Posted on 04/26/2006 6:43:02 AM PDT by pissant
April 26, 2006 -- FAKE breasts are a turnoff, men say, and wrinkles beat Botox. Lumberjacks are hot, women believe, but men who cry at the movies are not.
Cooking, meanwhile, is sexier than fixing a transmission. These are among the findings of a new poll by Zogby International, which asked 1,000 men and an equal number of women what they find sexy. The poll was commissioned by NBC's "Today" show, which will air the results tomorrow and Friday.
The news is bad for plastic surgeons - while Botox and silicone get pumped into female bodies by the tanker-load, it seems men prefer the natural look. Only 6 percent of men said they preferred Botox to wrinkles, while 69 percent deemed breast implants not sexy.
And only 30 percent of men prefer makeup on their mates; 50 percent would rather they ditch the lipstick and go unadorned.
The message for women: "From wearing makeup to Botox, it ain't what you think it is," said John Zogby, president of the polling firm.
Younger men are much more likely to find cosmetics a turn-off, and women who ask them out a turn-on - among a number of signs that definitions of what's sexy are steadily changing, said Zogby.
"What we see is a slow and steady redefinition" of what's sexy, he says. "The old stereotypes seem to be breaking down, and the definition of what guys look for is changing."
Women are clinging a little more tightly to stereotype, however. For instance, the new paradigm of the sensitive man aside, breaking down during "The English Patient" is more likely to do you harm than good - women find men who cry at the movies unsexy by a two-to-one margin. (Though Democrats are more likely than Republicans to find cinematic sobbing a plus.)
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And for some men, chewing your arm off in the morning is a must. ROFL
It is.
Thank you. It seems more special now. Always preferred 76 though. That's how many trombones were in the big parade. LOL
I prefer 99 red balloons.
Almost as good as 8675309. ;o)
Oh Please.
Oh wait....was that you? LOL
Yes, it was me... See why I dont talk to you.... I knew there was a good reason, I had just forgotten what it was.
I thought it was my intimidating charm that scared ya off. LOL
Boy, you are GOOD... it most certainly is your intimidating charm that has me running scared.
Why do I feel mocked? ROFL
I would NEVER mock you..... the infamous pissant.
Gotta run! Have a good weekend.
MM
Replace that picture with one of Rumsfeld, and now your talking! He may be older, but he is the quintessential Alpha Male. Hmmmm, shock and awe.
Immediately thought of you.
Is that good? If I could afford having some botox or plastic surgery work done, I might do it, but being poor, I am stuck with just make-up and photoshop to help me fool 'em all.
>> Younger men are much more likely to find cosmetics a turn-off <<
That's not a cultural shift. Make-up on a young face is like usually guilding a lilly. Most make-up is designed to imitate on older people the features younger women just HAVE, like rosy cheeks and red lips.
>> You know, I have cried at movies - when Spock died in THE WRATH OF KHAN for instance - but THE ENGLISH PATIENT? <<
You, sir, are a great man. (And I saying that full well knowing I ain't getting your Bud.)
Hey! Leave Rhea Perlman alone. I'm sure she's a hottie if you're 4'11".
Seriously, from what I hear, Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman [-DeVito] are just about the only truly nice couple in Hollywood.
No, it looks like COACH with Carla's hair.
"Ditto" for some men.
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