NationStates Jolt Archive


The Female Form: part the second

Ryadn
30-04-2008, 07:05
Okay, kids, I took in what you said and I hunted for real pictures of women with different bodies. This is what I could scrape together. It may seem like a simple task, but it isn't easy to find full-body pictures of women facing forward! I blame those damn kids with their MySpace angles.

Again, the question: Which of these bodies do you find attractive, desirable, or aesthetically pleasing? What do you like or dislike about each body? I know the range is far from complete--what shapes would you add? I'm really interested in getting people's opinions and thoughts on this, so any criticism or comments you have are very helpful. ^_^

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/Lastcatastrophe/Others/FemaleForms2.jpg
Honsria
30-04-2008, 07:13
oh yeah, I'm going for D no question!!
Demented Hamsters
30-04-2008, 07:15
Can't say I think much of their faces.
Too blue for my liking.
Ryadn
30-04-2008, 07:16
oh yeah, I'm going for D no question!!

Hey, I did say a range. Some women really do want to look like that. As for being desirable to men... well, anorexic pr0n does exist... that's all I'll say.
United Chicken Kleptos
30-04-2008, 07:16
A, E, G and any woman that has a pulse. Or once had a pulse.
Honsria
30-04-2008, 07:16
Can't say I think much of their faces.
Too blue for my liking.

blue ovals get me hot. :D
Honsria
30-04-2008, 07:17
Hey, I did say a range. Some women really do want to look like that. As for being desirable to men... well, anorexic pr0n does exist... that's all I'll say.

yeah, I know. It's just... well, whatever.
Demented Hamsters
30-04-2008, 07:20
blue ovals get me hot. :D
ovals, sure. But light blue? urgghh...you sicken me!
Emerald-green on the other hand - phoar!
Everywhar
30-04-2008, 07:20
oh yeah, I'm going for D no question!!
I try not to be too picky, but if I can see your ribcage, that's not good. Honestly, this person looks to be three days out of a concentration camp.

This C person is really beautiful. The hips really make the round, full form of the legs prominent. (I'm a legs person, what can I say? Oh, yeah, that's another argument against Ms. D.) F is beautiful too, but I hope I can get her into running or fencing so we can put some meat on her legs. I just hope she doesn't fret about her body image too much. (I must say, I think her legs are okay, but could move unfortunately in concentration camp direction.)
Ryadn
30-04-2008, 07:30
yeah, I know. It's just... well, whatever.

I know. If you have any good examples, btw, please feel free to link to them (if only so we can drool over more CZJ and the like again).
Honsria
30-04-2008, 07:31
ovals, sure. But light blue? urgghh...you sicken me!
Emerald-green on the other hand - phoar!

:eek: ...oohhh... I think I just vomited a bit... emerald-green ovals disgust me.
Honsria
30-04-2008, 07:33
I know. If you have any good examples, btw, please feel free to link to them (if only so we can drool over more CZJ and the like again).

Ok, at this point I'm just going to state for the record that I was being sarcastic earlier. Being that thin makes you unhealthy, and like a mummy (which is not cool). K, I feel better now.
Ryadn
30-04-2008, 07:46
Ok, at this point I'm just going to state for the record that I was being sarcastic earlier. Being that thin makes you unhealthy, and like a mummy (which is not cool). K, I feel better now.

Oh, I knew you were being sarcastic. I was just... meeting your sarcasm with sincerity? I've been awake too long.
Wilgrove
30-04-2008, 07:47
E or G. I like my women to have some meat on their bones.
Ryadn
30-04-2008, 07:52
E or G. I like my women to have some meat on their bones.

Veeery interesting. I'm getting such a wide range of responses I didn't expect!
Honsria
30-04-2008, 07:53
Oh, I knew you were being sarcastic. I was just... meeting your sarcasm with sincerity? I've been awake too long.

I thought you did, but there are other people out there who don't spend enough time reading posts before they come to conclusions.
Wilgrove
30-04-2008, 07:55
Veeery interesting. I'm getting such a wide range of responses I didn't expect!

I'm sorry but I like to cuddle (yes I'm still a guy) and have you ever cuddled with a really skinny chick? Not that comfortable. Her ribs poke yours.
Nili
30-04-2008, 07:56
I voted for B. Shes got a perfect body without a massive chest, and shes not too fat and apparently has some nice arms and legs. Though you can't tell much from her jeans and shirt, I think shes the most preferable out of all of them.
Wilgrove
30-04-2008, 07:58
I voted for B. Shes got a perfect body without a massive chest, and shes not too fat and apparently has some nice arms and legs. Though you can't tell much from her jeans and shirt, I think shes the most preferable out of all of them.

I dunno, B looks borderline Anorexic, D is probably what she'd look like in about six months to a year.
Nassir
30-04-2008, 11:41
B and C are attractive to me. I also chose F because she looked like someone I might find attractive.

However, may I suggest getting pictures with women who are all in the same pose next time? Like what you did with the first thread?

The different poses embellish/downplay certain attributes making it difficult to produce fair judgment.

The different clothes they all wear certainly add to this effect.

I find all the other women ugly. Except for A. A doesn't look bad but I don't like her proportions.
Ferrous Oxide
30-04-2008, 11:43
I would like to volunteer another specimen!:

http://www.101lifestyle.com/images/celebs/lucy_pinder/lucy-pinder-pics-new-008.jpg
The Land of the Cheap
30-04-2008, 11:48
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/Lastcatastrophe/Others/FemaleForms2.jpg

A: Well, she's not overweight, but you can clearly see that she don't bother with the gym too much. Not cool.

B: This one is great. I'd do her, but let's look at all the rest first.

C: I love the hips and waist on this one, but her breasts look a bit saggy. She could stand to lose a cup size or two.

D: Well, I like thin girls, but let's be reasonable.

E: Gross. Just... gross.

F: This is by far the hottest of the lot. Thin, but healthy-looking. Lean and fit. Nice breasts, nice hips, nice waist, nice ribs.

G: Ehhh... I'd have to see more pictures from different angles to make a decision, but based on this, I'd say that she has way too much junk in her trunk and other compartments.

H: Not bad either, but in this case I'd need to see her face to know whether she is anorexic or just very thin. Yes, there is a difference.


Anyway, I vote for F, with B as my second choice.
Nassir
30-04-2008, 11:51
H: Not bad either, but in this case I'd need to see her face to know whether she is anorexic or just very thin. Yes, there is a difference.

...you're honestly considering her to possibly be attractive?
Dumb Ideologies
30-04-2008, 11:55
Its close between A and B for me, with A possibly just edging it.

Is there going to be a thread doing this with guys?
The Land of the Cheap
30-04-2008, 11:55
...you're honestly considering her to possibly be attractive?

Yep, although like I said, it depends on her face. If she looks sickly, no thanks; however, I know women, who have a body like that no matter how much they eat, and they're gorgeous.
Nassir
30-04-2008, 12:07
Yep, although like I said, it depends on her face. If she looks sickly, no thanks; however, I know women, who have a body like that no matter how much they eat, and they're gorgeous.

To each their own I suppose.

Which reminds me, my friend is dating a gymnast and she's got a body like a female bodybuilder (except for the steroids part). I mean, 8pack, double V-cuts, toned as all hell...the works.

I personally do not find it attractive.

Point is, these pictures simply aren't running the gamut of female body range.
Conserative Morality
30-04-2008, 12:15
I prefer F and B.
Neo Myidealstate
30-04-2008, 12:37
C and G

Where C is more attractive in a sexy and G more in a cuteish way.
Ifreann
30-04-2008, 12:44
D needs to lose weight.
Nodinia
30-04-2008, 13:35
A, B , C , F & G.
Rasselas
30-04-2008, 13:42
A is the most like my body shape. And I think she looks good :P
B looks naturally slim, so thats ok.
C looks healthy (and I can't stop staring at her boobs)
D looks like one of those bodies thats been preserved in ice/mud for thousands of years
E could lose a little weight
F is a touch too skinny
G looks alright
H is so anorexic it makes me hungry.
Grave_n_idle
30-04-2008, 13:48
The only ones I can instantly exclude are D, F and H (although F is borderline and could just be a bad picture/position). Something about being able to count the ribs just doesn't work for me - there's nothing 'feminine' about a figure an 8 year old boy could have.

The two that instantly leap out - although, again, it's hard to be sure - would be A and G. Either could be swayed by a different picture/position. It's really hard to tell with such different positions, and trying to assess parts of a whole package. In reality, all other things being equal (personality, 'prettiness', nice eyes, I like them both the same, etc) it would probably come down to whichever of A and G has the nicest ass.
Eofaerwic
30-04-2008, 14:08
A and C for me, healthy but not overweight and I have a thing for breasts.

B, nice but not for me, I'd have to see more different angels though. F yes because although she's slim it mostly appears natural body type but will depend on angels.
Londim
30-04-2008, 14:13
Personally A, B or F.
Verutus
30-04-2008, 14:16
F all the way.
Kryozerkia
30-04-2008, 14:19
A, E, G and any woman that has a pulse. Or once had a pulse.

Wow... Those are the same three I found to look quite normal. Except for the lack of pulse part.
Nanatsu no Tsuki
30-04-2008, 14:46
To me, Figure B is more pleasing to look at. The curves of the body seem to me more defined.
Poliwanacraca
30-04-2008, 16:55
A and B look the nicest to me - healthily thin and proportionate.
Everywhar
30-04-2008, 17:00
I would like to volunteer another specimen!:

http://www.101lifestyle.com/images/celebs/lucy_pinder/lucy-pinder-pics-new-008.jpg
Holy crap! Surely breasts like that are not naturally occurring!
The blessed Chris
30-04-2008, 17:16
E should be shot, cut up and sent to the third world to solve hunger.

I'd go for F, A, B...
Extreme Ironing
30-04-2008, 17:44
E should be shot, cut up and sent to the third world to solve hunger.

Err, she's hardly fat. Not everyone has the metabolism to fit some kind of idealistic size you seem to want. Your comment is disgusting.
Ryadn
30-04-2008, 17:45
B and C are attractive to me. I also chose F because she looked like someone I might find attractive.

However, may I suggest getting pictures with women who are all in the same pose next time? Like what you did with the first thread?

The different poses embellish/downplay certain attributes making it difficult to produce fair judgment.

I'll spend some time trying to find a few more photos, but it's hard to find pictures of different body types in the same position (we women are not fond of taking straight-on full-body shots!) I just finally got sick of sifting through Flickr and put these up. Anyone who has a good picture of another body shape is welcome to submit, I'd like to get a bigger range.

Its close between A and B for me, with A possibly just edging it.

Is there going to be a thread doing this with guys?

I hadn't thought of it, but that would be pretty cool! I'm not sure I could do it justice though, as a woman. But if someone were to volunteer... :D

To each their own I suppose.

Which reminds me, my friend is dating a gymnast and she's got a body like a female bodybuilder (except for the steroids part). I mean, 8pack, double V-cuts, toned as all hell...the works.

I personally do not find it attractive.

Point is, these pictures simply aren't running the gamut of female body range.

They really aren't, but at least they show more variety than the virtual images did. I did find the search frustrating because of the weird angles people tend to take pictures at, but I'm going to look some more.
Ryadn
30-04-2008, 17:48
I would like to volunteer another specimen!:

http://www.101lifestyle.com/images/celebs/lucy_pinder/lucy-pinder-pics-new-008.jpg

Good addition. That is one STACKED lady!
Call to power
30-04-2008, 17:59
I will have: A B C F G (you stole these photo's didn't you:p)

with B I want to lift her on that banister (?) so we can spend the next 10 in a moment of passion (shes cute)

whilst C is more a girl I want to mate with (sexy)
Smunkeeville
30-04-2008, 18:00
I am currently halfway between E and G, so I'd pick G because I think I look good about that size and I'm so vain that I think I'm more attractive than just about anyone else. (today anyway, tomorrow I'll crash and hate myself)
Ryadn
30-04-2008, 18:07
A B C F G (you stole these photo's didn't you:p)

Whatever do you mean? *whistles innocently*

Let's say: I stole most of them.
Neesika
30-04-2008, 18:09
D, F, H...too skinny.
B might be as well, but it's hard to say.
C is pushing it, but at least she still has boobs. Nice curves.
A is nice, G is nice, E is a little chunkier than I'd want to be.
Call to power
30-04-2008, 18:18
Let's say: I stole most of them.

I hope all of these are over 18 or you will be in trouble won't you :p
Chumblywumbly
30-04-2008, 18:22
I've only eyes for Miss G.

As Frank Zappa once said, "the bigger the cushion, the better the pushin'."
Call to power
30-04-2008, 18:25
I've only eyes for Miss G.

she seems a tad chav-tastic if you ask me ;)
Chumblywumbly
30-04-2008, 18:28
she seems a tad chav-tastic if you ask me ;)
Eh? How so?
Call to power
30-04-2008, 18:31
Eh? How so?

myspace, two rings, gold nail varnish, that top with those bottoms, blatantly massive hairdo at a angle in corner....
Chumblywumbly
30-04-2008, 18:37
myspace, two rings, gold nail varnish, that top with those bottoms, blatantly massive hairdo at a angle in corner....
Perhaps...

*shrugs*

She's got teh boobz.
The blessed Chris
30-04-2008, 18:39
Err, she's hardly fat. Not everyone has the metabolism to fit some kind of idealistic size you seem to want. Your comment is disgusting.

Utter rubbish. Firstly, he bloody well is fat. Secondly, I concede that genetics does not pave an easy path for all to be a healthy weight; however, this is not an insurmountable barrier.

Thirdly, she just isn't attractive.
Intangelon
30-04-2008, 18:58
I try not to be too picky, but if I can see your ribcage, that's not good. Honestly, this person [D] looks to be three days out of a concentration camp.

Agreed. Ribs should be felt, not seen from space.

A and C for me, healthy but not overweight and I have a thing for breasts.

I do too...where IS that thing?

B, nice but not for me, I'd have to see more different angels though. F yes because although she's slim it mostly appears natural body type but will depend on angels.

Angels? What do the servants of God have to do with this? (Apologies if English is not your first language...remorseless mockery if it is.)

***

As for me, it's A, B, C and G. I like a woman to be comfortable with who she is, but for attraction, I have to be comfortable, too. Too thin is a sign of trouble, as is too pudgy, both for different reasons. Some people live their lives in a certain shape and are perfectly healthy and happy. I have no problem with that, and in fact, a heavier woman who is at home with herself can be quite attractive. Even further, sometimes those women can get too worried about weight and wind up distorting what made them attractive (especially in the face). I figure if you're not breathing hard after a few flights of stairs or chasing down a bus, you're fine.

I think that obsessing over someone's physical form is unhealthy, and I have difficulty abiding anyone whose sole raft of compliments revolve around their lover's body. I can only imagine that most women would tire of it as well. Men, I'm not so sure (we are egotistical creatures, after all).
Ryadn
30-04-2008, 19:06
I hope all of these are over 18 or you will be in trouble won't you :p

They didn't come with ages, but they looked it to me. If not, they oughtn't to be putting up such pictures of themselves on the internets!
Ryadn
30-04-2008, 19:09
Utter rubbish. Firstly, he bloody well is fat. Secondly, I concede that genetics does not pave an easy path for all to be a healthy weight; however, this is not an insurmountable barrier.

Thirdly, she just isn't attractive.

How can you tell whether or not she's attractive? She has a big blue oval on her face.
UshinataTsuki
30-04-2008, 19:50
I'm rather fond of B, myself. C has a nice figure, but her chest is entirely too large, and A is pretty, too. I like a women who has curves, but I expect her to be within her weight range. D is simply disgusting, and E is the same. Extremes are not attractvive--note that I hold myself to these same standards. (I'm a woman, ^ ^). G is alright, not my ideal.

So there you have it, a completely biased opinion on these girls/figures, ^ ^

*Tsuki
Extreme Ironing
30-04-2008, 19:54
Utter rubbish. Firstly, he bloody well is fat.

If you consider that 'fat', you would have to describe a large percentage of the population as 'fat'. This is not the normal definition, given the average weight of a woman in the UK being 10 and a half stone.

Secondly, I concede that genetics does not pave an easy path for all to be a healthy weight; however, this is not an insurmountable barrier.

Thirdly, she just isn't attractive.

None of these are reasons to condemn her to death. And I said nothing about attractiveness, I said something about human worth regardless of weight or size.
The blessed Chris
30-04-2008, 19:59
If you consider that 'fat', you would have to describe a large percentage of the population as 'fat'. This is not the normal definition, given the average weight of a woman in the UK being 10 and a half stone.



None of these are reasons to condemn her to death. And I said nothing about attractiveness, I said something about human worth regardless of weight or size.

Have you seen John Prescott?
Kwangistar
30-04-2008, 20:02
If you consider that 'fat', you would have to describe a large percentage of the population as 'fat'. This is not the normal definition, given the average weight of a woman in the UK being 10 and a half stone.

Not necessarily talking about the girl in picture E, but a large % of the population is obese, let alone simply overweight.
M-mmYumyumyumYesindeed
30-04-2008, 20:09
E or G. I like my women to have some meat on their bones.

I concur.

I put down G, A, B, E.

In roughly that order.

G is the hottest figure there.
Ryadn
30-04-2008, 20:14
I'm rather fond of B, myself. C has a nice figure, but her chest is entirely too large, and A is pretty, too. I like a women who has curves, but I expect her to be within her weight range. D is simply disgusting, and E is the same. Extremes are not attractvive--note that I hold myself to these same standards. (I'm a woman, ^ ^). G is alright, not my ideal.

So there you have it, a completely biased opinion on these girls/figures, ^ ^

*Tsuki

Thanks for commenting and expecially stating your gender, I'm interested in how men and women view the figures differently.
Extreme Ironing
30-04-2008, 20:16
Have you seen John Prescott?

Yes. What is your point?

Not necessarily talking about the girl in picture E, but a large % of the population is obese, let alone simply overweight.

'Obese' is a technical term defined BMI or something other measurement, 'fat' is not. 'Fat' implies someone has more weight than you think they should have, but by his measurement he would label 75+% of the population 'fat', I feel this is unreasonable.
Crawfonton
30-04-2008, 20:27
B-C-F for me... I don't like REALLY skinny women, or REALLY fat women, and I dislike big breasts... small-medium is best XD
Johnny B Goode
30-04-2008, 20:37
Okay, kids, I took in what you said and I hunted for real pictures of women with different bodies. This is what I could scrape together. It may seem like a simple task, but it isn't easy to find full-body pictures of women facing forward! I blame those damn kids with their MySpace angles.

Again, the question: Which of these bodies do you find attractive, desirable, or aesthetically pleasing? What do you like or dislike about each body? I know the range is far from complete--what shapes would you add? I'm really interested in getting people's opinions and thoughts on this, so any criticism or comments you have are very helpful. ^_^

<snip image>

A, C, F, and G are the most attractive IMO.
New Kajerkistan
30-04-2008, 20:48
I voted B.

I would have maybe voted F but it looks like she might be a bit anorexic (or it might just be the angle/pose).
Dyakovo
30-04-2008, 21:36
C&G for me, voted G
Spice Mines
30-04-2008, 21:44
Oh, my gosh, F is almost exactly the girl I'm dating right now... Only taller. And likely, neither French nor British...

My girlfriend is only five-foot.

Really, though, I have no sexual preferences. Practically any physical thing can turn me on if presented in the right way. Except disease/missing limbs and fatness.
Mount Helen
30-04-2008, 21:48
From the photos it's C for me.

She is athletic and healthy looking.

G is also very nice, not athletic but gives a warm relaxing feeling.

From then on it's F and then chaos. ( A is plain indifferent )

Extremes are ugly and i do count B as an extreme. ( If someone manages to look that skinny under white colors, you can only imagine )

If i had to choose between an extreme it would be E.

I am a man by the way happily married to a woman between E and G/C. ( Closer to G )
Intangelon
01-05-2008, 01:22
Isn't B just a taller version of F? Those shapes look very similar.
Honsria
01-05-2008, 01:24
Isn't B just a taller version of F? Those shapes look very similar.

Yeah, now that you mention it...
Skalvia
01-05-2008, 02:10
Definitely gotta go with G...

not too big, yet, Not skinny to the point of Deformity...

And not an utterly unrealistic Supermodel...
Soviestan
01-05-2008, 02:12
Someone should make a male form thread. This is blatant sexism.
Dalmatia Cisalpina
01-05-2008, 02:14
A, B, C, or G. All are pleasantly curvy.
Ryadn
01-05-2008, 02:15
Someone should make a male form thread. This is blatant sexism.

No, if someone was stopping you it would be sexism. Stop crying oppression. :rolleyes:
Mokastana
01-05-2008, 02:22
B or F, I cant decide...
Skalvia
01-05-2008, 03:02
Someone should make a male form thread. This is blatant sexism.

Then make one, noone's stopping you friend...We arent as sexist as the Neo Feminists...
Potarius
01-05-2008, 03:14
A, B, C, F, and G, in no particular order.

There's a 6'3" girl who runs the floral department in my supermarket, 23 or 25-ish, dunno which. But she has the body type of F.

And it's all good.
Sirmomo1
01-05-2008, 03:16
There are four people that find none of them attractive? Okay.
Skalvia
01-05-2008, 03:19
There are four people that find none of them attractive? Okay.

Those are the Straight Female, and Male Homosexual demographic :p
Ryadn
01-05-2008, 03:36
Those are the Straight Female, and Male Homosexual demographic :p

You think? Regardless of sexual orientation, I think everyone should be able to judge aesthetics... easy to say for a bisexual though I guess. :p
Everywhar
01-05-2008, 03:50
Someone should make a male form thread. This is blatant sexism.

Make one, then. It's not Ryadn's job, dammit. It must've taken a while to find the pictures. You find the damn pictures. Jesus freaking... Christ.

On another note, a male-form thread will probably just derailed by sexist (read: homophobic) straight men and thus cause the mods issues/spoil everyone's fun.

You think? Regardless of sexual orientation, I think everyone should be able to judge aesthetics... easy to say for a bisexual though I guess. :p
I agree. Though why would being bi make it easier to say that? I don't understand what's the big deal about our straight brothers and sisters acknowledging the attractiveness of their own sex.
Skalvia
01-05-2008, 03:51
You think? Regardless of sexual orientation, I think everyone should be able to judge aesthetics... easy to say for a bisexual though I guess. :p

Just to clear it up...I was joking, lol...I agree...
Ryadn
01-05-2008, 03:51
Just want to say that I really appreciate all the votes and responses to this thread. Examining body image (particularly the female body, because I'm female) from all different perspectives is something that's really interesting to me. I got a ton of responses I didn't expect--the men on this forum at least seem to have a much more encompassing idea of what shape and size beautiful women come in, and it doesn't really match the message the media sends, which is really interesting.

In the future I'm going to spend a lot more time putting together a more in-depth questionnaire that examines more details of physical appearance. A couple people mentioned doing a male version and I would love it if someone did! I'm not sure I could do it justice; I think it might be better done by a man (only time you'll ever hear me say that!).

I have to say, I found the responses particularly interesting because of the eight photos I presented, six were taken randomly from the internet, one was a candid of a friend of mine who is a model, and one, as some of you may have suspected, is me. :D
Angry Fruit Salad
01-05-2008, 03:54
C, F, and G are the most aesthetically pleasing to me, mostly because they look..well, normal.
Ryadn
01-05-2008, 03:54
Just to clear it up...I was joking, lol...I agree...

You never know! Be interesting to see what kind of responses we'd get if we did a male version though... I wonder if any guys would be reluctant to vote or comment out of homophobic fears...?
Skalvia
01-05-2008, 03:55
I wonder if any guys would be reluctant to vote or comment out of homophobic fears...?

well, its not Homophobic fears that would stop me, its more along the lines that i wouldnt be able to tell...

Beyond the obvious Unnaturally fat or skinny point...
Bann-ed
01-05-2008, 03:55
You never know! Be interesting to see what kind of responses we'd get if we did a male version though... I wonder if any guys would be reluctant to vote or comment out of homophobic fears...?

There can always be a 'none are attractive' option. Like on this poll.

It would be more interesting if the poll was public too...
Ryadn
01-05-2008, 03:59
Make one, then. It's not Ryadn's job, dammit. It must've taken a while to find the pictures. You find the damn pictures. Jesus freaking... Christ.

Thank you, it did!

I agree. Though why would being bi make it easier to say that? I don't understand what's the big deal about our straight brothers and sisters acknowledging the attractiveness of their own sex.

I don't understand it either, but most of my straight guy friends and lesbian friends just can not/will not say if a guy is good-looking! But beauty to me doesn't come in one race or gender.

C, F, and G are the most aesthetically pleasing to me, mostly because they look..well, normal.

"Normal" seems to be the consensus for attractive so far, which is I guess not totally unreasonable considering biology...
Ryadn
01-05-2008, 04:01
There can always be a 'none are attractive' option. Like on this poll.

It would be more interesting if the poll was public too...

I wasn't sure if people would be less likely to vote if it was public... I thought the "extremes" might be under-represented. I'm curious about it too, though.
Hamilay
01-05-2008, 04:01
Someone should make a male form thread. This is blatant sexism.

lolololol (http://www.forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=553046)
Skalvia
01-05-2008, 04:02
"Normal" seems to be the consensus for attractive so far, which is I guess not totally unreasonable considering biology...

Yeah, i think its only Women for the most part that actually pay attention to Fashion trends that gravitate towards the Unnatural...

Average Men, generally prefer Normal looking Women...
Layarteb
01-05-2008, 04:03
B is my favorite though too bad she's a blonde. Brunettes are better.
Skalvia
01-05-2008, 04:03
lolololol (http://www.forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=553046)

I love the numbers of people saying "no one has it easier than Sovietstan"
Grainne Ni Malley
01-05-2008, 04:06
Most of those women still seem especially skinny to me with E and G being the only "average female" pics. I guess I fall between those two with the exception of a cartoonishly large chest -someday a reduction (hope/pray).

A, C, and F look like a cross between anorexic models, tweakers, and plastic surgery.

I guess B would be the ideal cross of not too skinny, not too fat.

D and H look unhealthy, like they would scream and die of shock if they saw so much as a french fry.

Ah well... gone are they days where voloptuous women were considered sexy. :(
Xomic
01-05-2008, 04:16
I like C and G.
Ryadn
01-05-2008, 05:59
Ah well... gone are they days where voloptuous women were considered sexy. :(

Not according to the posts in this thread!
Everywhar
01-05-2008, 06:38
Weird. I think the forum may have eaten my post... :(
Oh well. Time to try again.

Then make one, noone's stopping you friend...We arent as sexist as the Neo Feminists...
Just curious. Who are the "neo feminists"? The MacKinnon-Dworkin school?

Just want to say that I really appreciate all the votes and responses to this thread. Examining body image (particularly the female body, because I'm female) from all different perspectives is something that's really interesting to me. I got a ton of responses I didn't expect--the men on this forum at least seem to have a much more encompassing idea of what shape and size beautiful women come in, and it doesn't really match the message the media sends, which is really interesting.

I firmly believe we are not dupes of the media. I think that most people are really more sane about body image than one would think, considering all the porn out there (that, let's face it, we all watch anyway.)


You never know! Be interesting to see what kind of responses we'd get if we did a male version though... I wonder if any guys would be reluctant to vote or comment out of homophobic fears...?
That's definitely the case. There would be flaming too. It probably wouldn't be a very productive thread. But it's worth a try.

Anyway, If I can come up with the energy, I might make a male body-form thread.

Thanks for the interesting thread, by the way.
Honsria
01-05-2008, 06:42
Not according to the posts in this thread!

Um yeah, I'd say that voluptuous women are still very sexy. The level of voluptuousness just isn't directly related to the body types that we're looking at here.
Everywhar
01-05-2008, 06:46
Um yeah, I'd say that voluptuous women are still very sexy. The level of voluptuousness just isn't directly related to the body types that we're looking at here.
How do you mean? Curvy women? Busty women? Or both? If we mean curvy, I'd say some of the women in those pictures are quite voluptuous.

I don't actually care about breasts that much. In fact, I would date a flat-chested if she had good hips and nice legs. (And a few other qualities, like enjoying eating like other human beings, and being curious about and interested in the world.)
Honsria
01-05-2008, 06:54
How do you mean? Curvy women? Busty women? Or both? If we mean curvy, I'd say some of the women in those pictures are quite voluptuous.

I don't actually care about breasts that much. In fact, I would date a flat-chested if she had good hips and nice legs. (And a few other qualities, like enjoying eating like other human beings, and being curious about and interested in the world.)

Well, I don't know, but to me it doesn't seem that the general taste in women has changed that much in the last ten years. Maybe people aren't going for the whole barbie look anymore, but still, big breasts will normally get you far in places where image matters.
Everywhar
01-05-2008, 07:17
Well, I don't know, but to me it doesn't seem that the general taste in women has changed that much in the last ten years. Maybe people aren't going for the whole barbie look anymore, but still, big breasts will normally get you far in places where image matters.
Probably, I express a minority preference (or lack thereof) among men.

And as for the general taste in women ten years ago, I was nine, and still thought sex was disgusting as all fuck when my dad explained it to me, so I'm probably not an authority there. :D
Honsria
01-05-2008, 07:21
Probably, I express a minority preference (or lack thereof) among men.

And as for the general taste in women ten years ago, I was nine, and still thought sex was disgusting as all fuck when my dad explained it to me, so I'm probably not an authority there. :D

well, you can look at picture of who was thought to be attractive back then, it should give you a pretty clear impression.
Callisdrun
01-05-2008, 08:26
A, B, C, F and G all are quite to my liking. D is disgusting. She should eat some food.

I tend to like a curvy but fairly fit shape in a woman. Good physical fitness is always attractive (nothing super strict, as long as she's taking care of herself). Graceful curves, to me, are what kinda defines a feminine looking body.
Eofaerwic
01-05-2008, 10:49
Angels? What do the servants of God have to do with this? (Apologies if English is not your first language...remorseless mockery if it is.)


*Whistles* damn typos making real words and thus not being picked up by spellcheckers


Average Men, generally prefer Normal looking Women...

As do your average Lesbian I can assure you.
Intangelon
01-05-2008, 14:04
B is my favorite though too bad she's a blonde. Brunettes are better.

People still care about this? Sorry, but I don't care if she's hairless if she wants to have sex with me and she's pleasing to my libido. I assure you, that particular wing of my mind doesn't care a whit for what color her hair is.
Intangelon
01-05-2008, 14:05
*Whistles* damn typos making real words and thus not being picked up by spellcheckers

Yeah, sorry.

I was actually intrigued by that particular substitution though. Gives a whole new meeting to "Angels We Have Heard On High".
CthulhuFhtagn
01-05-2008, 17:02
D needs to lose weight.

You're horrible.
Callisdrun
01-05-2008, 20:01
People still care about this? Sorry, but I don't care if she's hairless if she wants to have sex with me and she's pleasing to my libido. I assure you, that particular wing of my mind doesn't care a whit for what color her hair is.

Mine does. As per the thread topic, I was looking strictly at body shapes. If I were to look at hair also, B would be out, because blond hair is really unattractive to me.
Callisdrun
01-05-2008, 20:12
How do you mean? Curvy women? Busty women? Or both? If we mean curvy, I'd say some of the women in those pictures are quite voluptuous.

I don't actually care about breasts that much. In fact, I would date a flat-chested if she had good hips and nice legs. (And a few other qualities, like enjoying eating like other human beings, and being curious about and interested in the world.)

I'm similar in my tastes. Hips are more important to my idea of a nice figure than breasts are.
Dyakovo
01-05-2008, 22:14
Just because someone else did it, I'm entering my own suggestion as well...

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff315/Sarothai/girls/YuliaNOVA0202.jpg
Potarius
01-05-2008, 22:37
Just because someone else did it, I'm entering my own suggestion as well...

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff315/Sarothai/girls/YuliaNOVA0202.jpg

And you know what's interesting? Those are real. Notice the curvature on the outside.

Implants don't have those smooth lines.
Angry Fruit Salad
01-05-2008, 22:41
Yeah, i think its only Women for the most part that actually pay attention to Fashion trends that gravitate towards the Unnatural...

Average Men, generally prefer Normal looking Women...


...and apparently bisexual women prefer the same. Sorry,felt the need to remark, since I get mistaken for male on here so often.
Potarius
01-05-2008, 22:42
...and apparently bisexual women prefer the same. Sorry,felt the need to remark, since I get mistaken for male on here so often.

I also love your corset.

And I never mistook you for a dude. :p
Spice Mines
02-05-2008, 00:47
Just because someone else did it, I'm entering my own suggestion as well...

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff315/Sarothai/girls/YuliaNOVA0202.jpg

Hawt.

Though, I would prefer if her breasts were a bit more perky...

@ Fruit Salad:

You look very cute, and obviously a girl. Love the corset.
Ryadn
02-05-2008, 01:03
And you know what's interesting? Those are real. Notice the curvature on the outside.

Implants don't have those smooth lines.

Not implants, maybe, but there's something off about the picture. Looks a bit like someone used the liquify tool in PS and just---stretched her breasts out.

The rest of her body is nice, but even if real, those things are way too big. I don't personally find it attractive, and my back aches in sympathy.
Ryadn
02-05-2008, 01:05
...and apparently bisexual women prefer the same. Sorry,felt the need to remark, since I get mistaken for male on here so often.

Duly noted. Score one more for our team! ;)

And your corset is awesome.
Ryadn
02-05-2008, 02:04
A couple of people wanted to see different angles of some of the figures, so here are four with their corresponding letters:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/Lastcatastrophe/Others/FemaleForms3.jpg

I apologize is A is too risque, I just found it, I didn't take it!
Spice Mines
02-05-2008, 03:12
Quite frankly, all those positions for all those girls make them seem much more attractive to me.

I still hate how C looks, though the angle changes much.

Pink hair on A is a plus...

F's breasts are bigger there, and not obscured by her arm/shirt... Not that I actually care about the size. Look at my girlfriend, for crying out loud.

G just generally looks better.
Maxus Paynus
02-05-2008, 05:06
B, C and F by far, by far.
Potarius
02-05-2008, 05:07
A couple of people wanted to see different angles of some of the figures, so here are four with their corresponding letters:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/Lastcatastrophe/Others/FemaleForms3.jpg

I apologize is A is too risque, I just found it, I didn't take it!

They all look damn good.
Everywhar
02-05-2008, 05:15
A couple of people wanted to see different angles of some of the figures, so here are four with their corresponding letters:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/Lastcatastrophe/Others/FemaleForms3.jpg

I apologize is A is too risque, I just found it, I didn't take it!
Oh no. These pictures are fantastic. Beautiful women!

I should really try to find some pictures of men for everyone's viewing pleasure, too.
Angry Fruit Salad
02-05-2008, 05:38
A couple of people wanted to see different angles of some of the figures, so here are four with their corresponding letters:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/Lastcatastrophe/Others/FemaleForms3.jpg

I apologize is A is too risque, I just found it, I didn't take it!

A piqued my interest with the pink hair now...
Ryadn
02-05-2008, 06:29
Oh no. These pictures are fantastic. Beautiful women!

I should really try to find some pictures of men for everyone's viewing pleasure, too.

Hee. I wasn't really trying to provide a free ogling gallery, but I'm glad you appreciate them! (especially since i'm one of these four *blush*)

You should totally make a thread for guys!
Intangelon
02-05-2008, 06:41
A couple of people wanted to see different angles of some of the figures, so here are four with their corresponding letters:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/Lastcatastrophe/Others/FemaleForms3.jpg

I apologize is A is too risque, I just found it, I didn't take it!

All winners. It would be an honor to have them walk on the ground I worship.

Wait...

Mine does. As per the thread topic, I was looking strictly at body shapes. If I were to look at hair also, B would be out, because blond hair is really unattractive to me.

Really? Well, I suppose some people have that luxury.
Intangelon
02-05-2008, 06:42
Hee. I wasn't really trying to provide a free ogling gallery, but I'm glad you appreciate them! (especially since i'm one of these four *blush*)

You should totally make a thread for guys!

I'm thinking you're G, but that's just a guess. Regardless of which you are, allow me to Pepe Le Pew a bit: *rowr, rowr!*
Ryadn
02-05-2008, 06:55
I'm thinking you're G, but that's just a guess. Regardless of which you are, allow me to Pepe Le Pew a bit: *rowr, rowr!*

Wrong, but thanks for playing. ;)

Was I the only one who felt really sad for Pepe as a kid?
CthulhuFhtagn
02-05-2008, 08:15
Just because someone else did it, I'm entering my own suggestion as well...

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff315/Sarothai/girls/YuliaNOVA0202.jpg

Mein Gott, her ass is concave.
Kreitzmoorland
02-05-2008, 08:55
what happened to the old chick/dude threads? those were kinda fun.
The Land of the Cheap
02-05-2008, 12:15
Great, new pictures. I suppose it's time to revise my earlier statements. Since none of you probably remembers them, and doesn't care enough to go back to the second page to check, here is what I said:

A: Well, she's not overweight, but you can clearly see that she don't bother with the gym too much. Not cool.

C: I love the hips and waist on this one, but her breasts look a bit saggy. She could stand to lose a cup size or two.

F: This is by far the hottest of the lot. Thin, but healthy-looking. Lean and fit. Nice breasts, nice hips, nice waist, nice ribs.

G: Ehhh... I'd have to see more pictures from different angles to make a decision, but based on this, I'd say that she has way too much junk in her trunk and other compartments.

Now, let's see...

A: She has great breasts, but her hips/ass are too wide in proportion to the rest of her, and she looks thick and mushy. It's probably nothing that a good aerobics class a couple of times a week couldn't cure, but as she is now, I'm not interested.

B: Still looking nice. Her breasts don't look as saggy as in her earlier picture, but it's because she seems to be in movement, and the breasts are in the middle of bouncing up here.

F: I'm staying in my earlier statement; this is perfection. This is how all women should look.

G: I was afraid of this girl being fat, but now she doesn't seem bad at all. Still more curvy than I'd prefer, but her proportions are alright, and it looks more like healthy genetic curviness, as opposed to overweight.
Ifreann
02-05-2008, 12:20
You're horrible.
I wasn't being serious :rolleyes:
Look at my girlfriend, for crying out loud.

Post pics and we'd be glad to :p
Boonytopia
02-05-2008, 12:26
Aren't D & E graverobbing?
Everywhar
02-05-2008, 17:23
Hee. I wasn't really trying to provide a free ogling gallery, but I'm glad you appreciate them! (especially since i'm one of these four *blush*)

1) Inevitable.
2) Oh wow. Courageous of you.
3) I'd like to thing we're not so much objectifying so much as we're celebrating the human form. (It's awesome to be human!)


You should totally make a thread for guys!

kk. I promise I will. But it will take some time, as I need to collaborate with some friends to get input, and I need to find pictures, obv.
Potarius
02-05-2008, 18:06
Mein Gott, her ass is concave.

Scheisse, you're right.
CthulhuFhtagn
02-05-2008, 18:47
I wasn't being serious :rolleyes:

I know.
Ryadn
02-05-2008, 18:47
2) Oh wow. Courageous of you.

I felt kind of bad for stealing pictures of random people and posting them here, so I figured I should expose myself to the same critique. Don't think I wasn't skurred!
Grave_n_idle
02-05-2008, 18:55
A couple of people wanted to see different angles of some of the figures, so here are four with their corresponding letters:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/Lastcatastrophe/Others/FemaleForms3.jpg

I apologize is A is too risque, I just found it, I didn't take it!

A and G are both more than a little attractive. :)
Potarius
02-05-2008, 19:20
A and G are both more than a little attractive. :)

So are B and F.
Spice Mines
02-05-2008, 21:47
Post pics and we'd be glad to :p

I have no pictures of her on the computer.

Furthering that statement; I have no pictures of any human thing on my computer. I don't even own a digital camera.
Trotskylvania
02-05-2008, 21:53
kk. I promise I will. But it will take some time, as I need to collaborate with some friends to get input, and I need to find pictures, obv.

You are not getting me. Don't even think about it.
Poliwanacraca
02-05-2008, 22:05
A couple of people wanted to see different angles of some of the figures, so here are four with their corresponding letters:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/Lastcatastrophe/Others/FemaleForms3.jpg

I apologize is A is too risque, I just found it, I didn't take it!

Hmm, those pictures make A and F both look they have slightly more meat on 'em than in the first set - which, to my mind, makes A slightly less attractive and F significantly more attractive (although the latter still looks like she could stand to gain a bit of weight, although she also somehow comes across as very young in this picture, which would explain her thinness healthily). C's boobs still look disproportionate and therefore silly to me; as a straight woman, I know my opinion doesn't really count, but I think big boobs with a tiny waist always look rather goofy. :p
Spice Mines
02-05-2008, 22:19
C's boobs still look disproportionate and therefore silly to me; as a straight woman, I know my opinion doesn't really count, but I think big boobs with a tiny waist always look rather goofy. :p

Same here, but, also, I cannot find a woman attractive if I am rendered mentally unable to look at any other body part besides her cleavage, and thusly, I find C unattractive.
Dyakovo
02-05-2008, 23:11
Mein Gott, her ass is concave.

:confused:
Dyakovo
02-05-2008, 23:12
I have no pictures of her on the computer.

Furthering that statement; I have no pictures of any human thing on my computer. I don't even own a digital camera.

Do I want to know?
Spice Mines
02-05-2008, 23:14
Do I want to know?

My girlfriend scans and loads furry hentai into some folder I generally tend to stay away from...

I think it's called, "The Roze Garden," cause, well, Roze is her name.
Potarius
02-05-2008, 23:14
:confused:

It looks like it's scooped in. Seriously.
Potarius
02-05-2008, 23:15
My girlfriend scans and loads furry hentai into some folder I generally tend to stay away from...

I think it's called, "The Roze Garden," cause, well, Roze is her name.

A furry?

Should I laugh, or cry...?
Spice Mines
02-05-2008, 23:18
A furry?

Should I laugh, or cry...?

Also, from time to time, her girlfriend hacks into and spams my Facebook with crap about "World Domination" for which I have been threatened of removal from the site.
Potarius
02-05-2008, 23:19
Also, from time to time, her girlfriend hacks into and spams my Facebook with crap about "World Domination" for which I have been threatened of removal from the site.

Le sigh.

Some people should grow the fuck up.
M-mmYumyumyumYesindeed
02-05-2008, 23:19
Also, from time to time, her girlfriend hacks into and spams my Facebook with crap about "World Domination" for which I have been threatened of removal from the site.

Your girlfriend's girlfriend?
Spice Mines
02-05-2008, 23:20
Your girlfriend's girlfriend?

Yes. One of my best friends.
Potarius
02-05-2008, 23:22
Yes. One of my best friends.

And she still does that? :p
Spice Mines
02-05-2008, 23:23
And she still does that? :p

Actually, my first date with Roze was a double date. Three people. First time I met her girlfriend (whom she had been going out with for three months)...
Poliwanacraca
02-05-2008, 23:24
Also, because my previous post brought up this idea - personally, I don't think overall size matters half so much as proportionality. Hourglass figures appear attractive to me, regardless of the size of the hourglass - so, for example, these two (http://z.about.com/d/tvdramas/1/0/z/E/emmy-jenmorrison.jpg) celebrities (http://www.microsoft.com/prophoto/images/icons/portfolio/smith/04.jpg) have very different body types, but I would say that they're both extremely attractive. I'm curious whether the straight men and gay women of the forum would agree?
Potarius
02-05-2008, 23:27
Also, because my previous post brought up this idea - personally, I don't think overall size matters half so much as proportionality. Hourglass figures appear attractive to me, regardless of the size of the hourglass - so, for example, these two (http://z.about.com/d/tvdramas/1/0/z/E/emmy-jenmorrison.jpg) celebrities (http://www.microsoft.com/prophoto/images/icons/portfolio/smith/04.jpg) have very different body types, but I would say that they're both extremely attractive. I'm curious whether the straight men and gay women of the forum would agree?

I'm inclined to agree. I'd do 'em both. :p
Fairy Tinkerbelly
02-05-2008, 23:30
I'm inclined to agree. I'd do 'em both. :p

well, you're not exactly fussy anyway
Copiosa Scotia
02-05-2008, 23:31
A, B, C and F, with B coming closest to my ideal.

G isn't unattractive per se, but definitely falls outside the range of what, in scientific terms, I would refer to as "really nice bodies."
Copiosa Scotia
02-05-2008, 23:40
C's boobs still look disproportionate and therefore silly to me; as a straight woman, I know my opinion doesn't really count, but I think big boobs with a tiny waist always look rather goofy. :p

I agree with this, but I'm not sure how many other straight men will. C is pretty much the limit before I'll say, "Okay, that's just a bit ridiculous."
Dyakovo
02-05-2008, 23:41
It looks like it's scooped in. Seriously.

You are aware that she's sitting, yes?
Different shot, same girl...
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff315/Sarothai/girls/Yulia105.jpg
Potarius
02-05-2008, 23:57
You are aware that she's sitting, yes?
Different shot, same girl...
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff315/Sarothai/girls/Yulia105.jpg

Yeah, I am. But it's still not a great image, if you focus on the concave ass. :p

And yeah, they're definitely real.
Ryadn
03-05-2008, 00:08
Also, because my previous post brought up this idea - personally, I don't think overall size matters half so much as proportionality. Hourglass figures appear attractive to me, regardless of the size of the hourglass - so, for example, these two (http://z.about.com/d/tvdramas/1/0/z/E/emmy-jenmorrison.jpg) celebrities (http://www.microsoft.com/prophoto/images/icons/portfolio/smith/04.jpg) have very different body types, but I would say that they're both extremely attractive. I'm curious whether the straight men and gay women of the forum would agree?

They're both a bit extreme for me, but they do have good figures, and I agree about the proportion thing.

And yeah, they're definitely real.

Boy are they. Another reason I'm not fond of super huge boobs. They'd be down to her knees if she wasn't holding them up.
Ryadn
03-05-2008, 00:10
This message has been deleted by M-mmYumyumyumYesindeed. Reason: Ahh I don't want to offend OP, I don't know if I am! I don't know which one she is!

Don't worry about it! Say what you want, I'm interested in people's thoughts. If it happens to be about me, I promise I won't cry. :p
Potarius
03-05-2008, 00:11
Boy are they. Another reason I'm not fond of super huge boobs. They'd be down to her knees if she wasn't holding them up.

It's not that they aren't proportionate, I mean they fit her body and all...

...But that haircut is really trashy.
Dyakovo
03-05-2008, 00:20
Boy are they. Another reason I'm not fond of super huge boobs. They'd be down to her knees if she wasn't holding them up.
Actually, no they wouldn't, I can't post proof though... :(
It's not that they aren't proportionate, I mean they fit her body and all...

...But that haircut is really trashy.
She does have a really bad haircut...