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Tony_Balony
Joined: 12 Apr 2007
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 Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:02 am Post subject: Beautiful women from long ago - not turned on |
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Hi - I've been trying to get turned on to women that lived before I was born and after portrait photography but its not happening. I don't think women became some how more beautiful than all of history all of a sudden, but I'm just not impressed with what I see. I can't get turned on from women in the 1800's or even the early 1900's. I saw a picture of an actress named Veronica Lake, I think I liked her for awhile but other than that, not much.
Is the social conditioning that strong that I can't over come the power of fashion? Or What?
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kermo
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Location: Eating eggs, with a comb, out of a shoe.
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| Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:08 am Post subject: Re: Beautiful women from long ago - not turned on |
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| Tony_Balony wrote: |
Hi - I've been trying to get turned on to women that lived before I was born and after portrait photography but its not happening. I don't think women became some how more beautiful than all of history all of a sudden, but I'm just not impressed with what I see. I can't get turned on from women in the 1800's or even the early 1900's. I saw a picture of an an actress named Veronica Lake, I think I liked her for awhile but other than that, not much.
Is the social conditioning that strong that I can't over come the power fashion? Or What? |
I don't think it's fashion. I think it's the quality of the source material. There are so many cues that say "ancient" and "unavailable" in the sepia-tones and grainy quality. I love Veronica Lake by the way-- a total fox. Perhaps some movies from that era would be better... |
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mistermasan
Joined: 20 Sep 2007
Location: 10+ yrs on Dave's ESL cafe
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| julie andrews in the sound of music. the mom from "it's a wonderful life". grace kelly. betty page (still alive). ingrid bergman. ava gardner. that red headed fireball from "the quiet man". |
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butlerian
Joined: 04 Sep 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:32 am Post subject: Re: Beautiful women from long ago - not turned on |
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| Tony_Balony wrote: |
Hi - I've been trying to get turned on to women that lived before I was born and after portrait photography but its not happening. I don't think women became some how more beautiful than all of history all of a sudden, but I'm just not impressed with what I see. I can't get turned on from women in the 1800's or even the early 1900's. I saw a picture of an actress named Veronica Lake, I think I liked her for awhile but other than that, not much.
Is the social conditioning that strong that I can't over come the power of fashion? Or What? |
I know what you mean. But go back a few thousand years and I'd certainly be attracted to those girls  |
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Tony_Balony
Joined: 12 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:33 am Post subject: Re: Beautiful women from long ago - not turned on |
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| kermo wrote: |
| Tony_Balony wrote: |
Hi - I've been trying to get turned on to women that lived before I was born and after portrait photography but its not happening. I don't think women became some how more beautiful than all of history all of a sudden, but I'm just not impressed with what I see. I can't get turned on from women in the 1800's or even the early 1900's. I saw a picture of an an actress named Veronica Lake, I think I liked her for awhile but other than that, not much.
Is the social conditioning that strong that I can't over come the power fashion? Or What? |
I don't think it's fashion. I think it's the quality of the source material. There are so many cues that say "ancient" and "unavailable" in the sepia-tones and grainy quality. I love Veronica Lake by the way-- a total fox. Perhaps some movies from that era would be better... |
Hi TY for the feedback. The explanation sounds plausible. I think I wandered into a really interesting psychology question. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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Rita Hayworth. Now there was a real dream woman!
But the fact is: sexy is as sexy does, and a picture doesn't do justice. Take Rita for example. Her films show she's much sexier than ANY photo of her shows. Poised and often inhibited photo-taking of the past, coupled with indistinct sense of personality and character, make older photos less than reliable reflections of sexuality or even general attractiveness - except to the most superficial of initial glances.
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Tony_Balony
Joined: 12 Apr 2007
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Here's a photo of a naked blond woman - I'm supposed be aroused some how but no, I'm not.
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:40 am Post subject: |
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| julie andrews in the sound of music. the mom from "it's a wonderful life". grace kelly. betty page (still alive). ingrid bergman. ava gardner. that red headed fireball from "the quiet man". |
<----- Lots of people still like Betty.
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butlerian
Joined: 04 Sep 2006
Location: Korea
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I'm thinking more like Planet of the Apes-style:
Or more generally:
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twg
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
Location: Getting some fresh air...
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Rita Hayworth. Now there was a real dream woman!
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If meeting a woman like this can't give a guy a bone, he should quit pretending he's not gay. |
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kermo
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
Location: Eating eggs, with a comb, out of a shoe.
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| Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:45 am Post subject: |
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| I just remembered-- there is one poster around here who specializes in that sort of thing! I've seen his stash! I'll pm you his name. |
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Tony_Balony
Joined: 12 Apr 2007
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Lillian Gish ...
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Tony_Balony
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Mary Pickford...
This picture is good, I'm turned on buy it. The photography is modern in technique, the clothes and hair styles are older but not overwhelming. She looks like someone I would know now in 2007.
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Tony_Balony
Joined: 12 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 5:12 am Post subject: |
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| twg wrote: |
| VanIslander wrote: |
Rita Hayworth. Now there was a real dream woman!
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If meeting a woman like this can't give a guy a bone, he should quit pretending he's not gay. |
Rita is sweet, I didn't consider her that far antiquated so she got disqualified. I've seen her movies and got aroused. Miss Lake's career died quickly so her movies died before my time, thus I considered her old enough to qualify for the time warp. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| the mom from "it's a wonderful life". |
 Please tell me you mean Donna Reed and not Beulah Bondi. Please.
Maureen O'Hara (The Quiet Man). |
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