Monica Jay wrote:
I decide who I think is beautiful.

Am I beautiful?

*offers flowers*

Pretty please?

Cretia Nicole wrote:
I just wanted to know what people thought.. I have noticed that there are more male photographers than female which could mean that males decide in our society what is beautiful in a woman. Do you agree? The male seems to have control over what we see in the media, while women try to immulate his idea.

Thoughts anyone??

Actually, despite all the naysayers, _I_ decide who's beautiful.

Lestari wrote:
Beauty is subjective.

Beauty is NOT subjective.  What makes a person "beautiful" goes back farther than ancient Roman times.  Namely, a symetrical face and symetrical proportions.  There was a documentary done a few years back that looked at the science of beautty (it was hosted by John Cleese, if you want to look it up).  In one of the studies they did, they photos of a number of faces (men, women, different skin color, features, etc) and asked people to rate them from most beautiful to least beautiful.  Regardless of which country they were in (from third world to industrial), and regardless of who participated whether male or female, almost everyone ranked the same images in the same order. 

So, it's not men who decides what's beautiful...it's people who don't want to try to convince themselves that human nature somehow got it wrong and that they should rank higher on the popularity scale, despite what they look like.

EDIT: The mini series was called "The Human Face"...here's a link to it on IMDB.  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280262/

Sandra Valero wrote:

Am I beautiful?

*offers flowers*

Pretty please?

Very much so!

TXPhotog wrote:

Have you ever taken a look at the masthead of Vogue?

Apparently not.

Your sarcasm and comments not related to what I posted can go somewhere. If you get paid to be a jerk let me know when you decide to spend your free time being an asset to knowledge rather than a moron of sarcasm.  You op attackin ass people get on my nerves stick to my topic if you have something relevant to say, or spend your time elsewhere... Not posting your crappy remarks. Thanks

Monica Jay wrote:
I decide who I think is beautiful.

cosigned

BlackWatch wrote:

Very much so!

Yay! You can keep the flowers Hehe

Cretia Nicole wrote:
I just wanted to know what people thought.. I have noticed that there are more male photographers than female which could mean that males decide in our society what is beautiful in a woman. Do you agree? The male seems to have control over what we see in the media, while women try to immulate his idea.

Thoughts anyone??

OK...I'm baaacccck!

Hate to bust your bubble but if you took the time or had the experience you'll find that that numbers of women who make those decisions are very much on a par with men. Currently it might just be in favor of the women. Even the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue a "male magazine" if there ever was one has it's contents decided by a women.

Reality is the women are much more critical of other women in the decision making process. Men just love big tits...LOL! We're pretty simple to please.

Cretia Nicole wrote:

Your sarcasm and comments not related to what I posted can go somewhere. If you get paid to be a jerk let me know when you decide to spend your free time being an asset to knowledge rather than a moron of sarcasm.  You op attackin ass people get on my nerves stick to my topic if you have something relevant to say, or spend your time elsewhere... Not posting your crappy remarks. Thanks

So there TXPhotog....you, you, you.....MAN!

The newbie of only 57 posts has spoken!!!! Go sit in the corner and don't come out until we need someone to make fun of....GOT IT!!!!!....you, you, you.....MAN!

Cretia Nicole wrote:

Your sarcasm and comments not related to what I posted can go somewhere. If you get paid to be a jerk let me know when you decide to spend your free time being an asset to knowledge rather than a moron of sarcasm.  You op attackin ass people get on my nerves stick to my topic if you have something relevant to say, or spend your time elsewhere... Not posting your crappy remarks. Thanks

THANK YOU! Cosigned. So tired of the bitchy remarks on here.

Cretia Nicole wrote:
Thoughts anyone??

Genetics decides what and who is beautiful.

New research in biology have shown that all spicies of animals have a propensity to select things based on looks... be it what to eat or who to mate with.  Research has also shown that a human's instantaneous respons to seeing a photo for less than a 10/th of a second is the same as if they are given as much time as they want to rate the beauty of the people they see in those photos.

Cretia Nicole wrote:
Your sarcasm and comments not related to what I posted can go somewhere. If you get paid to be a jerk let me know when you decide to spend your free time being an asset to knowledge rather than a moron of sarcasm.  You op attackin ass people get on my nerves stick to my topic if you have something relevant to say, or spend your time elsewhere... Not posting your crappy remarks. Thanks

You won't last long.

Oh damn, now I'm one of the "op attackin ass people".

Cretia Nicole wrote:
I just wanted to know what people thought.. I have noticed that there are more male photographers than female which could mean that males decide in our society what is beautiful in a woman. Do you agree? The male seems to have control over what we see in the media, while women try to immulate his idea.

Thoughts anyone??

It is a personal preference
Not sure you have stats to prove that they are more male photographers than females, also photographers do not decide what is beautiful or not in society.
Different countries have different standards based on history and culture.
But still not matter what is a personal preference.