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MadrasT

(7,237 posts)
27. Citing a few "facts"
Fri Nov 16, 2012, 07:11 AM
Nov 2012

and wrapping a narrative fairy tale around them is not "science."

Hilarious, though.

that is lovely. Thank you liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #1
lovely. one_voice Nov 2012 #2
My daughter asked once why I had stripes on my forehead abelenkpe Nov 2012 #3
Hah! I like that. "Stripes." Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #5
K&R!! felix_numinous Nov 2012 #4
What we commonly consider beauty in women are signs of fertility. GreenStormCloud Nov 2012 #6
well then I think evolution may have gotten it wrong this time liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #7
Your argument is with science, not with me. GreenStormCloud Nov 2012 #8
there have been plenty of times during history when heavy women were considered sexy liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #9
Those were class signs of higher status. GreenStormCloud Nov 2012 #13
What a bunch of crap liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #14
Your argument is with science, not with me. GreenStormCloud Nov 2012 #17
Citing a few "facts" MadrasT Nov 2012 #27
There isn't enough room to write a book here. GreenStormCloud Nov 2012 #31
The article is about how a woman is showing her daughters how to see themselves ehrnst Nov 2012 #38
Then please explain why this 53-year-old - well past fertility aged - woman Tsiyu Nov 2012 #39
Umm, that was China, not Japan. nt Bonobo Nov 2012 #26
Whatever. HappyMe Nov 2012 #11
Marilyn Monroe and Sophia Loren come to mind lunamagica Nov 2012 #60
Way to miss the point. Brickbat Nov 2012 #10
I know, right? liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #12
I'm old and fat. I don't try to convince myself that I am handsome. GreenStormCloud Nov 2012 #15
on ignore, bye bye liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #16
Just like the Creationists who reject science. N/T GreenStormCloud Nov 2012 #18
Your science cate94 Nov 2012 #21
A self-perception that is at odds with reality is a delusion. GreenStormCloud Nov 2012 #24
Your idea of beauty is extrememly distorted cate94 Nov 2012 #32
The mom isn't saying "I can win a beauty contest" She's saying, "I'm beautiful" ehrnst Nov 2012 #56
Yes!!!! (nt) ehrnst Nov 2012 #40
Oh gee, we're being told this again treestar Nov 2012 #25
Yes. I am old and fat and had a vascetomy. GreenStormCloud Nov 2012 #28
And so should women. treestar Nov 2012 #49
Spot on. On course, many people don't want to hear this argument. Laelth Nov 2012 #34
But the point of the article is about how women view themselves, despite society ehrnst Nov 2012 #37
Indeed. That is the point of the article. Laelth Nov 2012 #47
The anorexic-14 year-old beauty esthetic of magazines and Hollywood ehrnst Nov 2012 #55
I hear you, but 30% body fat is hardly anorexic. Laelth Nov 2012 #58
It's how men wish it to be treestar Nov 2012 #50
Oh, it's funny how money seems to make up for a lack of looks with some people. Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #52
If those people want to make that sacrifice treestar Nov 2012 #61
I think the science shows that women are sexually attracted ... Laelth Nov 2012 #59
You're telling women what they want and what they are attracted to treestar Nov 2012 #62
I'm telling women what they want? Laelth Nov 2012 #71
The third paragraph is practically insane treestar Nov 2012 #75
This post is far from scientifically correct. See post #66 antigone382 Nov 2012 #67
Thanks for pointing me to your post below. Laelth Nov 2012 #72
Well he doesn't actually reference specific science. antigone382 Nov 2012 #73
Yes, but this article is about the way the women should be shown to see themselves ehrnst Nov 2012 #36
I get what you're saying about evolution (while missing the point of the piece), but Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #51
I guess my program was cancelled. Smarmie Doofus Nov 2012 #54
The problem with this theory is that there's no universal standard for beauty Major Nikon Nov 2012 #63
Also cultural, psychological and market influences... LanternWaste Nov 2012 #65
Beauty ideals are very profoundly affected by culture. antigone382 Nov 2012 #66
Hey! You're beautiful! Tsiyu Nov 2012 #69
I embrace my age. It took me a long time to get here. Every night I go to bed I pray southernyankeebelle Nov 2012 #19
Isn't it great to have a husband who adores you? liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #20
Oh yes it is especially the way things are today. I watched the Housewives shows and you southernyankeebelle Nov 2012 #45
My wife embraces her age and I adore her for it. GreenStormCloud Nov 2012 #23
Then why the hell did you feel the need to come one this thread and lecture? Tsiyu Nov 2012 #41
The thread is trying to use beauty as a measure. GreenStormCloud Nov 2012 #42
What? Tsiyu Nov 2012 #43
But beauty is not the purely scientific thing you make it out to be. antigone382 Nov 2012 #68
You are just like my husband. I'm lucky because he is 7 yrs young than I. I love him southernyankeebelle Nov 2012 #44
K & R cate94 Nov 2012 #22
Most men go through their entire lives without being told they are beautiful Bonobo Nov 2012 #29
I tell my husband he's handsome at least 3 - 4 times a week.... a kennedy Nov 2012 #33
Well I have a husband who has gotten better looking with age. I tell him always how southernyankeebelle Nov 2012 #46
I love what you said about getting older there is just something that liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #48
You know we all need to feel appreciated. Your husband is lucky and he is lucky to have southernyankeebelle Nov 2012 #64
True. n/t Smarmie Doofus Nov 2012 #53
I tell myself that all the time Major Nikon Nov 2012 #70
+1, e. Mc Mike Nov 2012 #30
I love and depend on DU, but... Shanti Mama Nov 2012 #35
+a jillion BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2012 #74
+100000000! prefunk Nov 2012 #57
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