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If an alien from another planet took a scroll through Instagram, they might assume that nearly all humans have the same facial features and body type. Tiny noses, slim waists, large lips and hollow cheeks seem to be on trend at the moment. But we all know that there are billions of us on this planet, representing billions of different ways to be beautiful.

Reddit users have recently been calling out current beauty standards that they can’t seem to wrap their minds around, so we’ve gathered some of their thoughts below. Enjoy scrolling through this list that will remind you just how arbitrary these standards are, and keep reading to find an interview with Valerie Monroe of How Not to F*ck Up Your Face!

#1

“Makes Me Physically Cringe”: 30 People List Beauty Standards That Need To Retire Those long fake nails.

I dont know a single dude that thinks its attractive.

I understand painting your nails, or leaving them to be a little longer, but those talons that people walk around with just make me feel yucky.

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Lil Miss Hobbit
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was going to say...who cares if men find it attractive? If I like it I can do it.

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Kristiina
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those are a magnet for bacteria and other nasty stuff.

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bonjour marlene
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You don't know how others treat their nail care. Personally, I soak them in warm soapy water for a few minutes every night. I bet my nails are cleaner than yours.

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Kim
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Originally they came to because women wanted to show that they did not need to work, as manual labour would break nails. Now it’s just a statement that you are tacky and waste money on useless things.

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Sedona
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And why the hell should women care what some dude thinks?

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Bogdan Chelariu
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I didn't say you should care... I just stated my opinion! Had the tables been turned, and you would have commented on some random dude's picture with skinny jeans that you didn't like, he should have cared what you think, right?!

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Olivia Lisbon
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don’t understand how you do anything with nails like that, frankly. I was the worst nail biter - I found a woman who offered an anti-nail biting manicure course type thing, and now, 4 months later, I have nails. But it took me a week to figure out how to get my contacts in and out, and they’re still pretty short 😅

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Nina
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's an alpha-female thing, to assert dominance 😁

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Julia Atkinson
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I take one look at talons like these and my mind drifts towards toilet-related challenges

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Shashonie
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are.many people wearing those nails that are not trying to attract anyone by them.

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robin aldrich
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those are actually short compared to some of. The EXTREMELY long, fake nails I see.

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laura smith
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have seen women on the reels videos, they are about 3/4 inches long and look stupid as hell.

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Spinstapink
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is an old 'status symbol' left over from hundreds of years ago- long nails meant you were wealthy enough that you didn't have to do manual labor. And it's gross.

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Tracy Wallick
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pretty egotistical of this person to assume women's fashion/beauty standards are all for men. I don't wear makeup, coordinate outfits or wear perfume for men, I do those things because that's what *I* like, and many women are the same way.

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Auntie Panda
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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like to look at them and love some of the beautiful art work and colors. But, I can't wear them for safety and infection rules at work. But if you can wear them and work, I say do it

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Paisley Madelyn
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I already hate this list. Feels like one of those "all you need is a beige blazer, minimal makeup, and nude nails" how boring.

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StnFlwr
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm a woman, and I don't consider that a beauty standard. Personally, I wouldn't be able to do anything if my nails were that long. Even touch typing. I'm not against long nails, but this is silly in my opinion.

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Elle Brown
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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fortunately women don't care at all what men think about what they wear.

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Margie Lundeford
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That’s nice. Not everything is geared to be attractive to men. 💅

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Bored Monkey
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

News flash: Women aren’t put on this planet to live by what is attractive to men.

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Milton’s Assistant
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Huh. I didn’t know I was getting my nails done to make dudes find them attractive. WILD.

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Kai Shika
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i have long nails (not a woman tho) but they're my natural nails and i think it's cool, most people who see it are either scared I'll decide to attack at random or questioning how they don't break easy

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Jillian Player
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Everybody's jumping on this guy for following the instructions of the question. He finds them cringeworthy and that's okay. I find them yucky too, and I'm just an old lady who doesn't give a care.

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Cat Crazy Lady
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5 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This person doesn't say women only do things like this to attract men? Just that they don't know any dudes that find it attractive. Could be wrong but I don't think this person means a "single dude" as dudes that are single.

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Maartje
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is a mystery to me why people get these. I get uncomfortable when my normally short nails grow out to less than 1/3of the length shown here. At that point I have to cut them off.

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Julie Hopkins
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm not a dude & think they are rank. The literal sh*t that would accumulate under them 🤢🤢

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Crystal Ruiz
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wear fake nails, not very long but still. 1st, we don't do them to appear attractive to men, the people that really notice are other women. 2nd, if you wash them properly, they aren't nasty and dirty. 3rd, like everything, you get used to them and just do your everyday things. Also, I also don't know how women do things when they wear over inch long nails, bit if they can, I won't judge them.

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Lou Cam
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The clickety clack of these nails seriously sets of my misphonia. I get actual stomach pain and dizziness when I hear it. Glad I work from home most days but when I don't I'm wearing noise cancelling ear buds.

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Kaitlyn Rich
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5 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have dermatillomania and I keep longer acrylic nails because they are too thick and long for me to be able to pick and dig at my skin. It’s not a typical reason and I get a lot of eye rolls explaining it, but if I take them off it is horrible and it doesn’t take long for me to start digging sores into my face/arms/chest/hands. The acrylics don’t stop the urges, but I can’t break or grip the skin with them. With that said, how you care for them and what salon you go to can definitely make a difference. No judgement on those who don’t like them btw, just sharing an alternate reason that someone might get them :)

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Minneapolis Baker
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Women don't really give a f*** what men think... They're most definitely not doing it for them

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Anita Pickle
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agree they are atrocious, I would never personally wear them and they make my germaphobe brain go crazy. But news flash women don’t do this stuff for men. It is their own personal preference.

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Afradite
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This particular stock photo doesn't help the situation...

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Jude Laskowski
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can't function with long nails. I keep them just long enough to look nice as my nails grow very fast. A housemate used to get the long acrylic nails and I had to help her button some blouses. She put lots of runs in her nylons, too.

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Androgyny Lunacy
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just... how do they wipe themselves or their children when they use the bathroom?

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FoodieHuntress
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If a dude were to say, ' I do not find it attractive.' Would the response from the female be: ok, point taken. But it wasn't about attracting men.' Or is it more likely: 'How dare you assume everything is about you?' Nah, it's probably 'How dare you not find this/me attractive?' These nails are hideous, even if I were male, female or any in between flavour, on anyone regardless of age. Just hideous. You like it? sure do it. But I hope that you don't tell me off for not sharing your sentiment. If it makes a difference, you are supporting local nail salon businesses and that's fine with me.

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Kerrie Reed
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I do the acrylic nails, my husband thinks they are attractive. The ones in the photo are ugly.

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Cat Crazy Lady
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't really care if people have nails like the ones in the picture. But I can honestly say I wouldn't want to be touched with nails like them or have nails like that myself.

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Joann Hart
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've always wondered, how in the world can anyone with talons wipe?

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Carl
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5 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There will always be bizarre, flashy trends as "civilization" progresses. Ways to show how much disposable income you have, how little work you actually do, etc. But the real question with long fake nails is: how do they wipe their butts? Can't be clean down there! I've seen people try to type and do other tasks with them, very unsuccessfully.

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Julian Slate
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't really think this is a beauty standard thing, its more of a fashion statement...

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TheReader19
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had long nails because I actually LIKED THEM. I loved the different patterns I could put on them. I only stopped because in the UK nurses aren't allowed to wear false nails.

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't spend $60+ on nails every 3 weeks for men who won't even notice lol. Breaking news: women do things they like because THEY LIKE THEM

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BlindAres
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Here's a wild idea: how someone chooses to accessorize themselves doesn't have to be attractive to you. It has to be attractive to the person wearing the accessory

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Here's an even wilder idea: being 'attractive' pre-supposes existence of others who are being attracted to you. So unless you are spending your days gazing upon yourself in a mirror (in which case you have a whole other problem), you are accessorizing yourself for the people around you. If you truly do not care what other people think about you, then why not just go with something comfy and effortless?

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Neil Bailey
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've always wondered how they whip their bum with nails like that haha

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Lunaofthenest (She/they)
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How do these women use the bathroom or...*shudders* deal with monthly whatnot? As a woman, I cannot imagine trying to do what I need to do with those daggers at the ends of my fingers...😳

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't get them either. I tried them once for a Halloween costume, and felt like I couldn't do anything with my hands all night. Then I couldn't get them off and was almost panicking, lol

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keyboardtek
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Only for those 100% girly girls, like ones that pay to have someone wash their hair.

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Just me
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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Agree..looks absolutely ridiculous and the girls look super handicapped with their fingers trying to touch things and do things. And they can't even tell. PS, I'm a girl,like nails,but this is just cringe af.

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Maggie DeMay
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Every time I see these I can't help but wonder how they manage to TCB after using the ladies. I once did three-inch pointed press on nails for Halloween. Nearly tore my poor downstairs kitty cat up trying to TCB.....

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Shiva Ho
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fake Skank Claws are a huge Red Flag to me! I want someone who trims them regularly and gives great back rubs! You can't be a massage therapist with these on!

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#2

“Makes Me Physically Cringe”: 30 People List Beauty Standards That Need To Retire Giant eyelashes that will make you take flight if you flutter them fast enough.

Striving_Hermit:

My husband hates the long fake eyelash look, and he asked me why women wear them when men don't particularly like them.

I thought it would be funny, so I told him it's not about impressing men but about asserting one's dominance on another woman.

He believed me and now tells all his friends that it's an 'alpha-female' thing, hahaha.

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Bogdan Chelariu
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

ANY fake eyelashes! I do not like them at all! Gives me a sort of "plastic doll" vibe...

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“Makes Me Physically Cringe”: 30 People List Beauty Standards That Need To Retire What people do to their lips is wild to me.

Purples_A_Fruit , Sam Moghadam Khamseh Report

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Εspecially because it's not customized and everyone looks exactly the same as the next person

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To gain more insight on this topic, we reached out to Valerie Monroe. Valerie was formerly a beauty director at O, The Oprah Magazine, for nearly 16 years, and has since created the newsletter How Not to F*ck Up Your Face, which provides "philosophical and practical advice for anyone who’s ever looked into a mirror." She was also kind enough to have a chat with Bored Panda about beauty standards and where they came from in the first place.

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"Actually, there are lots of kinds of beauty standards, which vary depending on the culture that produced them," Valerie noted. "What we see in the West is mostly a Eurocentric beauty standard, which, for women prizes light, clear skin, long hair, light, wide-set eyes, a small nose and chin and a small, full mouth. It's biased against variations of that standard and presents an impossible ideal for most women. Interestingly, it also mimics the features of a baby."

#4

“Makes Me Physically Cringe”: 30 People List Beauty Standards That Need To Retire Butt implants. Just looks nasty as hell.

PureDeidBrilliant , Vanessa Blaylock Report

#5

“Makes Me Physically Cringe”: 30 People List Beauty Standards That Need To Retire Excessive makeup. When people put so much c**p on they look like they are wearing a mask, not a face.

TheQuarantinian , Ahmad Ebadi Report

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My wife always said the best makeup job is one where men cannot tell you have on any makeup.

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“Makes Me Physically Cringe”: 30 People List Beauty Standards That Need To Retire Stupid eyebrows that look like perfectly angled stencils is a shade way too dark for their complexion. Like blond girls with 2 black geometric boomerangs on her forehead.

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Thick eyebrows, like caterpillars crawling across your forehead.

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I told my friend she’d drawn her eyebrows on too high - she look surprised 😁

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We were also curious about how beauty standards change over time. "There are variations in the Eurocentric beauty standards mentioned above, but they're minor," Valerie noted. "For example, Coco Chanel introduced the acceptability of tanning the skin, as opposed to maintaining a pale complexion, which had been a sign of wealth and privilege."

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"After she accidentally became tanned on the Riviera, tanning became a sign of wealth and privilege," she went on to explain. "Around the same time, women began cutting off their long hair into boyish bobs, which became standard for a certain class. But I believe the impossible Eurocentric ideal has persisted in spite of recent efforts to include more cultural variation."

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“Makes Me Physically Cringe”: 30 People List Beauty Standards That Need To Retire The fact that a huge portion of the world's population has successfully brainwashed itself into thinking that the Kardashians/Jenners are the epitome of beauty to the point that many are willing to imitate whatever moronic thing they do to their bodies is just wild to me.

InsomniacYogi:

It’s called the 'Instagram face' and it’s a legit phenomenon that is being studied by psychologists. It’s doing so much harm to people’s self-esteem and self-concept. We aren’t all supposed to look the same.

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I saw a YouTube vid by a plastic surgeon who showed examples of what happens to young girls getting fillers. (AT SIXTEEN?! WTF FOR?!) I was shocked to see how OLD every single one of ‘em looks! There was a point when Kylie Jenner was traffic-stoppingly beautiful (albeit waaay old), but she’s apparently zoomed past that and straight into “desperate divorce trying to look young.” And she’s just 26! She looked 46 in the photos. I wish these poor things could get a grip. 😞

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#8

“Makes Me Physically Cringe”: 30 People List Beauty Standards That Need To Retire Any plastic surgery that makes random women look like they're all related. At one point we'll all start to think thin lips and big noses are hot solely because they'll stand out in a sea of copy/paste people.

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They all look the same. Straight nose, tiny point, poofy lips, squinty eyes, sunken cheeks. You do you but I can't tell any of you apart. Are you in pain? I can't tell from the amount of Botox in your faces.

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“Makes Me Physically Cringe”: 30 People List Beauty Standards That Need To Retire Men that have soo much muscle. Obviously it’s very attractive to be in shape but I’m just not attracted to men that have arms the size of two watermelons with the fattest veins ever popping out of their arm. And I also feel like men with a lot of muscle tend to look shorter.

I think men that still have like some abs and some muscle but aren’t looking like the Incredible Hulk are the most attractive.

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As far as the best way to fight these arbitrary beauty standards, Valerie says "not complying with or falling for the beauty marketing that preys on our yearning and our desire to compete for an ideal that's unattainable for most of us anyway—in other words, ignoring the constant messaging we get that we're not pretty enough, thin enough, young enough, etc." can help. "The best way to combat limiting beauty standards is to ignore them," she added.

#10

“Makes Me Physically Cringe”: 30 People List Beauty Standards That Need To Retire My wife works at a tanning salon. She has a few customers that literally get a tan every day. One of them has already gone through cancer treatment, that didn't stop her from continuing. I'm convinced a few of them are dealing with mental health issues.

PM_ME_YOUR_ART_PLZ , Marco Verch Professional Report

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Annymoose
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Their skin looks like old leather. "That's what Botox is for" oh hon Botox ain't gonna fix that, also skin cancer, ffs.

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“Makes Me Physically Cringe”: 30 People List Beauty Standards That Need To Retire I’m from Stockholm. A lot of girls, particularly from rich areas, like to use so much fake tan that they are orange, and bleach their hair from what was usually dark blonde to platinum blonde. Then they style it to make it voluminous (which is easy to do because their hair is dead from all the dyeing) and apply lots of make-up, which typically includes black mascara or fake lashes. So, a lot of girls here bear a striking resemblance to Miss Piggy. There’s nothing wrong with looking like this, I just don’t understand it.

WhereMyEelAt , Jess Loiterton Report

#12

“Makes Me Physically Cringe”: 30 People List Beauty Standards That Need To Retire Overlined lips. Stop. We can see where you're lip really is. It just looks really unfortunate.

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Omg it looks so bad. Like a little kid putting on lipstick all over their face.

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Valerie also urges readers to resist becoming consumed with trying to meet these unattainable standards. "Beauty standards are especially pernicious because they're inextricably tied to the images we see on social media, WHICH AREN'T REAL," she told Bored Panda.

"That means that meeting today's standards of beauty is impossible. It's much more productive and healthier to learn how to see yourself without objectification, which will allow you to see yourself the way you see other people, without constantly scanning your face for flaws," Valerie says. "Then beauty standards will lose their meaning for you... And life will take on more."

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#13

“Makes Me Physically Cringe”: 30 People List Beauty Standards That Need To Retire Dentist: So what shade of veneer would you like?


Veneer patient: I'd like refrigerator white please.

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#14

“Makes Me Physically Cringe”: 30 People List Beauty Standards That Need To Retire Those grossly buff guys on all dating shows. They all look like Gaston from beauty and the beast and I hate it so much I don’t even watch those shows but the lack of variety is appalling.

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like my guys squishier, for cuddles! Like it is good to take of your body, but there's a balance.

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“Makes Me Physically Cringe”: 30 People List Beauty Standards That Need To Retire Fake breasts. Especially the super large ones.

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I do have fake breasts. They look and feel fake. But they are a reconstruction after losing mine to cancer. Please use care and consideration before placing judgement on human beings you do not know.

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“Makes Me Physically Cringe”: 30 People List Beauty Standards That Need To Retire Contouring noses until they look like a line and a dot. Will never make sense to me.

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The exclamation point nose!! I'll never get it. I can see that thick a*s contour around your nose and it looks bad, sorry.

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#17

“Makes Me Physically Cringe”: 30 People List Beauty Standards That Need To Retire The overly sculpted beard trend. You known when the beard is trimmed and looks like it was outlined in concealer? Neatening up is nice but a sudden pale line as a border around your stubble... looks like it was airbrushed on and not touched up.

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And the hair on their head is done the same way, so they end up looking like a Ken doll...

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“Makes Me Physically Cringe”: 30 People List Beauty Standards That Need To Retire Ski slope/button nose. they are cute but not everyone’s face is meant to have that type of nose and it doesn’t look good on everyone and it sucks seeing so many young girls on tiktok get nose jobs and all have the exact same nose.

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6 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Here’s another one. I had the tip of my nose modified when I was 29, and I dearly wish the surgeon had warned me that as my nose continues to grow, it’ll not look good at some point. Nowadays, when you look straight at me, you can see up my nostrils. Argh. I hate it. 😰 I’m gonna leave it, though, as I don’t wanna be one of those having multiple surgeries trying to fix the horror created by the previous surgery. Anyway, back to the topic: they’re gonna regret their nose work at some point.

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“Makes Me Physically Cringe”: 30 People List Beauty Standards That Need To Retire Super skinny My favourite part of my wife, (besides the obvious) is the small push out of baby fat on her waistline just under her belly button. She’s had two kids and that little piece there to me is absolutely dynamite.

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’ve always had one. Bigger after I had my son 19 yrs ago. I always think about pulp fiction, when woman says, “I wish I had a pot.” Talking about her belly. “If I had a pot, I’d wear shirts two sizes too small to accentuate it.”

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“Makes Me Physically Cringe”: 30 People List Beauty Standards That Need To Retire Idk if I’d call this a standard but the hair style of “shaved all around with like six inches in a small patch on top” has never looked good to me on men or women. It’s not a hair style I really understand.

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Next to my work we have a barber who does all that kind of hair. Believe most people who go there are a dumb as they look. Some go twice a week. I (m55) have long hair, way past my shoulders normally in a pony tail I love the looks of disgust I get from the guys queuing up.

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#21

“Makes Me Physically Cringe”: 30 People List Beauty Standards That Need To Retire Moustaches on men are popular now, I think they're ugly especially on young men.

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I didn't see the 'young' before men and had a good laugh

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“Makes Me Physically Cringe”: 30 People List Beauty Standards That Need To Retire People in India will choose an unattractive fair skinned girl over a darker skinned girl who’s objective beautiful. This is why they get better treatment in Hollywood than Bollywood. Fair skin is a MASSIVELY inflated beauty standard and people ruin their perfectly good skin over it.

There are some things that are objectively beautiful based on studies: Teeth, Specific Facial Features, Leanness, etc. There isn’t much evidence to support that fairer skin is more beautiful.

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Back in my parents’ time, people didn’t drink tea because it would make them dark skinned. We have an entire market dedicated to whitening the skin with cream

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#23

“Makes Me Physically Cringe”: 30 People List Beauty Standards That Need To Retire Clearly photoshopped pictures and weird posing angles.

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#24

“Makes Me Physically Cringe”: 30 People List Beauty Standards That Need To Retire Buccal fat removal.

loxagos_snake:

Ugh, this one makes me physically cringe.

Like, you are literally removing a baseline later of fat that is supposed to be there, and AFAIK it's f**king permanent.

I understand being overweight and wanting to get rid of excess fat, but a little roundness around the cheeks is generally considered attractive and makes you look youthful.

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6 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’ve always had VERY sharp cheekbones. A b****y hairdresser, hearing someone compliment them, said “You’ll look like a skeleton when you’re old.” He didn’t get a tip, but he was right: I look like a Biafra victim. I’d LOVE to have some fat injected into my buccal area now. Wait til these girls start to age and random strangers offer ‘em money and say “Here; get yourself a sandwich.” It’s not glamorous when you’re old (though granted, you can’t tell young people anything. I know, because I was one of those who wouldn’t listen to someone who’d been through it.) (If any of us ever listened to old folks, we’d never have sunbathed or started smoking.)

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“Makes Me Physically Cringe”: 30 People List Beauty Standards That Need To Retire People who wear clothes that are too small. Just wear clothes that fit. You'll look a lot better.

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm not so hard on this because it can be people gaining weight without the means to renew their wardrobe.

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“Makes Me Physically Cringe”: 30 People List Beauty Standards That Need To Retire Liked in my case, but foot binding in china. Insane amounts of lifelong pain inflicted on children from a young age, just to have the hope of marrying into a better family.

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this is from long ago, the Chinese version of corsets. we don't do that now. its abuse and illegal if you try doing that to your daughter. and actually, we all think its pretty gross, like ew wtf

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“Makes Me Physically Cringe”: 30 People List Beauty Standards That Need To Retire Laminated, combed-up, thick a*s eyebrows. Why.

KrustyKohn:

Yes! This is the one I was going to say. It is such a strange beauty trend to me that I've noticed in the past couple years. Granted, I do come from a time where eyebrows were plucked into a high arch. I think people should just leave their eyebrows be for the most part. I can understand plucking, waxing, or trimming very bushy eyebrows or a uni-brow, but combing the hairs straight up and plastering them to your forehead just doesn't look good.

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why are so many women obsessed with eyebrows and lashes right now!? It’ll be nice when that trend goes away. They all have the same Groucho Marx brows and Vegas showgirls lashes…yuck!

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“Makes Me Physically Cringe”: 30 People List Beauty Standards That Need To Retire Overly perfect veneers.

HeathenHumanist:

One of my Facebook friends already has good teeth but then she went and got veneers. Now her teeth are just...too big and too BRIGHT.

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#29

“Makes Me Physically Cringe”: 30 People List Beauty Standards That Need To Retire The entire face filled drastically to eliminate all wrinkles, making a person's face look like it belongs to a body that weighs 50 pounds more.

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ohhh. For medical reason i've been there. Botox in the forehead and neck etc. works against migraines... SH!!T it hurts- i don't miss the 31 neddles...

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“Makes Me Physically Cringe”: 30 People List Beauty Standards That Need To Retire Circumcision…….a gross and unethical thing that needs so stop

And this should count because in the U.S. most are done purely for cosmetic and not religious reasons….. not that either excuse should be considered reasonable

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don’t forget, back in the day most women were told that it was healthier for their children to them circumcised and easier for them to clean themselves when they get older. That there were germs and other things under the hood that would be difficult to get to. We now know that it’s not true. It’s not that difficult to clean, it’s not healthier to be circumcised. There’s no health benefit. And there are men who wish they had not been circumcised and are now using a technique to make it look like they have a hood now.

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