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<p>I wouldn't say that, esp. after the Janet Jackson ordeal.(Which represent another topic on racism and sexism.)</p>
<p>very interesting question...i'm sure an aesthetic guy will admit that when he DOES see a pretty-looking guy...but i think children are more likely to receive such admiring remarks since most guys (and women) are rough-looking with pores in their faces, and ugly bulgin muscles or fat or weird head shapes...i always do..i adore children in their natural beauty and innocence. </p>
<p>another reason: the rarity of the favourable characteristics:</p>
<p>black hair mottled with golden brown; partially asiatic dark eyes; sallow skin, fleshy mass; ... laughing disposition!!!! (nothing is unatrative as eyes that are incapable of laughing naturally and maintaing its charms)</p>
<p>brand_182, LMAO @ your edit.</p>
<p>lol</p>
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<p>No, but I'm referring to guys being afraid to vocalize those thoughts. Of course most guys don't really care to go around and say "oh, he's good looking," because we don't really care, but many guys are so homophobic that they couldn't even publicly say something like that without feeling considered gay.</p>
<p>Then again, I'm biased. I go to Wesleyan and I'm bi, so whatever. ;)</p>
<p>I'm definitely not gay, but I can still tell whether or not a guy would be attractive to a woman. You can tell when a guy is really ugly, or not. I just don't go, "dayummm, that guy is fiiinnne".</p>
<p>I think it is a mix of both homophobia and misogyny that female bisexuality is no longer taboo with our generation. Misogyny because males are in the position of power and they are the ones who "enjoy" lesbian sex, so females in turn partake in it because they feel other guys like it. I know it sounds like im accusing females of being dumb and just man-hungry, but i really do think that thats the reason why being a bi girl is totally accepted.</p>
<p>lmao at adam.</p>
<p>dude, that'd be gay</p>
<p>i'm not against gays in the slightest bit, but frankly it is a bit gay for a guy to say another guy is hot. it is reserved to gay men to say that about other men :)</p>
<p>girls say it... well girls call their friends girlfriends! boys dont call their friends boyfriends. girls are just different! what are ya gonna do?</p>
<p>It's gay for guys to notice features all ironically. Without getting into it, a friend of mine once commented on my "full" lips. Duuuuude...</p>
<p>If there's anything that turns me off it's when girls kiss each other. Ever notice that girls get mono all the time but it's rare for a guy to get it?</p>
<p>My guy friends and I usually are like "dude, nice shirt" or something if we actually compliment each other. Often we do it when it's something funny--like when I wore a bright orange shirt underneath my white dress shirt to a big important occasion or when my buddy made a tie out of paper towels during his free period because he forgot one for a field trip. (He even got some paint from the art room so it looked somewhat real)</p>
<p>Also, when a guy wears pink, I usually say "hey, nice salmon colored shirt!" This is pretty much an inside joke with my friends. We also said it to the school punk in high school when he showed up with pink, ahem, salmon hair one time.</p>
<p>Some folks think even stranger from my experiences. I'm one to compliment my female friends (who I'm not going out with) on outfits, hair, etc. Some people think that's a gay thing for some reason, probably because I'm not complimenting their "a** or t******" (think the song by Three Six Mafia here, the one which a guy at my HS used to blare on the band room speakers even with the teacher around). This is also true when I say a girl is awesome because of her personality or intelligence.</p>
<p>guys don't say it because they don't admit those kinds of things out loud. they know when someone's more attractive than them, though.</p>
<p>The issue is that male beauty is pretty hard to define - as a gender we're all pretty ugly. It's much easier for everyone to define feminine beauty and reach a consensus. I think this also plays into your other question about humor and the genders - guys can make distinctions about which girl they like better based much more on looks, girls don't have that benefit and so look for other things.</p>
<p>I call out males on how good looking they are all of the time. Most of the time, it's in front of the mirror.</p>
<p>it's funny...males are supposed to be the most beautiful image in this universe for Adam was created in God's image...woman are not beautiful because they have to change their body for reproductive ends: widening hips, swelling of breasts. the only reason why men are attracted to women is because of reproductive purposes.</p>
<p>by the way, this is not my own idea. italian renaissance artists thaught this...probably explains why there were lot of gay men in italy during this time. also, schopenhaur thought this way:he thought women were ugly, not merely lacking of beauty.</p>
<p>do i agree with this notion? partially. i do think that some men of effeminate complexion and physical softness are beautiful, i might admire or even be obssessed with some of them, but i think children are more beautiful in general, at least some of the less annoyingly unruly rude ones.</p>
<p>all girls are lesbians on a small scale!</p>
<p>no, really!</p>
<p>haha this is hilarious. my $.02 - there's a difference between saying someone is attractive and being attracted to them.</p>
<p>Here is when a guy can when he notices that another guy is attractive:</p>
<p>"Dude! He looks like a rock star! He'll have a group of hotties gathered around him in a minute for sure and I want to meet some of those girls - see
you later, I'm going to go stand on that side of the quad."</p>
<p>If you just say "He looks good" people will think you want to date him.</p>
<p>i have a couple straight guy friends who say that (that guy is cute). guys definitely do notice that about other guys (just like girls do about other girls) but most just don't say it as freely. guys know when other guys are attractive to girls.</p>
<p>can't forget bodybuilding and gyms too, those filled with guys checking each other out. although a significant number are gay and checking out for sexual reasons, a lot of straight guys do too to see how they measure up and such</p>