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Why Men Love Light Skinned Girls More . by Sexaddict(m): 11:42pm On Oct 16, 2014 |
Gentlemen do not just prefer blondes, but lighter-skinned women in general, a study has suggested. Scientists looking into attractiveness in men and woman suggest that men from all races find fairer-skinned woman most alluring, while women are the polar opposite and favour darker, brooding men. They said the attraction is driven by preferences based on moral assumptions. Scroll down for more ... {4} Men are subconsciously attracted to fairer-skinned icons such as Nicole Kidman or Kylie Minogue because of the skin tone's association with innocence, purity, modesty, virginity, vulnerability and goodness. Women, on the other hand, pick men with darker complexions - such as film stars Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell or Jamie Foxx - because these are associated with sex, virility, mystery, villainy and danger. The latter two actors were paired together in the recent Miami Vice movie, which topped the box office on both sides of the Atlantic despite lukewarm reviews. Academics at the University of Toronto in Canada say their study proves the fair maiden of myth has a basis in scientific reality. {1} They studied more than 2,000 advertising photographs - chosen on the basis the models featured were considered among the most attractive people of the races and sexes - and found that the skin of white women was 15.2 per cent lighter than the skin of white males, and the skin of black women 11.1 per cent lighter than the skin of black men. Dr Shyon Baumann, a sociologist involved in the study, said: "What the research shows is that our aesthetic preferences operate to reflect moral preferences. "Within our cultures we have a set of ideals about how women should look and behave. "Lightness and darkness have particular meanings attached to them and we subconsciously relate those moral preferences to women." In effect, men drawn to darker looking women - such as actress Monica Bellucci over rival Michelle Pfieffer - are expressing a preference for danger. Dr Baumann said this appreciation of a darker complexion in women is "less common" but "appears to coexist with a view of such women as more overtly sexual. "In other words, darker women are seen as more promiscuous." Scroll down for more ... {3} When the researchers analysed adverts featuring white women only, they found that women with the darkest complexions were more likely to be in an advanced state of UnCloth. They were also more likely to have a bared midriff or provocatively dressed, and only they were shown with bared feet or are implied to be totally nude. Women with the lightest complexion were more likely to be conservatively dressed and portrayed as friendly, happy and honest. Dr Baumann said the scale of the differences between male and female skin colour selected for their attractiveness is too big to be explained by pure biology and were the product of "deeply rooted and enduring cultural values". He said: "Physical lightness and darkness are aesthetic characteristics that ... exemplify the link between aesthetic and moral judgements. "On average, fair complexions in women are the dominant aesthetic ideal because sexual modesty and conventional femininity are the dominant behavioural ideal for women." But there remain plenty of examples to confound Dr Baumann's theory, including fair-skinned actor Daniel Craig. Women were left drooling over shots of him in his swimming shorts during Craig's debut turn as James Bond in Casino Royale. Two years ago, research from St Andrews University in Fife found man's attraction to blondes could date back to the caveman era. Researchers said a rare mutation of light-coloured hair heralded the arrival of the blue-eyed blonde 10,000 years ago. Until then, humans, who originated in Africa, tended to have dark hair and eyes, so blondes stood out from their brunette sisters. Anthropologist Peter Frost said: "When an individual is faced with potential mates of equal value, it will tend to select the one that stands out from the crowd."""""source:Dailymail uk. 2 Likes |
Re: Why Men Love Light Skinned Girls More . by Rapsainot(m): 11:55pm On Oct 16, 2014 |
I don't care. All I know is "black is beauty" 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Why Men Love Light Skinned Girls More . by Nobody: 12:12am On Oct 17, 2014 |
Nah..I like dark[code][/code] ladies and even d light skinned.. 2 Likes |
Re: Why Men Love Light Skinned Girls More . by Nobody: 12:13am On Oct 17, 2014 |
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Re: Why Men Love Light Skinned Girls More . by MisterLongman(m): 1:01am On Oct 17, 2014 |
I prefer chocolate and dark skinned ladies..... If some light skinned ladies were dark, they would have been far from beautiful (their only physical beauty is their light skin) 1 Like |
Re: Why Men Love Light Skinned Girls More . by barthchuks(m): 1:25am On Oct 17, 2014 |
This writeup is from the whites, so as well it is their assumption not ours, definitely not MINE. Oyibo can't stop to amuse me, associating black with danger and then portaying white as 'pure'. nAnsense! my taste is always a dark-skinned woman. As long as she is slim, she'l always steal me from the fair ones. 1 Like |
Re: Why Men Love Light Skinned Girls More . by naijaboiy: 1:28am On Oct 17, 2014 |
I usually go for the fair ones... But the dark one i'm with presently,,is the prettiest i've seen |
Re: Why Men Love Light Skinned Girls More . by dagentility(f): 7:55am On Oct 17, 2014 |
Whatever rocks their boat |
Re: Why Men Love Light Skinned Girls More . by AGgal(f): 8:12am On Oct 17, 2014 |
So make we go bleach? |
Re: Why Men Love Light Skinned Girls More . by LLVelly: 8:13am On Oct 17, 2014 |
Light skin, chocolate & fair girls are prone to eczema |
Re: Why Men Love Light Skinned Girls More . by Nobody: 11:09am On Oct 17, 2014 |
All dese na americana sumtin na... Simply put; dark skin is more beautiful & light skin is more attractive. And i prefer dark skinned |
Re: Why Men Love Light Skinned Girls More . by AnonymustME(m): 11:30am On Oct 17, 2014 |
Oh so light skin is associated with purity, virginity and innocence,while dark skin is associated with danger and all things bad? Racist research. |
Re: Why Men Love Light Skinned Girls More . by Agybabe(f): 1:17pm On Oct 17, 2014 |
Because of this singular craz3 of some men for light-skinned girls, thus the need for some girls to bleach. |
Re: Why Men Love Light Skinned Girls More . by publicenemy(m): 1:37pm On Oct 17, 2014 |
i prefer dark ladies.... |
Re: Why Men Love Light Skinned Girls More . by marieolae(f): 1:59pm On Oct 17, 2014 |
Nobody cares about dis bullsh*t epistle. Some ppl will jus sit dwn and conclude rubbish in their mind. We r all black, we are all beautiful. All men have their preference, but no guy wants to date an ugly girl. That's it. 2 Likes |
Re: Why Men Love Light Skinned Girls More . by Houseofglam7(f): 2:03pm On Oct 17, 2014 |
Different strokes for different folks 1 Like |
Re: Why Men Love Light Skinned Girls More . by Nobody: 2:04pm On Oct 17, 2014 |
Good write up OP |
Re: Why Men Love Light Skinned Girls More . by kay29000(m): 2:12pm On Oct 17, 2014 |
This write-up wasn't tailored for the Nigerian audience. Besides, the article is all cramped up...why not separate into paragraphs. For the record, I prefer dark skinned girls, and I am sure there are many guys like me out there. PLS, GIRLS STOP BLEACHING YOUR SKINS. |
Re: Why Men Love Light Skinned Girls More . by Nobody: 2:17pm On Oct 17, 2014 |
marieolae:u be ebony |
Re: Why Men Love Light Skinned Girls More . by natureblack(m): 2:55pm On Oct 17, 2014 |
dagentility:can't be said any better |
Re: Why Men Love Light Skinned Girls More . by midasbliss(f): 3:03pm On Oct 17, 2014 |
oh well whatever, im dark nd lovely... no need to bleach |
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