; I mean, other tones can be attractive, too.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

So I'm ugly because I'm naturally pale. Thanks.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The OP is saying that a large amount of ignorant shallow fools find hideously skinny and radish red tanner girls attractive (at least here in America, home of people with no personality). Not all of us, me included, reflect that stereotype.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

pale skin ftw!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'm naturally tanned, so does this mean American people outside the media think I'm ugly?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

(Anonymous):I dont follow the media but, if you are naturally tan then it probably looks good on you. The keyword being NATURAL. Those girls that go to the beds every other day look gross, because its forced and their skin is like leather.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Also, in the middle ages, it was a sign of wealth and class if you never bathed because it showed you never had to work/sweat and could afford the best perfume... so sometimes change is a good thing

by Anonymous 13 years ago

In modern day China, the women still strive to be pale. They even have bleaching facewashes and whitening body washes. And most women in China just happen to be skinny because the diets in China are generally healthy and consist of vegetables and lean meat and rice. However, now that fast food chains are flocking to China in masses, it's possible that obesity will soon plague China as well. Anyways, the point was that lots of women do prefer to be pale. They're just in China and other Oriental Asian countries. haha.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Correct me if I may be wrong, but obesity is already a major problem in urban China.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

well yeah, now it is a problem. I don't know if it's major or not, because then I'd have to do some research. But I do know that it's definitely a problem because of the arrival of fast food chains around 20ish years ago.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

goth chicks like to be pale, its beautiful to us.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You pretty much said pale people dont have a natural skin tone.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Most men prefer a little curve on the woman as it means bigger breasts and bum. More to cuddle and studies before have shown curvy - not fat but a little on top of their bones - have a better sex life and it also lasts longer. I feel physically sick when I look at a lot of modern 'pretty' celebs. As long as she is in proportion, happy and not picking up the remote with her flab a girl can look good. My personal ideal of a woman is a pale to light tanned woman who is slim but curvy in the right ways. I would prefer around a C cup and her height can be around mine so I don't have to lean down or jump up. This all said she would also have to have enough piercings and tattoos to compete with me and she would ideally have a mohawk that is close to my standard of putting one up. Women are the ones telling eachother thin big titted tanned women are hot. Men to be blunt are not so fussy. If fashion and looks and what is sexy were up to men they would most likely choose a curvy to s...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Reading through these comments pretty much gives me the general statement of 'everyone has their own preference' and that's completely true. And since everyone is announcing what they look like: I'm naturally thin medium to short height, pale in the winter. I can get really tan in the summer. And no one mentioned hair besides the girl talking about her jet black hair (which mine also is right now but naturally blonde) aaaaaand ok I'm done talking about myself, I feel concedid.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I just realized that no one mentioned faces

by Anonymous 13 years ago

i have to say that i am slightly overweight, but thats how my body is. like these people saying they are 'naturally thin' i guess i am naturally chubby. My mom took me to doctors when i was little and i was perfectly healthy, just chubby. Also i am pale. so i guess my body doesnt really fit in to the standard of this time but i am happy, at least i wont resemble a raisin when i'm older

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Beautiful can be (and should be) anything you want it to be. End of story.

by Anonymous 13 years ago