Just one in eight women consider themselves attractive, poll finds - Polidicks

[QUOTE=Shadaez;35684831]Yeah guys! All woman just say this because they want to be complimented! They're just joking! Evil sluts! ALSO, GIVE ME NUDES.[/QUOTE] literally nobody said that, you're trying wayyyyy too hard to exhibit how tolerant and feminist you are i wonder what the statistics for men were/would be

this actually makes me feel sad for the seven out of eight.

[QUOTE=Kopimi;35693605]literally nobody said that, you're trying wayyyyy too hard to exhibit how tolerant and feminist you are i wonder what the statistics for men were/would be[/QUOTE] let me circlejerk in peace

[QUOTE=postmanX3;35691868]I'd like to know how many men consider themselves attractive. That ought to be an interesting statistic.[/QUOTE] I don't really have a day like that, it's more like if I'm ugly or ok looking Which is funny because I heard from a bunch of women that I'm good looking but I don't believe them because I'm a male

[QUOTE=postmanX3;35691868]I'd like to know how many men consider themselves attractive. That ought to be an interesting statistic.[/QUOTE] i believe it would be 6 or 7 out of 8. if we were talking prior to the 90's i would say 7, and if we are talking now i'd be more inclined to say 6 or possibly even 5. that would be because people post pictures of themselves online now, and the internet isn't very constructive to self-esteem aside from anonymity

In my case while I accept compliments, I usually don't really believe them and just take it as that person is trying to look nice. I don't even consciously think about it, it's an automatic reaction. The media is harsh, other girls are harsh, it's no wonder so many girls say they don't feel attractive. Thinking about the other girls I know too and how they see themselves, I'm not surprised by these statistics at all. It would be interesting to see a study like this with men too though, seeing as there is an "ideal" male image in the media as well. I wonder how it affects them?

I don't have anything to back me up, but I am sure that men are probably not as pressured by the media & society to look good, and will therefore be more confident in their looks.

What a shame, I know very few friends which are girls. And a few 'unfriended' me because they thought I was bullshitting about my compliments. :(

[QUOTE=xXDictatorXx;35694927]In my case while I accept compliments, I usually don't really believe them and just take it as that person is trying to look nice. I don't even consciously think about it, it's an automatic reaction. The media is harsh, other girls are harsh, it's no wonder so many girls say they don't feel attractive. Thinking about the other girls I know too and how they see themselves, I'm not surprised by these statistics at all. It would be interesting to see a study like this with men too though, seeing as there is an "ideal" male image in the media as well. I wonder how it affects them?[/QUOTE] To answer your question, I personally don't give a toss about male image. That I'm not muscular and chizled has never bothered me.

I usually didn't give a tinkerers cuss about how I looked. Now that I'm getting older though, I feel that I need to dress nice and so on(especially at work). I also work out 3 times a week, but that's because it feels good and the "looking good" thing is just a nice bi-effect. If it feels good and makes you have more confidence, why not? On my brother who is 5 years younger than me, I can definitely see that he's becoming increasingly obsessed with how he looks and such. He wants just expensive clothes(because his friends have them), he works out 5 times a week, uses a lot of time in front of the mirror in the morning. It's a bit worrying, because I see this in even younger kids too. Obsession with looks.

[QUOTE=Kopimi;35693605]literally nobody said that[/QUOTE] ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm [QUOTE=download;35684494]Ladies, if you're unsure, send my your photo and I'll tell you :v: [b]Edit:[/b] Nudes are good[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=barttool;35684649]Ironically it's always the ugliest ones/slutiests that truly believe they're atractive.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Thaard;35696213]I usually didn't give a tinkerers cuss about how I looked. Now that I'm getting older though, I feel that I need to dress nice and so on(especially at work). I also work out 3 times a week, but that's because it feels good and the "looking good" thing is just a nice bi-effect. If it feels good and makes you have more confidence, why not? On my brother who is 5 years younger than me, I can definitely see that he's becoming increasingly obsessed with how he looks and such. He wants just expensive clothes(because his friends have them), he works out 5 times a week, uses a lot of time in front of the mirror in the morning. It's a bit worrying, because I see this in even younger kids too. Obsession with looks.[/QUOTE] Nothing wrong with working out, taking care of yourself. Would you rather he was a fat slob who did nothing?

Low self esteem is so fucking damaging. My ex had it pretty bad, although she hid it quite well. I knew her for a short time before we got together and I noticed a definite change in her, like a switch turned on which said "I am a girlfriend now, I must act like one". Little things, like she would go out of her way to make sure that I never saw her without any make-up on, that kind of thing. It gave me the impression that she was scared I'd run screaming if I realised that my girlfriend was slightly sub-perfect. Whenever we were together she always seemed to be trying to look and act "perfect" and I was constantly on edge as well, because she made me nervous of saying something that would make her think I was dissatisfied with her in some way. It was pretty messed up, she seemed perfectly normal apart from her own image of herself. I don't know what she thought I saw in her, but it defied logic: "A guy I've known for a several weeks is interested in me, so I need to change my attitude and appearance so that he'll stay interested in me", how does that make any sense? The media has a lot to answer for.

Isn't 1000 a relatively inaccurate/volatile amount of people for polls?

[QUOTE=zakedodead;35697002]Isn't 1000 a relatively inaccurate/volatile amount of people for polls?[/QUOTE] it's the standard

[QUOTE=Profanwolf;35696637]Nothing wrong with working out, taking care of yourself. Would you rather he was a fat slob who did nothing?[/QUOTE] Nope. I was one of them(not fat but very skinny and lazy), and I don't want to go back. It's healthy to work out, but there's some that overdo it. I remember reading about a muscular form of anorexia(I don't remember what it's called), but it was people who constantly needed to look buff and muscly. They never ate anything with carbohydrates and were generally weak and ill all the time, even if they looked super buff.

[QUOTE=Skelmech;35687922]I'm sadly not one of those women. :( And for everyone going "hurr durr women do it for attention!!" you can rightly fuck off until you actually have incredibly bad self-esteem and self-image problems![/QUOTE] Yeah.. No.. Theres hundreds of outright hot girls who go all "I'm not beautiful..." and so on, and they just want attention. Saying there aren't girls like this is like saying theres only one planet on our solar system.

[QUOTE=GoldenGnome;35696068]To answer your question, I personally don't give a toss about male image. That I'm not muscular and chizled has never bothered me.[/QUOTE] I envy people who don't get bothered by this shit. I wish I could stop but it's like this insecurity is embedded in my brain now.

[QUOTE=Vaught;35690583]In my opinion, who cares how one looks. It's how they act that sets them apart from the animals. You could be the best looking person in the world, but having a shit attitude will make you uglier than a baby pug. Don't lie, baby pugs look like fucking brain matter. Unfortunately I'm one person out of several hundred million. I can't undo the brainwashing the media has shoved down the throats of the population. Both men and women are subject to this kind of crap (Yes, men are subject to media and body type too, y'know). corgis.[/QUOTE] This also goes. I broke up with a girl because she was nuts. And I don't mean nuts in the bed, I mean nuts as in "I'd wear someone's face as a hat if you'd like me for that" nuts. I had to constantly tell her sweet stuff, else I'd be doomed for a whole hour and passive effects later on. I couldn't talk about any other girl, even though they were, lets say worse than her, or she would literaly go cry her eyes out for no reason (and don't come with the "idiot, you shouldn't lust for other women right on her face" because thats bullshit in this case) and she actually tries to copy other girl's styles. Hell, the day I met her in person, she told her friend to go badly dressed to school in a jumpsuit or something ugly for me to ignore her, and she would have done anything I wanted with me just to get me. Crazy in love, but I don't want someone doing that for me. Especialy when they look as good as she.

[QUOTE=dass;35697204]Yeah.. No.. Theres hundreds of outright hot girls who go all "I'm not beautiful..." and so on, and they just want attention. Saying there aren't girls like this is like saying theres only one planet on our solar system.[/QUOTE] it's got nothing to do with gender, some people are just craving for attention in a pretty awful manner

[QUOTE=Lemonator;35693390]That isn't curvy, that's straight up fat plus its not hard to lose weight if you're fat in the first place so you're only really fucked if you have an ugly face not even makeup can save[/QUOTE] What are you talking about, she's not even approaching fat. I sincerely hope you are being sarcastic. Edit: The whole "plus size" thing makes me so full of rage anyway. Especially considering that an average woman is well above that "plus size" boundary.

[quote][B]LONDON[/B] - More than one in four women admit the biggest pressure to be "beautiful" comes from themselves, according to a new study. [B]And only one in eight (13 per cent) have the confidence to call themselves "attractive".[/B][/quote] Probably because its true.

I hope women will finally lower their standards when it comes to looking for men. *Irony*

[QUOTE=Secrios;35698169]I hope women will finally lower their standards when it comes to looking for men.[/QUOTE] I don't think women having stardards is the problem here

[QUOTE=Buck.;35697742]Probably because its true.[/QUOTE] the problem [editline]24th April 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Secrios;35698169]I hope women will finally lower their standards when it comes to looking for men.[/QUOTE] ya the friendzone sucks right

[QUOTE=Shadaez;35698511]the problem [editline]24th April 2012[/editline] ya the friendzone sucks right[/QUOTE] Damn, forgot how hard it is to be satirical on facepunch.

[QUOTE=st0rmforce;35696659]Low self esteem is so fucking damaging. My ex had it pretty bad, although she hid it quite well. I knew her for a short time before we got together and I noticed a definite change in her, like a switch turned on which said "I am a girlfriend now, I must act like one". Little things, like she would go out of her way to make sure that I never saw her without any make-up on, that kind of thing. It gave me the impression that she was scared I'd run screaming if I realised that my girlfriend was slightly sub-perfect. Whenever we were together she always seemed to be trying to look and act "perfect" and I was constantly on edge as well, because she made me nervous of saying something that would make her think I was dissatisfied with her in some way. It was pretty messed up, she seemed perfectly normal apart from her own image of herself. I don't know what she thought I saw in her, but it defied logic: "A guy I've known for a several weeks is interested in me, so I need to change my attitude and appearance so that he'll stay interested in me", how does that make any sense? The media has a lot to answer for.[/QUOTE] I'm not exactly sure how my situation compares to yours, but both me and my girlfriend have been acting like that ever since we started dating. She wears make-up when she sees me (if she has time), I've been more aware of what I'm wearing and how my hair looks, etc. She's started doing abs (she's in track, but she's admitted that she wants to look/feel good for me), and I've been running and working out more regularly. Now I don't know if either of us have "changed" attitude-wise, but just trying to look and feel better for each other (not to mention just being healthier in general) doesn't feel too wrong at all. If anything, I think, it shows how much two people can care about each other enough to make positive changes.

So the trend seems to be that men are starting to be manipulated by the media and having more self-esteem issues like women. Pretty soon we can all be objectified equally!

[QUOTE=Lemonator;35693390]That isn't curvy, that's straight up fat plus its not hard to lose weight if you're fat in the first place so you're only really fucked if you have an ugly face not even makeup can save[/QUOTE] how the hell can you call that fat? that's as ideal as it gets.

[QUOTE=fruxodaily;35690372]My friends are like this, I know a lot of [b]handsome girls[/b] and they always put themselves down. To tell one of them they're beautiful they always go "awh thanks but I'm not", you can't win. And with all these shitty magazines everywhere encouraging girls to literally starve themselves to look beautiful is fucking absurd, curves are better than bone accept it. Magazines should really stop with this bullshit IMO[/QUOTE] ...what