<p>I found this thread to be particularly disgusting</p>
<p>Lighten up. If a girl asked if there are any cute guys on campus, would you be so offended? College prow--- pretty much made themselves by rating this kind of stuff.</p>
<p>I know it's disgusting and supremely objectifying. But, unfortunately, that's what a lot of 16-20 year old boys talk like. (I really hope there are no dads posting on that thread.) </p>
<p>Notthatgood4, can't you think of a more original line than "lighten up"? That's what people defending misogyny always say; what is there, a script?</p>
<p>Donna</p>
<p>There are a bunch of threads also asking about cute guys and how they look and all that all over this site. Why don't you go talk trash about that?</p>
<p>I don't see what the big deal is. </p>
<p>Most teenagers do care about meeting attractive people to potentially date. There's nothing shocking or unusual about it.</p>
<p>Men and women are both interested in meeting attractive people in college. This is neither objectification nor misogyny. Lighten up, feminists.</p>
<p>^^^ and how!</p>
<p>UH hopefully everyone is a feminist</p>
<p>Since you seem intent on making an issue out of this, I shall repost what I posted the first time you were "outraged". Welcome to adulthood. Enjoy:</p>
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<p>While I agree with you in theory, physical attractiveness is a biological impulse. Studies have proven that infants will look more often at a symmetrical face over an asymmetrical one.</p>
<p>I don't understand how talking about general attractiveness (symmetry, physical fitness, intelligence) is objectification. It's a major factor in our lifelong reproductive decisions and many of those decisions occur during the college years. It is a very legitimate question to wonder whether the qualities one seeks in an optimal mate are likely to be abundant at a particular university. </p>
<p>If your 16 year old niece has never looked at a person and objectified him by thinking, "Wow. He's (or she's) hot." then she should probably go see a doctor. She's not a healthy 16 year old.</p>
<p>Most people are feminists without even knowing it...</p>
<p>Very nice to post how disgusted you are but to never explain why or to respond to valid defenses. Very classy.</p>
<p>Give me a break. Or shave your milk mustache.</p>
<p>College is four years of your life. It is very important to pick a school that fits and that you will be happy at. I have several friends at Carnegie Mellon who were unhappy with their decision due to the quality of the girls. If happiness, is the ultimate aim -- questions regarding attractiveness of a student body (shouldn't be ignored) even if they are not politically correct.</p>
<p>Personally, I want my future wife to be both good-looking and very intelligent. I want a girl from a strong family, genuinely cares about others, and has respect both for herself and others. I'm also sort of old-fashioned/conservative so finding a mate with similar political views would also be a plus. At Vanderbilt, I found a great girl who is beautiful, intelligent, and conservative. We love each other very much. Could I have found smart/beautiful/conservative girls at other schools? Probably. But I don't see anything wrong with improving your odds.</p>
<p>Yeah, get off your high horse. The attractiveness of the opposite sex on a given college campus is definitely a valid factor that one should consider when deciding upon which college to attend. Factors like the oppoite sex, food, weather, campus architecture, etc. definitely are more relevant to the college experience than the number of faculty members in a college that are Nobel Prize/Rhodes Scholars/Fields Medal winners.</p>
<p>I can see how the tone of the person who started that thread could come across as offensive. But in general, I see nothing wrong with people who are curious about how good looking students are on a particular campus.</p>
<p>I think the reason the OP is so upset is because the title of the original thread was 'Quality of Cornell Girls' but discussed only their looks as if the only redeeming quality in a female is her looks.</p>
<p>That being said, it is a major overreaction. Looks are important, get over it.</p>
<p>The internet is 60% porn.</p>
<p>As a male feminist myself, I must say that the male/female ratio is of importance for the mere fact that you have to live somewhere for four years. It might not be a pleasant thought, but most human behaviors are motivated by sex, and, like it or not, that might mean that sexuality influences college choices. For example, the question of, say, Cornell vs. Duke could be settled in that way.</p>
<p>We've evolved as sexual creatures. That's how we all got here. The OP wants to change that? Change our DNA.</p>