Is there any special standard for beauty?

Question

I didn't necessarily mean beauty in face. I meant beauty in everything, nature, words, feelings and etc!

Answer 1

Society defines a "typical" standard for beauty and that changes from era to era.

In the "olden days", larger women were considered most beautiful because it meant they ate well. If they ate well, they must have money, so large was correlated with wealthy.

As society changes, the typical ideal beauty changes too.

However, even as society defines it, individuals will always see beauty differently.

Answer 2

I agree it's in the eye of the beholder.

However I once read somewhere (or learned in a class) that beauty is symmetry - so if something can be split down the middle and both sides are the same, then the human eye sees that as beautiful.

Like a butterfly or a flower - they have symmetry usually - both sides are the same.

People are no different - if both eyes are the same shape & size, the mouth is a mirror image of itself, etc., more people tend to find that person beautiful or attractive. If one eye is bigger, the mouth is crooked, there is a beauty mark on one side of the face ... while that person can still be attractive and may be very interesting looking, most people will not consider them a "classic beauty" even if they're not sure why they think that.

Answer 3

yes, there is, but it is in the eye of the... oh nevermind.

Neffy, you have your facts backwards. No one's face is exactly symmetrical. Usually, the closer to perfect symmetry one gets, the more boring that face is perceived. Of course I'm not talking about mongoloid deformity or terrible injury, but the faces people find most beautiful usually are a tad off.

Even though most of us hate her and refuse to admit it, Paris Hilton is an example of a 'classic beauty.' She has straight posture, but her walk is lopsided, she's got the one droopy eye, and her nose and sneer *ahem* lips tilt to the same side, too.

But that really isn't a 'standard' of beauty, as much as a trivial statistic about opinions of beauty.

I used to room with an exotic dancer. She had a coworker who went by Sierra, but the girls (and the staff and regulars) called her 'Tons of Fun,' as she weighed in at 280. But the girl made bank and was always busy. I only mention that to re-enforce the idea that beauty is different for everyone, this is why adult clubs have a range of girls who fit different 'types.' A pair of blond twins, a Euro-style brunnette, a few stick-girls, a thick chick or two, at least one Asian girl, a goth chick, etc, etc. And this doesn't apply just to men. Notice even in girly shows like 90210, Sex and the City, Desperate Housewives, the women all run the gamut of hair colors and 'types,' to better 'relate' to more women.

Answer 4

Beauty is mostly subjective. It can, however, be influenced by culture. For instance in many Western cultures a thin woman is considered beautiful, while in some other cultures it is plumper women who get the looks.

Standards of beauty may be partly evolutionary, too. For instance most of us regardless of culture find many insects, like roaches, to be disgusting, while we also find babies and small children adorable. Being repulsed by insects could have arisen because of the germs they spread; those who made efforts to keep their living spaces and food clean of insects tended to live healthier as a result, so that trait got passed down. Likewise, finding children adorable likely arose as a bonding mechanism, which made us more protective of them than we would be otherwise.

Answer 5

i don't think so.a beautiful male or female can have ugly,obnoxious views and that wouldn't be attractive.
to me,real beauty is within,not saying i am not attracted to physical appearance,but there has to be a beautiful mind,with compassion in the heart.i do agree with the last post about beauty having different views in other countries and cultures.in italy as women age they are more attactive,the men actually prefer older women.

Answer 6

If I remember right Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Answer 7

beauty is in the eye of the beholder so no there is no real set standard bc everyone is essentially born innocent and beauty is learned holly wood standard is not the real worlds

Answer 8

Beauty comes from within, Confidence, humor, kindness, makes a person beautiful.

Answer 9

beauty standard is in the eye of who care about it

Answer 10

Your standard for beauty, as society shifts