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Post by sass in a glass on Oct 22, 2007 21:31:55 GMT -5
WTF??? I didn't know Enrique is EA  What's his mix?  |
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Post by SecretAsianMan on Oct 22, 2007 21:47:14 GMT -5
WTF??? I didn't know Enrique is EA What's his mix? Enrique's mom is from the Philippines and visits frequently from what I've read (Enrique's maternal grandmother still stays in Manila much of the year). Some fellow Filipinos make a huge deal out of Enrique's Filipino roots, but he has only a modest following in the Philippines. I hear that when he visits, it's mostly to see relatives and not to make public appearances (he rarely gives concerts in the Philippines). |
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Post by LaFace on Oct 23, 2007 0:35:08 GMT -5
I'm not too sure about the statement 'guys like blonde girls'. Do you mean this as in the majority of guys?
If so, I would disagree. Generally-speaking, I prefer brunettes MUCH more over blondes. In Australia, it seems as though the guys who favour blondes are of an Anglo-Saxan ethnicity.
And what do you mean by model couple? From what I gather, most famous couples are of the same 'tone', so to speak. Either both light or both dark, but of course you are going to find exceptions such as Enrique & Anna.
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Post by LaFace on Oct 23, 2007 1:58:08 GMT -5
Jessica Alba  Monica bellucci  Adriana Lima  Angelina Jolie  Simply educating those who are not familiar with the above names that were included in Orion's post. |
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Post by long on Oct 23, 2007 12:03:06 GMT -5
One thing worth remembering here is that there are far more brunettes in the world than blondes (wiki says blondes are 2% of world pop.). I tried to find some US/UK stats, nothing convincing, but the estimates seem to be around 10-15% natural blondes, including bottle blondes the % still seems to be less than half of females in these countries. So when we're trying to think up attractive blondes vs brunettes we should be careful about making conclusions based on the ratio we come up with. I was going to say I prefer brunettes, but now I have to wonder, is it just because there's a lot more of them - therefore it's easier to think up attractive ones? Hair tends to darken with age, and with having children. Therefore light blonde hair could be an indicator of youth, availability and fertility. - I've heard this before too, I've also heard that males tend to have a bit more melanin than females across races, so that a light tone is feminine. Do these two pictures look like the same person(sex) to you?   I was skeptical about this effect when reading about it, but this test surprised me. I really do see the top picture as a female and the bottom as a male (apparently the majority of people experience the same effect); of course the only thing that's changed is the lighting. A summary of the study |
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Post by dapper on Oct 23, 2007 14:31:29 GMT -5
I think it's an opposites attract sort of norm. I'm relatively fair in that I have blue eyes and dark blonde hair (but I do get a nice golden tan (pre-req of Miami), so it's not like I could be mistaken for some Orlando-bound English tourist dude lol), and I'm mostly attracted to dark burnettes with dark brown eyes...like Famke who I just mentioned in the Bond Girls thread in Entertainment.
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Post by SecretAsianMan on Oct 23, 2007 15:42:09 GMT -5
In a number of regions, fair women are a minority and thus their relative exotic-ness would play a role. I remember an old female friend of mine (blonde), a proper Ivy-League graduate from Cambridge, MA, who travelled to southern Spain while she was in school. She told me that the wolf-whistles ( piropos) and guys' chanting " rubia" ("hey, blondie"), in public, took some getting used to... How beauty is represented in a society is also a factor. Racial "caste" systems, historical colonial race-based hierarchies, perceived signals of socio-economic status (e.g., person with swarthy complexion=menial laborer), etc. play varying roles in establishing what is considered attractive in many societies. FWIW, I came across this article, which is a study of beauty as depicted in the American media: findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2294/is_n1-2_v29/ai_14526341 |
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Post by TeeHee on Oct 23, 2007 22:53:20 GMT -5
I was going to say I prefer brunettes, but now I have to wonder, is it just because there's a lot more of them - therefore it's easier to think up attractive ones? conversely, applying a similiar line of thought but to blonds...not that i really wonder, but does the fact that blondness being an overall rare [natural] color make it more appealing? i mean, let's say if it were the reverse(brunettes being the minority, blonds being the norm), would dark hair be more valued? i do prefer natural brunettes over fake blonds that's for sure. BTW, I love redheads but I know I'm in the minority. i'm with you on that! my bf is redheaded, so maybe i'm just biased ;D though i know we're still in the minority here, as clearly demonstrated by this thread "redheaded prejudice" eurasiannation.proboards48.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=relationships&thread=1124500883&page=1 |
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Post by StrangeMagic on Oct 25, 2007 13:10:18 GMT -5
i was born a red head  dads irish/native american.. bright red curly hair. i was born with red curly hair.. still curly but more so brown now.. summer it gets redder though I love light eyes and light hair on guys. Used to be fan of tall with dark hair and light eyes. But now more so light hair! |
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Post by Altan on Oct 25, 2007 21:14:56 GMT -5
It's always a fundamental theme in mythology.
White is usually female and maleness is usually darker.
Dark Haired Zeus having some beastiality fun with White Leda the Swan.
Europa on the Cow getting tricked by Zeus.
I think masculinity and feminility are polar opposites. The whole Ying and Yang.
Darker is of course stronger and Whiter is weaker.
Even in European literature it a common theme.
Pasty guy is usually thin and weak when a creamy color woman is usually nice fields to settle in. But I think it's a theme in A LOT of cultures minus modern media.
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Post by i move the stars for no one on Oct 25, 2007 23:11:42 GMT -5
with the exception of the Greek mythology,i think you have that backwards.the usual associations i see are:
light=positive=masculine
dark=negative=feminine
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Post by Altan on Oct 26, 2007 0:10:12 GMT -5
Yeah maybe with Medusa and Angelina Jolie in Alexander.....yeah inside in every culture the woman is a dark negative creature but on the outside she is supposed to be a pure white creature.
And the same goes but opposite with a man. A man is supposed to be a dark negative creature on the outside but inside you still will find a pure beautiful "light."
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Post by jenming on Oct 29, 2007 3:39:07 GMT -5
I agree with Kyu-ree.
Blondes attract attention, but in terms of absolute being appreciated, i'd say that brunettes are not so badly short-changed.
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Post by elpresto on Oct 29, 2007 20:52:25 GMT -5
The dark male/ light female thing in classical culture extends to art as well. One of the main ways to tell young male and female figures apart on ancient greek vases was that the males are darker than the females. The idea is that the males spend more time outdoors training and farming and are therefore bronzed whereas the women are sequestered indoors spinning and tending house and are pale and refined.
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Post by 2bob on Oct 30, 2007 5:10:49 GMT -5
Blonde women do get more attention in an idealistic way but there always seem to be more brunettes in the most beautiful lists. For example: Elizabeth Taylor Ava Gardner Catherine Zeta-Jones Olivia Hussey Gene Tierney Brooke Shields Jaclyn Smith Andie McDowell Halle Berry Sophia Loren Gina Lollobrigida Angelina Jolie Monica Belluci Lena Horne Isabelle Adjani Gong Li Ziyi Zhang Natalie Wood Vivien Leigh Audrey Hepburn Cindy Crawford Salma Hayek Keira Knightly Raquel Welch Bettie Page Adriana Lima Iman Alicia Keyes Jennifer Lopez Gia Carangi Aishwayra Rai Hedy Lamarr Natalie Portman Ali McGraw Linda Darnell Princess Caroline and Charlotte of Monaco and Enrique's mom, Isabel Preysler   Enrique family link isaenrique01.home.sapo.pt/Efamily/enri_family01/enri_family1.htmThere are some blondes on the beautiful lists too but not as much. Kim Novak Brigitte Bardot Marilyn Monroe Charlize Theron Farrah Fawcett Betty Grable Grace Kelly Veronica Lake Ursula Andress Claudia Schiffer Giselle Kate Moss Muriel and Margaux Hemingway Marlene Dietrich Pamela Anderson Scarlett Johannsen Catherine Deneuve Jean Shrimpton Karolina Kurkova Rebecca Romijn This isn't my preference but what I've noticed from the ages. regarding enriques mum - those two pics of her look really different. in the first pic she looks white and in the 2nd pic she looks asian |
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dads irish/native american.. bright red curly hair. i was born with red curly hair.. still curly but more so brown now.. summer it gets redder though 
