tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post1926086506924997104..comments2024-03-28T03:11:21.031-07:00Comments on Where the Wild Things Were: Exceedingly Handsome Guy - pondering on superficial beautyLydia C. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-50439641043131101512013-09-05T06:48:14.945-07:002013-09-05T06:48:14.945-07:00I think how we perceive ourselves is both about ho...I think how we perceive ourselves is both about how others see us and how we see ourselves. A child who is told their whole life that they are ugly, is going to believe it, despite what they actually look like. Tegan Churchillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437605496110028625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-48313643333336401022013-09-02T04:55:36.336-07:002013-09-02T04:55:36.336-07:00I have grown in confidence as I've aged, in al...I have grown in confidence as I've aged, in all aspects of my life, not just in looks. It's one of those ironies of life, isn't it? It only we had that confidence when we were young and impressionable...Kirstyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645347058596682545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-36040253997629760512013-09-01T22:04:01.407-07:002013-09-01T22:04:01.407-07:00I find it fascinating that we have a saying that &...I find it fascinating that we have a saying that "Beauty is only skin deep" and yet all the skin cells you can see on a person are actually dead. Our perception of beauty is based on the only thing not alive! I wonder what we would think of as beautiful if we removed all the media influences? If the "In" girl or boy didn't cloud our judgement. <br />Great thought provoking postbuttonbrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02644950461887904205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-57105127605679838022013-09-01T20:48:16.246-07:002013-09-01T20:48:16.246-07:00Wow, I'd never seen a pic of the young George ...Wow, I'd never seen a pic of the young George Clooney before. Definitely improving with age! I think I'm okay looking. No supermodel, but I can't complain. I think my daughter Miss 16 is stunning (I could be biased though!) but I'm not sure that she thinks that ... truly, she is gorgeous, how can she NOT know?!Janet Camillerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14040750107420193756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-698032090877149362013-09-01T20:09:33.862-07:002013-09-01T20:09:33.862-07:00That reminds me of a very long time ago when I was...That reminds me of a very long time ago when I was young and the Vietnamese cleaner who used to come into the library office where I was temping had a massive crush on me. He'd leave notes on my desk telling me I was beautiful - I was hardly a beauty, I was a ranga with a bad perm and glasses, but to him that must have been something unusual. Not quite sure what the attraction was and I was embarrassed, particularly as I didn't return his devotion. <br /><br />Very sad about your friends daughter. Hope she's travelling a bit better these days. Personally can't believe the amount of years I wasted thinking I was 'fat' when I was younger. Self image is certainly a very strange thing. xoNesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06860187504607445377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-34224931663703815862013-09-01T19:12:45.842-07:002013-09-01T19:12:45.842-07:00There are so many factors that go into our self-es...There are so many factors that go into our self-esteem. And so often we dwell on the couple of negatives rather than the multitude of positives.<br /><br />I guess our appearance is what can be seen so it takes on more importance than it really has. I guess the interesting twist to that is building online friendships where you don't initially judge people on how they look but on what they have said.Tash Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292548696418121026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-86326366005414612762013-02-11T22:51:50.217-08:002013-02-11T22:51:50.217-08:00As an Exceedingly Average Guy I am now in the habi...As an Exceedingly Average Guy I am now in the habit of having a yearly portrait taken and hoping that, at some point, the "George Clooney Effect" (it's a "thing" now) will kick in. :)<br />I think self confidence is something we grow into. As teenagers we are incredibly insecure, but as we grow, and find our place in the world, we become more comfortable with who we are. How this relates to appearance, I am not sure as I am short and hairy. Perhaps I should move to Middle Earth and see how I do with the Dwarven ladies...Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459448439278032120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-16610257500148801712013-02-10T17:41:42.577-08:002013-02-10T17:41:42.577-08:00It is indeed - we all seem to have distorted visio...It is indeed - we all seem to have distorted vision...Lydia C. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-15385291823188543902013-02-10T17:41:08.763-08:002013-02-10T17:41:08.763-08:00Nailed it, but why does it take us so long to undt...Nailed it, but why does it take us so long to undterstand that?Lydia C. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-76797928479750099022013-02-10T17:40:34.021-08:002013-02-10T17:40:34.021-08:00I agree with the Clooney pic (not my creation, obv...I agree with the Clooney pic (not my creation, obviously) and will be interesting with your daughter. My middle son was blond and cute as, and would be swamped by Asian tourists taking photos, where ever we went. Then when his younger sister was a baby, we went to HK and he was totally ignored while she was mobbed everywhere we went. He started getting very irritated, and pushing them away and covering the pram saying loudly "She doesn't like that!" but I think it was jealousy and he was annoyed he was being ignored...Lydia C. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-45318659225352653802013-02-10T17:36:50.911-08:002013-02-10T17:36:50.911-08:00Also robots are welcome, I just don't know how...Also robots are welcome, I just don't know how to turn that thing off. I don't discriminate on grounds of Artificial Intelligence...Lydia C. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-10404971088235533072013-02-10T17:35:26.624-08:002013-02-10T17:35:26.624-08:00I like your dad's story - we project so much. ...I like your dad's story - we project so much. And it is sad about this girl, not just because it's truly awful regardless, but because she's really beautiful (by any standards) and in youth, this is probably the best she will ever look, and she'll never get to enjoy that.Lydia C. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-26520652676905620562013-02-10T17:17:32.160-08:002013-02-10T17:17:32.160-08:00PS. I think I may actually be a robot. I am having...PS. I think I may actually be a robot. I am having a lot of trouble proving I'm not one with the comment verification-tool. Either that or it's time to upgrade the glasses!!! ;) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04303404494591946214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-50079257785980100732013-02-10T17:15:23.901-08:002013-02-10T17:15:23.901-08:00Indeed, humans are very strange beasts. That's...Indeed, humans are very strange beasts. That's really so sad about your friend's daughter, and I totally understand it too. It's really hard to see yourself for real at that age. Well, it's still hard now, but I guess you have less time for it to be a real focus. I think funnily enough some really ridiculously good-looking people might actually be quite lonely - the opposite of what you'd expect. Many live charmed lives, sure, but my dad once told me about this stunning girl he finally had the guts to ask out in his 20s, assuming she'd be knocking back offers non-stop, and in fact she was SO grateful to be asked out! Men assumed she wouldn't be interested, and women assumed she was a bitch or were jealous, so didn't want to hang out with her - so she was actually quite isolated by her beauty. My dad, understandably, was stoked! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04303404494591946214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-66291300540854247042013-02-08T19:48:02.090-08:002013-02-08T19:48:02.090-08:00This is a tough one, because if the person does ha...This is a tough one, because if the person does have the attitude, it's only because of the fawning legions that they cultivate it. <br /><br />People would give my daughter things as a baby or toddler in the pram, because she was cute. She was your typical big, blue-eyed, blonde image of a cherub and people liked that and smiled a lot. I wondered what she was learning from this before she could even talk.<br />PS The Clooney image is GOLD.Twitchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14915592394375964090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-48178374934162949192013-02-08T03:11:03.280-08:002013-02-08T03:11:03.280-08:00That Confucius quote is perfect! But I guess we a...That Confucius quote is perfect! But I guess we are just always harsher on ourselves than what we need to be. It is sad, isn't it?Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191888392393911765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-13790273366837163772013-02-08T00:53:10.484-08:002013-02-08T00:53:10.484-08:00So did I! Ideas of beauty are oh so personal.So did I! Ideas of beauty are oh so personal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-6499537470610452372013-02-07T19:59:24.312-08:002013-02-07T19:59:24.312-08:00I guess in the end - beauty is in the eye of the b...I guess in the end - beauty is in the eye of the beholder and self confidence comes from within, not what we look like. <br />Becc @ Take Charge Now Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-41301507816973118722013-02-07T17:53:59.627-08:002013-02-07T17:53:59.627-08:00I just had to google Satoshi as well… (must be get...I just had to google Satoshi as well… (must be getting old) :-)MSadventurerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06626862677563029299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-50624040783595167952013-02-07T17:52:02.980-08:002013-02-07T17:52:02.980-08:00Great post! Cultural differences in ideas of beau...Great post! Cultural differences in ideas of beauty are fascinating! 'Exceedingly handsome guy' - love it!!!MSadventurerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06626862677563029299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-87653956402827192262013-02-07T16:54:07.738-08:002013-02-07T16:54:07.738-08:00oh the complexity
magazines, hollywood and fashion...oh the complexity<br />magazines, hollywood and fashion have much to answer for too<br />yes, it is only skin deep - but making the detachment is hard and not so easy, even with age<br />i do love that george clooney pic- scrumptious! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08678887867911889293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-18659272335608085802013-02-07T12:48:21.472-08:002013-02-07T12:48:21.472-08:00That's so funny - you posted yours the day I w...That's so funny - you posted yours the day I wrote this - we have some collective thinking going on (tho mine was prompted by something I read on Listmania...I've also submitted something that was rejected because they put up a post with the same title THAT day...clearly I'm slightly psychic or just not very original...Lydia C. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-60947963160708220982013-02-07T12:41:50.646-08:002013-02-07T12:41:50.646-08:00I will go back and take a look - I missed it. I th...I will go back and take a look - I missed it. I think the worst thing is most teens are so hard on themselves, and they don't realise how wonderful they are. It's such a waste of usually the best they'll ever look...Lydia C. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-34024538017962489402013-02-07T12:40:13.475-08:002013-02-07T12:40:13.475-08:00I have met 2 models who were both very lovely and ...I have met 2 models who were both very lovely and not what I expected (my bitchy self wanted them to be stupid and mean). One did have to stay hidden out of the sun in Bali, in long sleeves and a scarf...Lydia C. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911667428856165902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119733539095505639.post-78217533678151216592013-02-07T11:48:32.437-08:002013-02-07T11:48:32.437-08:00Wouldn't it be great if all Exceedingly Handso...Wouldn't it be great if all Exceedingly Handsome (or Incredibly Good-Looking, as in the movie Zoolander) people could go to countries where their beauty wasn't recognised, and 'ugly' people could go to countries where they were perceived as good-looking - if only for visits - then hopefully more of us would realise the importance of inner beauty? But I hear it's like that in fashion-show land anyway - many outwardly beautiful people - and no-one talks to another in the audience if they can't prove their 'someone' or they don't pull off their 'look' - ha. What misery!Enid Bite'Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15942950658798192400noreply@blogger.com