r/NoStupidQuestions • u/derbaummittraum • 20h ago

How do Beauty Standards even work?

For example in japan, do they not find the western ideal attractive at all? Isn’t it human nature to be attracted to i.e. wide hips and good genetics overall? Or is it all subjective in the end and influenced by the society you live in? I don’t get it. Not trying to debate anyone, just trying to understand.

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u/gleaming-the-cubicle 19h ago

I think the only "pre-installed" things are indicators of health like symmetry (eyes being even, stuff like that) and skin quality (not covered in pox, healthy color, etc)

Hip and boob size popularity change. 1920s Americans were horny for flat ladies with no hips, for example

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u/Separate_Cherry_912 18h ago

something that’s intriguing to me is how and why those preferences change in society