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30 Awful Beauty Standards That Probably Shouldn't Have Existed In The First Place Huge [butts]. So many women look like bumble bees now.

Final score:

210points

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Dread Pirate Roberts 9 months ago

Booty implants are the dumbest things. They look ridiculous. Like I can't even look at Nicki Minaj without laughing

114points

Bored Panda got in touch with Valerie Monroe, who writes the popular newsletter How Not to F*ck Up Your Face, and she kindly agreed to share her insights regarding this topic.

To begin with, she noted that in her opinion, beauty standards have evolved surprisingly little over time. “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. Interestingly, it mimics the features of a baby,” she emphasized.

Valerie added that despite some recent changes to incorporate more ethnically varied features and darker skin tones, the previous standards still stand.

30 Awful Beauty Standards That Probably Shouldn't Have Existed In The First Place Men who say body hair is unhygienic... and don't shave their own pits.

samit2heck , cottonbro studio Report

Final score:

206points

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Rosie Red 9 months ago

I made my ex shave his pits. He liked how it felt and kept doing it.

44points

30 Awful Beauty Standards That Probably Shouldn't Have Existed In The First Place White people want to be tanned, people with high skin pigmentation want to be pale. It's completely idiotic how we each want what the others have.

Look-Its-a-Name , Anna Shvets Report

Final score:

185points

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Sabrina Lee 9 months ago

What I find idiotic is when we argue that the other is appropriating their culture.

125points

30 Awful Beauty Standards That Probably Shouldn't Have Existed In The First Place Thigh gaps. No offence to anyone who has one naturally but it's just odd to me that this was a literally beauty standard for a good half a decade when, unlike a lot of other beauty standards that can be achieved either through weight-loss/gain, cosmetic surgery or makeup, this one relied purely on genetics.

ThrowRARAw , Roberto Nickson Report

Final score:

170points

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Dread Pirate Roberts 9 months ago

Glad this one is mentioned. Always found it a stupid beauty standard for the very reason that it completely has to do with bone structure.

67points

Now, speaking about whether it is possible for society to move towards a more inclusive and diverse set of beauty standards, she pointed out that she believes it’s possible to move towards them, but that’s probably not going to happen, at least in the U.S. “The majority of our population no longer reflects Eurocentric standards. (In other words, the population includes fewer white people than people of color.) That time is coming, so we'll see.”

We also asked Valerie if it’s possible to ‘remove’ beauty standards at all, but she noted that it’s not going to happen. “How else will the Big Beauty companies make money? They thrive off our yearning to look a certain way: youthful, sexual, an impossible ideal. There's an enormous capital that goes into supporting our discontent!”

30 Awful Beauty Standards That Probably Shouldn't Have Existed In The First Place That having a disability means you can't be beautiful

momomeluna , Marcus Aurelius Report

Final score:

170points

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RamiRudolph 9 months ago

Yeah, eww, your legs don't work! You're so ugly! Never mind your beautiful face and body, but non-functioning legs are soöoo icky. (/s)

49points

30 Awful Beauty Standards That Probably Shouldn't Have Existed In The First Place Freckle tattoos. Natural freckles can be gorgeous, but it is so ridiculous to see young women actually getting some tattooed on, eithet with henna or permanent ink. Yes, it is noticeable that they're fake.

80085ntits , David Kouakou Report

Final score:

167points

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Libstak 9 months ago (edited)

For centuries women did everything they could to get rid of freckles.

78points

Entropy_Goose , LinkedIn Sales Navigator Report

That you shouldn't have long hair if you are 40+ years old.

Final score:

167points

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Jo Davies 9 months ago

Mine goes down to the small of my back and I am 51.

100points

Finally, it’s obvious that due to the advancement of technology, social media and photoshop, more and more people feel pressure to fit these beauty standards. Valerie shared: “I've said it before and I'll say it again: Social media, filters, and photo-editing technology have had a hellish impact on our yearning to conform to unrealistic beauty standards.”

She also highlighted that what we see on social media is fiction presented as fact and even when we're aware that the images are unrealistic and impossible to replicate, their impact is still deleterious to our well-being. “Why? Because they suggest that unrealistic standards are possible, and if we don't or can't conform to them, we've failed.”

30 Awful Beauty Standards That Probably Shouldn't Have Existed In The First Place “Boys don’t make passes at girls who wear glasses”

Every man I’ve dated has LOST THEIR MIND whenever I take out my contacts and put on my glasses

teine_palagi , Ali Pazani Report

Final score:

160points

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Luke Branwen 9 months ago

I concur. Glasses look amazing and I'm also glad you can see 😁

85points

#10

30 Awful Beauty Standards That Probably Shouldn't Have Existed In The First Place no SMILE LINES??? back in the day we were told we were prettier if we smiled and now its UGLY???

6teeee9 , Shiny Diamond Report

Final score:

154points

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Chez2202 9 months ago

The only people saying smile lines are ugly are the people selling Botox and the people addicted to Botox.

110points

#11

30 Awful Beauty Standards That Probably Shouldn't Have Existed In The First Place That apparently none of us should have pores at all, god forbid a blemish.

DracarysLou , Anna Nekrashevich Report

Final score:

153points

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Luke Branwen 9 months ago

Being unattractive is somewhat liberating. I don't have to freak out over every single imperfection on my face since it's not gonna make things much worse anyway.

82points

So, guys, if you want to hear more from Valerie on this topic, check out her newsletter, How Not to F*ck Up Your Face!

And what do you think about these beauty standards? What, in your opinion, is the most ridiculous? Share your thoughts in the comments below!

#12

30 Awful Beauty Standards That Probably Shouldn't Have Existed In The First Place Foot binding

lovin_da_dix , Thomas Quine Report

Final score:

151points

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Dread Pirate Roberts 9 months ago

This is an utterly barbaric practice.

120points

#13

30 Awful Beauty Standards That Probably Shouldn't Have Existed In The First Place The hourglass figure. How are you meant to have a small waist/flat stomach but still be fuller of both sides of that waist unless it's genetic? For most women, this is unachievable!

kitty_mitts , Daria Klet Report

Final score:

141points

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Marnie 9 months ago

I agree with this one. I think so many women who are overly concerned about their weight are often really more concerned about their SHAPE. And they try to lose weight, but that doesn't and can't solve the "problem", so they are never happy. When was the last time you saw a woman who was portrayed as attractive in a show who had even the slightest bit of stomach, or had a bit of fold when they sat down? Last time I saw that was in a 1960s beach party movie.

51points

#14

30 Awful Beauty Standards That Probably Shouldn't Have Existed In The First Place Well soo I know for some situations its a godsend that this is available.. but generally it currently fashionable and considered beautiful, to get veneers, on healthy teeth.

The process of shaving down natural healthy teeth to glue prettier teeth on, is strange.

Like I have one, my tooth broke, they cut it down and fitted it with a veneer. It was to fix a problem. But now cause that happen i know the new tooth is not as strong, they break they fall off, they are weaker. And the real tooth underneath has been compromised, its nerve is not as protected, it can’t handle temp as well, it is less strong.

To do this to every tooth.. when they look five anyway, just so they look perfect.. it’s shocking. Its also So painful to do it. And if you don’t have a real artist doing it they could mess up and make it look like you are wearing dentures! And really you are Not not!

monkeyballs2 , Gustavo Fring Report

Final score:

129points

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Annymoose 9 months ago

The glaring white perfect teeth look super creepy. Especially when they're too big and people can't close their mouths over them (looking at you Miley Cyrus)

76points

PureDeidBrilliant , Andrea Piacquadio Report

#15

30 Awful Beauty Standards That Probably Shouldn't Have Existed In The First Place Skin bleaching. It's dumb and it's scary. I know that in some cultures having lighter or fairer skin is deemed "attractive" and some girls and women will shun the sun as much as possible, but smearing on chemicals to bleach your skin's natural colour? Not cool, especially since a friend of mine showed me videos of the after-effects of skin lightening "treatments" that left some pretty nasty side-effects.

Final score:

124points

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ammara 9 months ago

Skin lightening is a whole industry in pakistan. Its so hard to find a skin product ,be it a sunblock/moisturizer/serum anything that doesn't have the words lightening/brightening/whitening on it. Colonial shadows after 75 years of independence, are not a good look

39points

Zestyclose-Bad7261 , Andrea Piacquadio Report

#16

30 Awful Beauty Standards That Probably Shouldn't Have Existed In The First Place Women need long hair to be considered feminine.
Blows my mind when women make a big deal about cutting their hair "short" and its shoulder length (which isn't short)

Final score:

119points

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MrsFettesVette 9 months ago

I've had every length between waist-length and crew cut, it's amazing when you change your hair and people you barely know go crazy about it. Or one guy said, "your husband must be sad that you wear your hair so short" (it's currently in an angled bob). Haha, old man, jokes on you, my husband thinks I'm hot no matter how I wear my hair- because I am.

84points

toolongforyoutoread , Andrea Mosti Report

#17

30 Awful Beauty Standards That Probably Shouldn't Have Existed In The First Place There once was a post on here about how women who don't paint their toenails are ugly... Like lmao what?

Final score:

117points

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A girl 9 months ago

Lol. My feet are awful. Paint would not help.

73points

#18

30 Awful Beauty Standards That Probably Shouldn't Have Existed In The First Place As a POC I used to think having blonde hair and blue eyes would make me beautiful.

I love my dark hair and brown eyes now, but I had a rough time for a moment in puberty.

bluenervana , Ali Pazani Report

Final score:

113points

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Dread Pirate Roberts 9 months ago

Yeah, when I was a kid, everyone was obsessed with blond hair. As a brunette, I never understood the fad. All eye and hair types and colors are beautiful.

62points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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#25

30 Awful Beauty Standards That Probably Shouldn't Have Existed In The First Place The Mayan concept of beauty was wild. Long sloping foreheads, crossed eyes, pointed teeth and hooked noses. These features were achieved artificially starting in infancy.

kinghodjii , Tamara Aguilar Report

Final score:

85points

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RamiRudolph 9 months ago

How did they achieve the crossed eyes?

22points

aoifemcmccarthy , ROCKETMANN TEAM Report

#26

30 Awful Beauty Standards That Probably Shouldn't Have Existed In The First Place Getting filler in your knees so they don’t look like they have faces in them… it’s a race to the bottom when it comes to cosmetic procedures

Final score:

72points

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Nichole Harris 9 months ago

I'm REALLY hoping this is a troll and not a real thing

67points

#27

30 Awful Beauty Standards That Probably Shouldn't Have Existed In The First Place For a while on tiktok, they were promoting products to cure "strawberry legs". It's literally just having pores on your legs. So dumb.

[deleted] , cottonbro studio Report

Final score:

69points

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Jesha 9 months ago

I thought it was to prevent ingrown hairs, which is, at least, kind of understandable. Those suck and not for aesthetic reasons.

44points

#28

30 Awful Beauty Standards That Probably Shouldn't Have Existed In The First Place Hip dips (the obsession to not have them).

Panal-Lleno , Karolina Grabowska Report

Final score:

67points

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Marnie 9 months ago

I don't even know what it is. If we shouldn't be concerned about it, let's not give it a name.

58points

Pollymere 9 months ago

I have stupidly small hips compared to the rest of me so my my legs go in at the hips then out again - hip dips - rather than it being a smooth curve from waist to thigh. I used to care greatly.

7points

Astro 9 months ago

Look at the photo above - see how the line from her hip bones to her thighs appears to “dip” inwards a little bit? Those are hip dips, I have them too.

4points

Mickie Shea 9 months ago

Too late.

1point

Baali Venomax 9 months ago

basically so flat down the body that no one knows where your hips are located. Its not attractive. Its strange.

-2points

Jen 9 months ago

Well, a new one for me! I swear they will never stop finding new "flaws". Glad I'm in my 40s and DGAF

11points

A girl 9 months ago

Had to look that up. Didn't realize it was a thing. Never noticed it on anyone

6points

Becca not Becky 9 months ago

Oooh I hate this one. Hip dips are because of how our muscles connect to our bones. You will see hip dips on female body builders because of that.

5points

Maartje 9 months ago

I swear this stuff gets invented to create more reasons for plastic surgery. We are not barbie dolls.

4points

Bilja M 9 months ago

Hip dips are actually common in slim and fit women, I always wanted to have them and I exercised for it but I just still eat way too much. They are most common in young, quite fit women so I don't get why you wouldn't want to have them.

3points

Helena 9 months ago

Largely determined by underlying bone structure. Consequently, it is usually paired with a flat and wide rear, also caused by that same bone structure. you can keep building butt muscle, but most muscle will be towards the bottom and the top will kind of just meld with your back in a super fun flat n wide. Half my family inherited the family bubble butt, the rest of us poor sods got the hip dips with the flat n wide.

3points

Joey Jo Jo Shabadoo 9 months ago (edited)

I believe you that thats your shape, and its totally fine, but where have you learned that this comes with a flat and wide butt? Hip dips are caused by how your pelvis bone interacts with your thighs. I dont find any evidence of your theory anywhere (and my hip dips and round butt are anecdotal arguments against it).

3points

Jill Rhodry 9 months ago

My daughter got my hip dips but also a bubble butt.

0points

MP 9 months ago

You might not be targeting your glutes. I have hip dips and I can build glute medius. In fact, the more you build your glutes, the more hip dips show. Female body builders have pronounced glutes and hip dips. Look up Bret Contreras on YouTube. Hip dips do not cause flat butts.

0points

pandabeth 9 months ago

Hip dips are beautiful imo

3points

Momten Jillian 9 months ago

Wow I wondered where "hippy dippy" came from

2points

Pamula Furness 9 months ago

lol!

0points

StrangeOne 9 months ago

It became something I never knew I should be self-conscious about.

2points

Dread Pirate Roberts 9 months ago

Never heard of this. Why would someone not want any hips?

2points

shanila.pheonix_ 9 months ago

i have hip dips. never rlly concerned me. i dont think theres a way to remove them anyways

2points

MP 9 months ago

You can fill them with sculptura. I thought I hated mine but I put pads on one day to see how they’d look filled in and it looked stupid and unsexy.

3points

Kinshenewa 4 months ago

But hip dips are so sexy, perfect spot for hands to hold and cuddle

1point

DustBunny 9 months ago

I still cannot fathom how anyone thinks this is a flaw. It’s just a thing, like having elbow dimples.

1point

Liz-ard 1 week ago

In Sweden it was called “breeches thigh”! 😂

0points

Just here for the comments ️ 9 months ago

Oh man, I can't keep up. So yes to hourglass and also hip dips 🤦🏼‍♀️ literally can't have both at the same time

0points

Mickie Shea 9 months ago

There are some exercises that help to fill in these “hip dips”. Don';t know yet if they’ll really work.

0points

Gypsy Lee 9 months ago

So now legs are out of fashion? - It’s a fantastic time to be a woman! (someone needs to tell Kim K; legs out, gaps, but not dips, in)

0points

Debbie Garman 9 months ago

Wtf are hip dips?

0points

Ralph Watkins 9 months ago

Go to the Jersey Shore in summer. Tons of Russian & Eastern European women there. Gorgeous. But they have no hips. A man can place his hand on a tush & have his thumb & pinkie touch their hips. Somehow women like this can still bear children without issues.

0points

Diana Pahule 9 months ago

You mean side saddles?

0points

A.R 9 months ago

I actually liked my hip dips until I found out that it was apparently really "unattractive". Thank you internet.

0points

Performingyak 9 months ago

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MP 9 months ago

Muffin top isn’t related to hip dip and most pants don’t go in the dip

1point

#29

30 Awful Beauty Standards That Probably Shouldn't Have Existed In The First Place That large-chested women shouldn't wear sweaters because it gives them "monoboob"

80085ntits , Alena Shekhovtcova Report

Final score:

59points

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Marnie 9 months ago

Never heard of this

67points

50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

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#30

30 Awful Beauty Standards That Probably Shouldn't Have Existed In The First Place Canthal tilt

Known_Push8386 , Craig Adderley Report

Final score:

38points

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and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 9 months ago

I had no idea what this is, so: “ A canthal tilt, also known as the fox-eyed look, describes the angle between your inner eye and your outer eye. A positive canthal tint is when the outer corner of the eye is five to eight degrees higher than the inside corner.”

72points

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Jill Bussey 9 months ago

I am deeply saddened that gen*tal mut*lation is not mentioned here. Surely one of the most heinous crimes visited upon children.

29points

Joey Jo Jo Shabadoo 9 months ago

Maybe because its not a beauty thing, its to limit sexual pleasure as an expression of misogyny.

32points

Donald 9 months ago

How is circumcision rooted in misogyny?

-1point

Alexandra Nara 9 months ago (edited)

Noone, who tells you your look is not ok, should get your energy. They either make money of it or they want some kind of trophywife to raise their own selfesteem. Just love who you are and wear what you like and appreciate your body doing hard work daily to stay healthy and alive

17points

Tracy Wallick 9 months ago (edited)

I'm glad that *most* of these are about actual harmful/wildly unrealistic standards and not just bashing trends that just may not be for the person complaining about them.

10points

DarkViolet 9 months ago

Be your own beauty standard. End of discussion.

3points

LJ Robinson 9 months ago

I'm a redhead with green eyes, and skin so pale you can almost see through it. For YEARS I tried to tan. I quit trying after getting sunstroke and being hospitalized. Now, if I get comments I just say "why is it important to you that I be tan?" Or I tell them, if it upsets you so much, why are you looking at me? Schmucks.

1point

JellyX 9 months ago (edited)

let me add what they wouldnt- SMALL NOSES. I love my big Italian nose! it was my grandpaa!

1point

MP 9 months ago

Everyone should do what they like, whether it’s trendy or not.

1point

The Original Bruno 9 months ago (edited)

Number one: extremely narrow, almost ridge-like noses. Coming up in second: Overly "perfect" teeth. That's a second place because no-one looks bad per se with overly perfect teeth, but when you see a TV show or movie and every last person has EXACTLY the same teeth, it's enough to make British actresses look hot just because they DON'T have overly perfect teeth (although that trend is overtaking Britain.) I remember when "Jar of Hearts" came out and I was trying to think what made Christina Perri look so appealingly real, and I realized it was (partly) that she had "bad" teeth!!! (Alas, the space aliens got her, too.)

1point

Joey Jo Jo Shabadoo 9 months ago

A few years ago I started to notice mentions of how "difficult" it was to do make-up on hooded eyes, and how it was so much better not to have them. First of all, racist. Secondly, believe it or not, the only value of my eyes is not how much of my eyeshadow you can see.

1point

Bilja M 9 months ago

I always had hooded eyes, my eyelids are invisible unless I close them. The only problem I have with that, except my mascara gets smudged very often (but that's not serious) is that my eyes, especially the left one, with aging are getting more and more covered by excess skin over them. That's not beauty issue, that's more like future vision impairment. I have eyes like Charlotte Rampling.

2points

Liz-ard 1 week ago

There are fashions not mentioned here. Like the extinct body and facial tattoos, altering way beyond ordinary plastic surgery. And another thing I noticed somewhere in the middle of the post : not once were stupid fashion for men mentioned!

0points

Nikki Sevven 9 months ago

I'd like to add 5 more. (1) Overlined lips. You look like a toddler who got into mommy's makeup. (2) Ridiculously long and thick eyelashes (unless you're a drag queen). (3) Cripplingly long fingernails. You can't possibly wipe properly without eviscerating yourself. (4) Thick, thick foundation/contour/concealer (again, unless you're a drag queen). (5) Dark contour on the tip of the nose, topped with a dot of reflective highlight. It looks like you dipped your nose in s**t, then in coke.

0points

Anouk T 9 months ago

Can’t believe that ‘cellulitis’ isn’t mentioned - something that is a completely normal skin variation (babies have it!) got demonised and so many products promising getting rid of it are still on the market… blows my mind!

0points

DarkViolet 9 months ago

I think you mean cellulite. Cellulitis is a common and potentially serious bacterial skin infection. I should know: I've dealt with it, during chemo. The bacteria enters the skin, and left untreated, can be life-threatening.

0points

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Jill Bussey 9 months ago

I am deeply saddened that gen*tal mut*lation is not mentioned here. Surely one of the most heinous crimes visited upon children.

29points

Joey Jo Jo Shabadoo 9 months ago

Maybe because its not a beauty thing, its to limit sexual pleasure as an expression of misogyny.

32points