Dangerous Curves
An interesting thing about scientific studies , they reveal a lot about human behavior while further confirming what we already see every day. I read this article, Curvy women like a drug to men’s brains, yesterday that stated, “For the study, 14 men with the average age of 25 looked at “before” and “after” pictures of nude women who had plastic surgery to get more shapely behinds.” Researchers concluded by the male response that, “photos of the women resulted in increased activity in the part of the brain associated with rewards.”
Well, I suppose this study has a lot a lot of merit, but any nude picture of women is bound to to cause some kind of stimuli in a man. I found it interesting that they attributed the male’s biological response as scientific explanation of “sexual harassment, whistling to women on the street, etc. They even said that some of this research can be used in understanding more about sexual addiction. (Insert your own famous golfer joke here).
What do you think about the research? Do you think women should be studied to see what they’re response to the male form is? After seeing Alvin Ailey male dancers perform, I can attest to being “mesmerized” by the physical male body. It’s a beautiful thing. Oh yes, it is. But I digress.
What do you think this study says about how men and women perceive each others physical appearance? How does this show up in how we interact on the dating scene? Should women play up or play down their dangerous curves if they want to attract the right kind of attention?
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727 comments Add your comment
kimmie
February 24th, 2010
3:26 pm
My aunt loves that brother in the Allstate commercials.
Professor...ahhh
February 24th, 2010
3:26 pm
lurker you are right he has that Johnny appleseed head going, and those buck eyes are something else…just too much for me
Mr. Lurker ( B.K.A. 007)
February 24th, 2010
3:26 pm
ms. lurker hit me up so I can take you to a very good lunch! Any you can order anything on the menu plus take the dessert back to the office!
Let me know when you ready!
wink:
Also a love jones viewing works for me!
SexyCool
February 24th, 2010
3:27 pm
JtJ – I think ER’body in Haeley’s family got a weave when she made it to Hollywood.
lurker
February 24th, 2010
3:27 pm
He was the philander in Waiting to Exhale. I know I’m suppose to release any feelings once the movie ends but he’s a cheater…lol Don’t like him.
~Nina~
February 24th, 2010
3:28 pm
DreamsMaterialize ~ You’ve got some nice suckas on you! I could not resist ever since I got a glimpse on Facebook. Real nice…REAL nice.
princessnik
February 24th, 2010
3:28 pm
Well if we throwing in Cauc. men
Let me add Simon Baker to my list ( the guy from the movie Something New)
Professor...ahhh
February 24th, 2010
3:28 pm
Kimmie just when I start liking the allstate man I remember his role in “Waiting to Exhale”
needless to say the love goes down the drain
kimmie
February 24th, 2010
3:29 pm
Yeah, Tyrese is very nice!
LL Cool J, especially in Deliver Us From Eva. Another favorite movie with a nice sountrack too.
princessnik
February 24th, 2010
3:29 pm
DreamsMaterialize ~ You’ve got some nice suckas on you!
whaaaaaat lemme find out !
lurker
February 24th, 2010
3:29 pm
OMG…the bucked eyes. I was not going to go there but since you did…LOLOLOLOL yep dem big eyes.
Thanks Mr.Lurker – got you penciled in
Cemeeli
February 24th, 2010
3:29 pm
@ Leggs – I agree…Undercover Brother, what? coming from your cornball counterpart.
lurker
February 24th, 2010
3:30 pm
Oh my Nina.
Raqi
February 24th, 2010
3:31 pm
This guy here does not get enough credit.
http://upload.moldova.org/movie/actors/d/darrin_dewitt_henson/darrin_dewitt_henson.jpg
Le Siren- I'm baaaack!
February 24th, 2010
3:31 pm
I am Loved….I co-sign with Benecio del Toro ALL DAY! He’s not typically good-looking, but he’s sexy as hell!
czBrat
February 24th, 2010
3:31 pm
Well if we throwing in Cauc. men
hands down anderson cooper. i could stare at those beautiful blue eyes and shocking white hair all day. and YES, i do know he plays for the other team
kimmie
February 24th, 2010
3:31 pm
Yeah, his triflingness in Waiting kinda messes it up, but I haven’t seen it in so long, and he’s so respectable on the Allstate commercials, I gotta bury the bad!LOL!!!
kimmie
February 24th, 2010
3:34 pm
czbrat – Count me as a Anderson fan too. And yes, I like Sanjay Gupta too, smarts are hot to me. Plus, I saw Sanjay in person once down at the CNN Center and he can rock a suit!
Raqi – I like Darrin too.
Raqi
February 24th, 2010
3:34 pm
Cemeeli, this one also will be a good 007.
http://static.tvguide.com/MediaBin/Galleries/Celebrities/D_F/Db_Dh/Dennis_Haysbert/dennis-haysbert.jpg
He makes me want to buy insurance. LOL
lurker
February 24th, 2010
3:34 pm
Dewitt Hanson is a hottie
lurker
February 24th, 2010
3:35 pm
He makes me want to change to Geico
Raqi
February 24th, 2010
3:35 pm
Kimmie, you beat me to it. James Haysbert. I thought he was a cutie way back in Major League movie.
mqew
February 24th, 2010
3:35 pm
I’m an Idris all the way type of chic, so hes #2. Most of my exes either resemble Idris so it actually should be #1 but…..
#1 is VIN DIESEL OMG that voice, that body, the bald head….lawd
kimmie
February 24th, 2010
3:36 pm
I love McDreamy & McSteamy. McSteamy the best, I think.
kimmie
February 24th, 2010
3:37 pm
He makes me want to change to Geico
LOL!!!
Professor...ahhh
February 24th, 2010
3:37 pm
czBrat, and it helps that Anderson Cooper is a Vanderbilt as well
mqew
February 24th, 2010
3:37 pm
I love love love Dennis voice!
Morris is too dang short!
Taye, yes, me like Taye.
Raqi
February 24th, 2010
3:38 pm
White men…..Al Pacino, Eric Dane, Johnny Depp (when he is not making children movies look creepy), Eric Dane….did I say Eric Dane.
princessnik
February 24th, 2010
3:39 pm
Raqi
yes Eric Dane whew!
princessnik
February 24th, 2010
3:39 pm
ladies looks like we lost the fellas LOL
kimmie
February 24th, 2010
3:40 pm
Raqi – Yeah, Eric Dane!
Sassy Me :-)
February 24th, 2010
3:40 pm
VIN DIESEL OMG that voice, that body, the bald head….lawd
Yeah I’d do him AND his twin…OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Randyt (aka Been there, Done that, Got a Closet FULL of t-shirts)
February 24th, 2010
3:41 pm
I read the original article and thought it made the mistake of conveying the impression that the bigger the backside, the better. If anyone is foolish enough to interpret things that way, I would strongly suggest proceeding with caution. The more a woman’s backside resembles a Greyhound bus, or sunrise over the Sahara (if wearing bright, tight pants over a giant bottom), the less attention it will get. Jennifer Lopez, OUTSTANDING, but does not mean if someone tells you to “haul azz” and yours is so big you have to make two trips, that you are a Goddess of Love. Sorry does not give one a pass to have big …
Raqi
February 24th, 2010
3:41 pm
Eric Dane, especially when he is sporting his whiskers.
princessnik
February 24th, 2010
3:41 pm
Common
anybody feeling common and those monster dimples besides me
I am loved (I guess.....)
February 24th, 2010
3:42 pm
your momma house so nasty roaches won’t even stay
lurker
February 24th, 2010
3:42 pm
Eric Dane, Eric Dane, Eric Dane, Patrick Dempsey and the guy from th. What’s the guy’s name on the spin off show(from greys) that had the baby with the chick who says she doesn’t love him. He’s a hottie
Raqi
February 24th, 2010
3:42 pm
Princess I was watching him play in the NBA Allstar Celebrity game. He is cute.
lurker
February 24th, 2010
3:43 pm
Princessnik – I’m feeling Common too
Professor...ahhh
February 24th, 2010
3:43 pm
Princessnik…I like Common’s freckles too
Melo
February 24th, 2010
3:43 pm
had to go eat my second lunch
mqew!!??
dont even blush, u got company…
I had goat meat,rice and collard for lernh..now im eating a toated croissant with butter and seattle coffee…prepping…
I think Queen’s calling for over time tonite! (over time(soccer) = extra time like in football)
Cemeeli
February 24th, 2010
3:43 pm
Raqi – Are you casting the Allstate man for 007?
Raqi
February 24th, 2010
3:43 pm
Yeah Lurker, Dr. Wilder. A cutie also.
I am loved (I guess.....)
February 24th, 2010
3:44 pm
@ Randy
(_|_) = pass
(_______|________)= Fail!
(___________|_)= houston we got a problem.
Randyt (aka Been there, Done that, Got a Closet FULL of t-shirts)
February 24th, 2010
3:44 pm
@I am loved Love it
Sassy Me :-)
February 24th, 2010
3:44 pm
anybody feeling common and those monster dimples besides me
I with you….I likes em bald…most times.
Raqi
February 24th, 2010
3:45 pm
James Haysbert? Yes Cemeeli. He might be too old to run and jump in cars but his voice is very “manly”. 007 manly. LOL
Cemeeli
February 24th, 2010
3:46 pm
Lol @ Melo & Mqew gettin their grub on!
black folk.
princessnik
February 24th, 2010
3:46 pm
Sassy EXACTLY
he had me wit the dimples though, its just something about a man with dimples that is my undoing especially the ones deep enough to show up with or without a smile!
help me
Leggs
February 24th, 2010
3:46 pm
throwing in swiss type folk, anchor on CNN, Cooper Anderson and so Jay on America’s Top Model.
Princessnik 1st prize = $50 gift card to Starship
Ceemeeli 2nd prize = 22.50 gift card to Party City