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BainsBane

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106. Yes, and this is a continuation of the those threads

Wed Oct 9, 2013, 04:25 AM

Oct 2013

Where people are indeed judging others based on their appearances. There is even a thread about how ugly older women are. This thread is asking if people find that off putting, and some do. We have the right to care about character, even if you resent it.

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Do you find superficiality attractive? [View all] BainsBane Oct 2013 OP

oh god yes...the more shallow the better. wanna go shop for shoes? xchrom Oct 2013 #1

well hold on now BainsBane Oct 2013 #2

A SISTER!....or a brother xchrom Oct 2013 #4

Right there with you Aerows Oct 2013 #20

I don't get it Warpy Oct 2013 #53

Lord have mercy Aerows Oct 2013 #18

prada should be having a sale along about now. xchrom Oct 2013 #38

Love the sweater and shoes Tree-Hugger Oct 2013 #56

There are people my mother described Warpy Oct 2013 #55

Forget shopping! Look at all my pictures of my shoes I bought! n/t dogknob Oct 2013 #88

I'm with you. SheilaT Oct 2013 #89

Yes, yesphan Oct 2013 #3

I find that unpleasant. I know what I find attractive but I don't have a specific look that I like. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #5

I wouldn't hire a superficial person. MineralMan Oct 2013 #6

what if that person is under 40? BainsBane Oct 2013 #7

Only if that person has a tattoo. MineralMan Oct 2013 #54

So the wrecking ball is optional? BainsBane Oct 2013 #74

There's all sorts of levels to attractiveness MNBrewer Oct 2013 #8

I find people who get upset about people who get upset Lex Oct 2013 #9

It's one of the worst things someone can be IMO. redqueen Oct 2013 #10

It also tends to be a signal of other attributes BainsBane Oct 2013 #11

That has also been my experience so I totally agree. Mojorabbit Oct 2013 #77

You nailed it. bunnies Oct 2013 #13

I think they are sad, self-hating, and fear based. WCLinolVir Oct 2013 #12

Yes, but is that just your superficial impression? Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #16

No, it is what I perceive their motivation is for their fear of WCLinolVir Oct 2013 #65

being from So Cal , i see a lot of it JI7 Oct 2013 #14

The same in Florida BainsBane Oct 2013 #111

Yep PasadenaTrudy Oct 2013 #118

"Do you find superficiality attractive?" Depends Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2013 #15

define "fixate" Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #17

Defined BainsBane Oct 2013 #22

Right, gotcha. I didn't mean the dictionary, I meant what on DU was spurring it. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #24

I think there is a difference between what one personally finds attractive BainsBane Oct 2013 #25

Your fan base? BainsBane Oct 2013 #30

Geez, I guess I need to work on my delivery. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #32

I didn't take it as about me in particular BainsBane Oct 2013 #33

Well the ladies do love me. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #34

Well, I need photographic evidence BainsBane Oct 2013 #35

Ha! Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #48

Ah ha . . . BainsBane Oct 2013 #99

One other thing. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #49

You did have that sig line BainsBane Oct 2013 #63

The sharon stone pic was not related to the sig line, honest. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #66

Oh, I see BainsBane Oct 2013 #69

It really is hard to tell what is performance art, these days. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #72

I think the aliens left that little "gift" for us at Roswell. BainsBane Oct 2013 #73

Depends upon the situation. GreenStormCloud Oct 2013 #19

Three words. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #21

Yes, very attractive Tom Ripley Oct 2013 #23

Well...will you sit naked on a wrecking ball? Atman Oct 2013 #26

No, I won't BainsBane Oct 2013 #31

I will. Will you watch? MineralMan Oct 2013 #57

As the cosmetics industry knows well, everyone wants to be beautiful. closeupready Oct 2013 #27

It is hard to sell certain things to people, who feel good about themselves. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #36

certain things BainsBane Oct 2013 #44

people still pay for porn? Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #47

That isn't what I said BainsBane Oct 2013 #40

I don't want to pick a fight with you; consider, however, closeupready Oct 2013 #50

This thread was in response to those half dozen other threads BainsBane Oct 2013 #100

There are varying levels of superficiality ...... oldhippie Oct 2013 #28

I find attractive people attractive Bunnahabhain Oct 2013 #29

If you mean "attractive" in a romantic/sexual/physical sense, then I think petronius Oct 2013 #37

It truly disgusts me Paula Sims Oct 2013 #39

That must have been very difficult BainsBane Oct 2013 #42

They did you a favor. You got away in a BIG way! babylonsister Oct 2013 #51

I really don't know anyone that is fixated Sissyk Oct 2013 #41

In what context, Charlie? gort Oct 2013 #43

I'm not Charlie BainsBane Oct 2013 #46

Only on the surface. Liberal Veteran Oct 2013 #45

Hard to say. It depends on how good she looks LittleBlue Oct 2013 #52

I can put up with a lot of superficiality if she's a good cook. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #58

Opposites attract seveneyes Oct 2013 #59

The Lounge has bled over Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #60

+1 Go Vols Oct 2013 #85

I think superficiality is, like, ya know, waaay overrated in this country. Zorra Oct 2013 #61

I find people that freak out over subjective questions Rex Oct 2013 #62

So do I BainsBane Oct 2013 #71

"She ain't pretty she just looks that way" GliderGuider Oct 2013 #64

It's Boring ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #67

They should stop beating their wives MFrohike Oct 2013 #68

Good lord BainsBane Oct 2013 #70

Move those goalposts! MFrohike Oct 2013 #75

Save yourself a heart attack BainsBane Oct 2013 #76

Funny MFrohike Oct 2013 #78

No one forced you to come into this thread BainsBane Oct 2013 #82

Calm down MFrohike Oct 2013 #83

Yeah, I'm thinking reading people is not your strong suit BainsBane Oct 2013 #87

This is getting surreal MFrohike Oct 2013 #92

This message was self-deleted by its author BainsBane Oct 2013 #105

What the other guy said... Throd Oct 2013 #79

No one forced you or him to come into this thread BainsBane Oct 2013 #81

Oh shit MFrohike Oct 2013 #93

Actually you did. Throd Oct 2013 #94

LOL BainsBane Oct 2013 #96

A new coat of paint on a sturdy old house is nice KentuckyWoman Oct 2013 #80

well put. BainsBane Oct 2013 #84

Oh! Well Said! nt Mojorabbit Oct 2013 #97

Do you have a recent picture snooper2 Oct 2013 #86

This message was self-deleted by its author BainsBane Oct 2013 #90

try an Android and see what happens snooper2 Oct 2013 #91

I have little tolerance for affectation. rrneck Oct 2013 #95

Absolutely not... opiate69 Oct 2013 #98

for me looks are the most important thing, if there is not that immediate zing i move on loli phabay Oct 2013 #107

Sleepless in Austin BainsBane Oct 2013 #115

not sure what the relevance is, but heyho anyway loli phabay Oct 2013 #117

Do you apply that same principle to women? BainsBane Oct 2013 #110

Of course.. I mean, opiate69 Oct 2013 #116

not really. nt Deep13 Oct 2013 #101

attractivness is Niceguy1 Oct 2013 #102

By that same argument BainsBane Oct 2013 #103

but these threads are aimed at Niceguy1 Oct 2013 #104

Yes, and this is a continuation of the those threads BainsBane Oct 2013 #106

character is #1 Niceguy1 Oct 2013 #108

I personally wouldn't call those superficial BainsBane Oct 2013 #109

the last example is petty Niceguy1 Oct 2013 #112

Yes, that is exactly what I mean BainsBane Oct 2013 #113

I know Niceguy1 Oct 2013 #114

joe walsh sad-cafe Oct 2013 #119