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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

There have been plenty of posts here affirming what you're affirming - that the "standard" isn't anywhere near your own standards, and that the idea that there even is a standard is silly. I can see your points but I must also point out that in the end, there is going to be some sort of bell curve, some sort of gradiation. In the end you can go out and poll people, or see which body types get the best movie roles, or which kinds of porn are the most popular. And the businesses are going to do their best to find a common denominator.

Anyway. I think I've said everything many, many times. If there's anything I missed please let me know. I'm exhausted!

Well, what would a message board be without some tilting at windmills

I guess what I wonder from you, is if there is this "standard," do you believe it needs to be upheld? As your posts seem to indicate that as inaccurate as the standard might be to the individual we should acceept it and furthermore promote it - through hiring and casting. You haven't really sadi that, but it seems to be the implication of your posts.

As for the standard itself, I've no doubt that we could construct a number of surveys to deteermin the prefered weight, height, physique, earlobe shape, hair length, etc. and you could average it all up and come up twith the universally "Popular" conception of attractiveness - which I guess you could use to some purpose, like eugenics or something, but that woud miss the boat entirely as for what you or I find beautiful - which I think is one of the most delightful dialogues you can have - what is beauty.

As for businesses looking for a common denominator - maybe that was the modus operandi 20 years ago, but I know I work in a diverse work place and the people there aren't there for PC tokening reason, it's because it promotes creativity, it produces better products, in part becasue customers and clients respond better to people like them - though there those xenophobes who get bent out of shape when signage appears in a foriegn tongue.

As for porn, I prefer the amatuer stuff - and I'd offer that celbrity porn is more about seeing someone humiliated than marveling at their beauty,