the preferred skin tone [Archive]

amietron

08-10-2002, 05:12 PM

If you go to the topic posted by CRX, about your ideal girl, you may notice that all of them have light colored skin. I don't know how big of a part this plays in which girls you are attracted to, but do you prefer girls with light skin or those who are a little more tanned?

I know all of my lady relatives (my mom's aunts, cousins, etc.) say that lighter skin is better. Why? I think (correct me if I'm wrong) they said it was a class thing- farmers (the poor people) always working outside, therefore being more tan, and the rich people not having to work, thus having un-sun kissed skin. Yeah, so what do you say? :huh:

wylin

08-10-2002, 05:20 PM

i like girls that are kinda tanned, like olive skin toned. mostly because i feel like it shows shez a hard worker, u know putting on her farmer hat and getting her hands dirty.

SunWuKong

08-10-2002, 05:29 PM

hmmm... the only dark-skinned girl i've really been attracted to was this mixed filipina/indian girl. she had really dark skin (like a dark-skinned black girl) and she had the most hypnotizing eyes.

amietron

08-10-2002, 06:12 PM

Don't they usually use "olive toned" to describe Mediterranean chicks?

Saiko

08-11-2002, 07:59 AM

Yeah, my family and my relatives have all said that fair skin was attractive. My tanned relatives would look at me and say "Ahhh! Your skin so light, so beautiful." You'd think it sounds flattering, but it's weird because they like to touch it. o_O But I suppose fair skin is pretty nice, as long as it's not deathly pale.

deez nuts

08-11-2002, 10:20 AM

Pasty ghastly white to dark as night. It's all good.

princess

08-11-2002, 03:18 PM

id say all around everyone looks better with SOME color in their skin. i dont mind guys that are tanned. when people are deathly pale they look sickly

AliBabaIncorporated

08-11-2002, 03:44 PM

i read a study a while ago which pointed out that women are actually lighter-skinned than men, genetically. neotenous characteristic. but anyway the same study noted that fewer women would prefer the two lightest skin tones on a man, than men would prefer those two same lightest skin tones on a woman. same held true in reverse for darker skin tones.

karizma

08-11-2002, 06:33 PM

>> ive always been told that i need a tan, id say im pretty fair-skinned. my excuse? that whole farmer/noble thing lol...but i know a lot of guys whod rather date a lighter skinned girl than a really dark one. some even go so far as to say darker skinned girls look dirty, which i dont think is true. oh well.

>> i like my guys to have a tan, not severely burnt or anything...i just like guys who look healthy and ghostly white doesnt really suggest that.

SunWuKong

08-11-2002, 07:40 PM

oh, we're talking about tan-skin girls not dark-skin girls?

Saiko

08-11-2002, 07:51 PM

I think we're talking about all skin tones. But right now, it seems like people are focusing on fair and tan.

CrX3183

08-11-2002, 10:11 PM

Well for me it would have to be, no so light as to where u can see their veins really clear through their skin and just not extremely dark. :unsure:

mrazntre

08-28-2002, 05:01 PM

i like darker skinned girls..

a slight shade darker than I. i can't stand pale skinned chicks. i personally think it's nasty as hell. ew!....

thaite

08-29-2002, 02:49 PM

Originally posted by Chasiubao_Boy@Aug 11 2002, 10:20 AM
Pasty ghastly white to dark as night. It's all good.
Yup. And as long as it's even, I don't really like blotchy skin, though freckles are kinda nice.

LT25

11-02-2002, 02:59 PM

I like tanned. Just a personal preference. :dance:

LeahLe

11-10-2002, 10:07 AM

It's just an Asian mentality that lighter skin is prettier. Asian folks mostly have dark skin and it's difficult for us to change our complexion. This all leads us to value the lighter tone than the darker tone. I'm proud to have a darker complexion. I take pride in it because you guys don't realize how many whites out there would die to have our "olive skin"

seryb

11-10-2002, 11:10 AM

There's something about South Asian girls that drive me wild. I love their dark skin.

My girlfriend isn't too dark though. It doesn't really matter to me, I guess. I just find darker skin color a little bit more attractive.

Hiroshi2

11-10-2002, 12:34 PM

I like darker-skinned girls.....anything from olive-skin colored (like Italians, Jews, Arabs, Asians, Latinas, etc.) on down.

Our society indirectly teaches us that the lighter your skin color the better. I've met some people who weren't just white, but white. I mean, it's like how can I focus on what you're saying when you look so sick you're about to die? ;)

kimpossible

11-10-2002, 02:40 PM

Originally posted by Hiroshi2@Nov 10 2002, 12:34 PM
I like darker-skinned girls.....anything from olive-skin colored (like Italians, Jews, Arabs, Asians, Latinas, etc.) on down.

Our society indirectly teaches us that the lighter your skin color the better. I've met some people who weren't just white, but white. I mean, it's like how can I focus on what you're saying when you look so sick you're about to die? ;)
Hey, we casper skinned people have some uses too. You can use us like those little glow in the dark key chains. Just stick me up near a light bulb for a while and turn out the lights.

flyjon

11-10-2002, 02:57 PM

i'd have to say a light tan, white.

Hito

11-10-2002, 05:07 PM

Originally posted by Hello_Hapa@Nov 10 2002, 03:40 PM
Originally posted by Hiroshi2@Nov 10 2002, 12:34 PM
I like darker-skinned girls.....anything from olive-skin colored (like Italians, Jews, Arabs, Asians, Latinas, etc.) on down.

Our society indirectly teaches us that the lighter your skin color the better. I've met some people who weren't just white, but white. I mean, it's like how can I focus on what you're saying when you look so sick you're about to die?  ;)
Hey, we casper skinned people have some uses too. You can use us like those little glow in the dark key chains. Just stick me up near a light bulb for a while and turn out the lights.
:blink:
okee that imagery is just....
disturbing :unsure:

Hiroshi2

11-10-2002, 07:32 PM

Originally posted by Hello_Hapa@Nov 10 2002, 02:40 PM
Originally posted by Hiroshi2@Nov 10 2002, 12:34 PM
I like darker-skinned girls.....anything from olive-skin colored (like Italians, Jews, Arabs, Asians, Latinas, etc.) on down.

Our society indirectly teaches us that the lighter your skin color the better. I've met some people who weren't just white, but white. I mean, it's like how can I focus on what you're saying when you look so sick you're about to die?  ;)
Hey, we casper skinned people have some uses too. You can use us like those little glow in the dark key chains. Just stick me up near a light bulb for a while and turn out the lights.
No offense to anybody......just saying that usually darker-skinned girls are thought of as ugly, and I don't buy into that, that's all I'm sayin'. :)

kimpossible

11-10-2002, 07:37 PM

Originally posted by Hiroshi2@Nov 10 2002, 07:32 PM
Originally posted by Hello_Hapa@Nov 10 2002, 02:40 PM
Originally posted by Hiroshi2@Nov 10 2002, 12:34 PM
I like darker-skinned girls.....anything from olive-skin colored (like Italians, Jews, Arabs, Asians, Latinas, etc.) on down.

Our society indirectly teaches us that the lighter your skin color the better. I've met some people who weren't just white, but white. I mean, it's like how can I focus on what you're saying when you look so sick you're about to die? ;)
Hey, we casper skinned people have some uses too. You can use us like those little glow in the dark key chains. Just stick me up near a light bulb for a while and turn out the lights.
No offense to anybody......just saying that usually darker-skinned girls are thought of as ugly, and I don't buy into that, that's all I'm sayin'. :)
Next time I'll be sure to include more smilies to indicate my sarcasm. :)

mrazntre

11-10-2002, 08:26 PM

Originally posted by Hello_Hapa@Nov 11 2002, 03:37 AM
Originally posted by Hiroshi2@Nov 10 2002, 07:32 PM
Originally posted by Hello_Hapa@Nov 10 2002, 02:40 PM
Originally posted by Hiroshi2@Nov 10 2002, 12:34 PM
I like darker-skinned girls.....anything from olive-skin colored (like Italians, Jews, Arabs, Asians, Latinas, etc.) on down.

Our society indirectly teaches us that the lighter your skin color the better. I've met some people who weren't just white, but white. I mean, it's like how can I focus on what you're saying when you look so sick you're about to die? ;)
Hey, we casper skinned people have some uses too. You can use us like those little glow in the dark key chains. Just stick me up near a light bulb for a while and turn out the lights.
No offense to anybody......just saying that usually darker-skinned girls are thought of as ugly, and I don't buy into that, that's all I'm sayin'. :)
Next time I'll be sure to include more smilies to indicate my sarcasm. :)
I like a girl's skin complexion to be the exact opposite of Hello_Hapa's.

kimpossible

11-11-2002, 07:31 AM

Originally posted by mrazntre@Nov 10 2002, 08:26 PM
Originally posted by Hello_Hapa@Nov 11 2002, 03:37 AM
Originally posted by Hiroshi2@Nov 10 2002, 07:32 PM
Originally posted by Hello_Hapa@Nov 10 2002, 02:40 PM
Originally posted by Hiroshi2@Nov 10 2002, 12:34 PM
I like darker-skinned girls.....anything from olive-skin colored (like Italians, Jews, Arabs, Asians, Latinas, etc.) on down.

Our society indirectly teaches us that the lighter your skin color the better. I've met some people who weren't just white, but white. I mean, it's like how can I focus on what you're saying when you look so sick you're about to die? ;)
Hey, we casper skinned people have some uses too. You can use us like those little glow in the dark key chains. Just stick me up near a light bulb for a while and turn out the lights.
No offense to anybody......just saying that usually darker-skinned girls are thought of as ugly, and I don't buy into that, that's all I'm sayin'. :)
Next time I'll be sure to include more smilies to indicate my sarcasm. :)
I like a girl's skin complexion to be the exact opposite of Hello_Hapa's.
No matter what tone I am. When I'm tan he wants pasty.

deez nuts

11-11-2002, 08:00 AM

Pasty is tasty!

deez nuts

11-11-2002, 05:12 PM

I have noticed the Asian women I've dated are generally pale, not all of them, but a good majority. The non-Asian women I've dated are generally tan and darker (or black for the black women I've dated).

Not intentional on my part, just funny now that I think about it.

thaite

11-11-2002, 05:16 PM

Don't care 'bout the color, just as long as it ain't blotchy.

mrazntre

11-11-2002, 07:37 PM

Originally posted by buoywonder@Nov 12 2002, 01:16 AM
Don't care 'bout the color, just as long as it ain't blotchy.
and freckleless

thaite

11-11-2002, 08:02 PM

Nah, this brotha doesn't mind freckles -- actually think they're kinda cute.

Hito

11-11-2002, 08:15 PM

Hell yeah.
I used to go out with this Philipina Happa with frekles.
They are sooo cute.

amietron

11-11-2002, 08:24 PM

Originally posted by Chasiubao_Boy@Nov 11 2002, 05:12 PM
I have noticed the Asian women I've dated are generally pale, not all of them, but a good majority.  The non-Asian women I've dated are generally tan and darker (or black for the black women I've dated).

Not intentional on my part, just funny now that I think about it.
you're an extremist.

lethal

11-11-2002, 08:35 PM

Funny...I think I prefer a more pale look on an Asian girl, but the ones I've dated have been on the darker side. Darker than me for sure, although I'm pretty pale.

igcognito

11-12-2002, 04:06 AM

As long as you are not paper white. You got me.

bwc

11-14-2002, 09:04 PM

I like fair skinned girls

seryb

11-14-2002, 09:32 PM

Originally posted by buoywonder@Nov 11 2002, 08:02 PM
Nah, this brotha doesn't mind freckles -- actually think they're kinda cute.
I knew this girl that had so many freckles, she had freckles on her lips.

I've seen another girl who had so many freckles, it looked like someone threw a handful of dirt in her face.

But I know what you mean. Freckles in moderation can be cute.

luv

11-25-2002, 06:22 PM

Guys I know who grew up in Asia seem to prefer fairer skinned girls, while the ones who grew up in the States like darker or "healthier" tanned tones.

I think both fair and dark skin are beautiful, just not like mine, which pretty much turns yellowish in the winter. But I love my tan in the summer.

I remember driving by the beach over the summer and seeing a bunch of white guys -- deathly pale white guys who don't tan but turn lobster red -- without their shirts on. It was a real turn-off for me. Don't think I can ever date non-Asians...

amietron

11-26-2002, 02:52 PM

Originally posted by luv@Nov 25 2002, 06:22 PM
I remember driving by the beach over the summer and seeing a bunch of white guys -- deathly pale white guys who don't tan but turn lobster red -- without their shirts on. It was a real turn-off for me. Don't think I can ever date non-Asians...
Eeeek, luv! That sounds soooo cute! Lobster red! :lol:

amietron

11-26-2002, 03:10 PM

Originally posted by KuroBishounen@Nov 26 2002, 03:01 PM
Reminds me, I have to order that special from the Red Lobster on W. Calaveras... :o

*licks his chops*

Rock lobster...delicious!!! :lol:

A little expensive, though..
Well, I'm allergic.

TyroneK(prettypretty)

11-26-2002, 04:34 PM

I like women with slightly darker skin. I bet this has something to do with my childhood in the south, racial resentment and all sorts of factors that should have nothing to do with the selection process.

Also, darker skin is very pretty. Paleness freaks me out. I think of Mimi from La Boheme dying of TB.

Grass Monkey

11-26-2002, 04:36 PM

Dunno people.. I like both kinds of skin tones, I don't discriminate. :D

But a few turn offs are:
1) patchy tans. You're trying to get a darker tone, not turn yourself into a world map.
2) Tan lines. Especially around the eyes. Try tanning with the sun glasses OFF. :gross:

angel nympho

11-26-2002, 05:24 PM

I've always been more dark than pale. I'm only pale when I'm sick. And trust me, it doesn't look good.

Grass Monkey

11-26-2002, 05:27 PM

Huh.. really? I'll keep a tab on that. B)

angel nympho

11-26-2002, 05:30 PM

Originally posted by Grass Monkey@Nov 27 2002, 12:36 AM
Dunno people.. I like both kinds of skin tones, I don't discriminate. :D

But a few turn offs are:
1) patchy tans. You're trying to get a darker tone, not turn yourself into a world map.
2) Tan lines. Especially around the eyes. Try tanning with the sun glasses OFF. :gross:
I have gross tan lines. LOL, not a lot of them, but I have some that look a little funny. Dammit, I gotta start tanning nakedly.

Grass Monkey

11-26-2002, 05:35 PM

Originally posted by angel nympho@Nov 27 2002, 01:30 AM
Originally posted by Grass Monkey@Nov 27 2002, 12:36 AM
Dunno people.. I like both kinds of skin tones, I don't discriminate.  :D

But a few turn offs are:
1) patchy tans. You're trying to get a darker tone, not turn yourself into a world map.
2) Tan lines. Especially around the eyes. Try tanning with the sun glasses OFF.    :gross:
I have gross tan lines. LOL, not a lot of them, but I have some that look a little funny. Dammit, I gotta start tanning nakedly.
<mutter>Damn.. what I'd give to be the sun or tanning booth.</mutter>

Heh.. have fun!

Mr T

11-27-2002, 08:47 AM

Originally posted by amietron@Aug 11 2002, 01:12 AM
Don't they usually use "olive toned" to describe Mediterranean chicks?
yeah, i absolutely adore senoritas with meditarranean looks.

teaz0r

11-27-2002, 12:16 PM

my imaginary penis is more inclined to tanned girls...farmer like if you must say...
the lesbian inside me doesn't mind the tone of the skin, as long as it's soft and not chicken-butt-ish.

my personal preference for my body is to smear spf2 generic tanning oil (think hawaiian tropic) all over me and bask in the noon sun all shiny and slippery.

windtorch

11-27-2002, 12:46 PM

I'm partial to lightly tanned girls (hmmm ... light coffee brown), not too tanned. Their skin reflects lighting better, and glistens when fresh from the water.

Well-oiled tanned skin is se-xay.

amietron

11-27-2002, 05:38 PM

i don't have any tan lines, and some people say i'm too white. but i don't wanna bathe in the sun because i'm scared of skin cancer and wrinkles.

sunscreen and sunglasses are verrry important!

mrazntre

11-30-2002, 11:34 AM

i still like darker skinned girls

applehead

11-30-2002, 11:51 AM

thaaaaank you.

i'm kinda dark compared to other korean girls.. i have a perpetual tan all year round... and that made me self conscious when i was younger.
and it's funny if you think about it..
because a lot of skin-care companies have skin lightening lines that are only sold in asia or.. marketed towards asian women.
it goes to show you how concerned we are about our skin color.

mrazntre

11-30-2002, 12:23 PM

Originally posted by applehead@Nov 30 2002, 07:51 PM
thaaaaank you.

i'm kinda dark compared to other korean girls.. i have a perpetual tan all year round... and that made me self conscious when i was younger.
and it's funny if you think about it..
because a lot of skin-care companies have skin lightening lines that are only sold in asia or.. marketed towards asian women.
it goes to show you how concerned we are about our skin color.
d00d...

keep the darknesss... !!!!! dark skin is sexy as hell...

i'm also concerned about skin color, but I tend towards the darker complexion, cuz pale skinned chicks are ick.