Women Less Beautiful than Men

anunnaki Monday 1 Jul 2013

As a heterosexual woman, I approve of this thread and welcome more pictures of hot muscular studs.

popfop Tuesday 6 Aug 2013

To elaborate on what I said about the male containing both masculine and feminine qualities, I turn to a painting I saw last weekend at the Smith Museum of Art, Portrait of a Youth (circa 1795):

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The painting was accompanied by photos of Lord Byron, James Dean, Johhny Depp and Robert Pattinson with the following text :

The morbid defiance this style implies might be described as Romantic Fatalism. As I've written previously on the subject:

The almost spiritual contemplation of male beauty is a persistent theme in Western literature and one that is often tied closely with death. Consider the word fey which today is mostly used to describe someone as slightly efeminate, whimiscal or delicate. A more exact definition means either “fated to die" or “appearing under a spell." Now consider the plot of Death in Venice where Aschenbach, a widowed writer, becomes obsessed with the beauty of Tadzio, an adolscent boy he sees on vacation. While never even speaking to the boy (notice the lack of actual engagement), the protagonist finds his beauty increasingly rapturous. Could it be that Tadzio is actually representative of beauty itself, rather than a simple physical desire? As Aschenbach’s obsession increases, he finds himself becoming increasingly ill. He dies shortly after a brief visual acknowledgement by Tadzio on the beach.

Note the similarity between the Portrait of a Youth and the cinematic representation of Tadzio:
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In either case, the feminine quality is closely aligned with a deterministic path towards death as well as a marked disconnect between the image and reality.

Xyza Wednesday 7 Aug 2013

A thread like this is refreshing to see, compared to the dull modern perspectives that are constantly regurgitated. I too, do not find scantily clad women to be beautiful, but rather that the beauty of a woman is in her adornments. I agree that from the perspective of a male, females cannot be beautiful in the higher aesthetic sense, and the female form can arouse even the most base of men.
I would argue that the male form however is also utilitarian, his large shoulders and muscles are clearly designed for labor and/or competing with other men, while his external genitalia are clearly designed for one function and their form is designed to advertise their ability to perform that function. A male has a smaller pelvis and thinner legs which allows for more rapid movement - useful in hunting, or during the sexual act which his body is designed for.
I will also argue that females are largely above the material world in the sense that a female is far less responsive to base sexual impulses towards the male or female body, less likely to succumb to these impulses should she recognize them, and is attracted to a mate primarily based on his intellect and spiritual characteristics. She also judges non-mates on this same ground, rendering her more objective than a male, less mired in material existence.

Aldous Wednesday 7 Aug 2013

Women are actually the ones far more tied to the material realm through their sexuality. Undisciplined men may be more likely to act on sexual impulses, but this is because men are biologically predisposed to attempt to impregnate as many women as possible. Women, on the other hand, are predisposed to commit themselves biologically a single quality mate, which is part of the reason why women may appear to care more about intelligence and "spiritual characteristics". Women are also more inclined to judge men by their intellect because men are the intellectual (i.e. logical) sex, whereas women are generally amoral and alogical. It would be foolish for a man to judge a woman primarily by her intellect when women are for the most part incredibly shallow thinkers when compared to men. However, intelligent men do generally consider the spiritual characteristics of females, as belief in God is one of the few things that may provide women with actual morality. From a purely psychoanalytic perspective, the amorality (and thus the similarity to the beast) of the female can be explained by the failure of the already castrated girl’s inability to identify with her father. This results in a far less traumatic resolution of the Oedipus complex in females when compared to males. Freud notes that the super-ego is never as developed and impersonal in women as it is in men, so women are as a result far more likely to be influenced by emotional impulses that originate outside of themselves. Women are incapable of truly logical thinking and are far more suggestible as a result of this weakened super-ego, as the Book of Genesis is wise to communicate. As the intellectual sex, men are far more capable of comprehending metaphysical truths and seeing the world as it is, rather than being manipulated by external stimuli. I think it is clear that this alone places women much closer than men to the chaotic realm of nature, but there is actually much more to the my point than what has just been said.

Consider the menstrual cycle for a moment - it occurs within females exclusively, matches patterns within nature such as the phases of the moon and has the ability to shape a woman’s behavior. The menstrual cycle and its side effects are just further proof of woman's Dionysian essence and her closeness to nature. She will desire a man for either his intellect or his body depending on which day of the month it is! Men at least have the ability to choose when they would like to consider the intelligence of a female. Women don't seem to have as much freedom when choosing a sexual partner. Furthermore, women are far more preoccupied with their sexual functions when compared to men. The entire life of a woman essentially revolves around acquiring a high quality mate and reproducing. There have even been studies done that prove that the average woman thinks about sex more times a day than the average man. It also seems obvious to me that men are much more capable of breaking with the biological demands of reproduction when compared to women. I suspect that this is because in nature many male mammals don't end up reproducing at all. When you consider all of these facts, it becomes clear why the Gnostics considered women to be completely evil and men to only be evil from the waist down. Do not confuse the fact that women are more calculating when choosing a mate with spirituality or detachment.

Siddhartha himself even states that women are incapable of becoming completely enlightened because they are closely tied to the mundane realm:

There are many, many more reasons for why men aren't as tied to material existence if this doesn’t manage to convince you.

Adidas Princess Monday 4 Nov 2013

Not many women are striking without makeup, and those who are still have a short shelf life.

I sometimes wonder if gays are just pulled towards more permanent aesthetic beauty. It would be consistent with their artistic tendencies. Also the layers masculine depth beneath the exterior, as opposed to the vacancy of a woman provides spiritual satiation.

RedHand Monday 24 Jul 2017

Fakeup.

RedHand Monday 24 Jul 2017

Old School bodybuilders are good.
I feel like the focus on being super ripped misses the point somewhat.

The aim is to create a deep chest, strong arms, wide back and shoulders. These features inspire awe. And create the "look twice" factor.

Women Less Beautiful than Men

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