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By: Primordial Slime — « Fierce, Freethinking Fatties

Primordial Slime — « Fierce, Freethinking Fatties — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:53:41 +0000

[...] first… as many of you recall, I recently had access to BeautifulPeople.com, the dating site that supposedly has the most beautiful members and who axed 5,000 fatties over the [...]

By: This food feels like… « Fierce, Freethinking Fatties

This food feels like… « Fierce, Freethinking Fatties — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:58:51 +0000

[...] three guest posts, then the current fatties will vote on whether to add the candidate (sort of like BeautifulPeople.com with a freethinking concept of beauty). Technically, this is a cross post too, but I felt that it [...]

By: atchka

atchka — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:28:54 +0000

Tom,
It’s just a guest pass I got for interviewing the managing director, so it’s not under my name, but before I surrender access I’m going to put my profile pic up. If she wants to see it, it’ll be under Gæsteprofil. Not sure how long I’ll have access, but I’m going to enjoy it while I can.

You should have known, Tom, that I wouldn’t actually join for my own benefit. First of all, I’m a Fat Admirer, so even if I was single it wouldn’t exactly be my market. And second, you’ve seen my photo, so you know nobody’s gonna vote my ass in.

Peace,
Shannon

By: tombrokaw

tombrokaw — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:24:38 +0000

lol. My gf did a search for your name and your handle. You aren’t on there yet dude. You might be stuck in ratings purgatory while other members judge you.

You can still access the entire site while in this stage.

I do agree that the site is poorly conceived for various reasons. Mainly that it doesn’t have a real identity. It seems to be some hybrid dating/social networking site. But that’s pointless because of facebook’s ubiquity. It also seems to run on half a server.

By: atchka

atchka — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:40:28 +0000

Wow. It’s a good thing your profile pic only shows about 3/4 of your face or I’d be completely unable to read your comments.

And I’m pretty sure that BeautifulPeople.com is where all the Tool Academy rejects end up with their gelled porcu-hair and Oompa Loompa tans. Yes, these are the Beautiful People.

I’ve already been punching myself in the face for a few days now. I didn’t realize it was because of this site. Now that you mention it, the two incidents do coincide…

Peace,
Shannon

By: atchka

atchka — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:37:36 +0000

I knew the body snark might come up, so I hope you don’t mind if I defend myself a bit. I read through it again and the most glaring example was my comment on fake boobs, fake tan, etc. This came up when I posted about Lindsay Lohan’s trout pout. I agreed then to try not to participate in body snarking.

This instance was a bit different (in my mind) because I was commenting on the irony of a website that supposedly caters to the most beautiful people in the world, yet so many of their members have achieved their beauty through cosmetic surgery or alterations. It makes beauty seem like something you can buy or apply to yourself, rather than a complex set of factors, among which physical attributes play but a role. It angers me that people who were so dissatisfied with their bodies, yet fortunate enough to be able to afford the “fix,” are part of a website that perpetuates body dissatisfaction and ridiculous artificial standards of beauty.

I know it’s just a symptom of the society we’re in, but people are still responsible for how they address those symptoms.

And like you said, yeah, appearance obviously plays a role in our initial attraction, but personality and behavior matter more in the long run. People who place an inordinate amount of value on appearance really piss me off for some reason.

Peace,
Shannon

By: atchka

atchka — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:25:36 +0000

Try shallow, conceited, pathetic people. Ugh.

Peace,
Shannon

By: dufmanno

dufmanno — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:44:04 +0000

I’m so beautiful that I once inspired someone to build me a suspension bridge out of matchsticks and then give it to me as a gift, so I’m totally going to be accepted by the beautiful people.
Also, I think I saw two rejected contestants from Tool Academy in the men’s section.
I would feel the need to keep punching myself in the face for using this site so I don’t think it’s the best way for me to start on the path to polygamy but I’m still on board with that.
I could have husband brothers instead of sister wives.

By: Simone

Simone — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:08:03 +0000

Hahahahaha!!!!

I feel like some of this post gets dangerously close to good old-fashioned body snark, but I’m too amused (and too lazy) to really pick it apart.

One of the most brilliant dating tips I’ve ever gotten was from a friend, who told me not be afraid of going after “hot” people. Her reasoning was that Beautiful People need love too, and that the odds of a Beautiful Person finding their soulmate among the folks of their hotness level (going by prevailing cultural standards, of course), are vanishingly small. Most Beautiful People eventually figure this out, and are perfectly willing to date average-looking people.

The rest of them, apparently, joint BeautifulPeople.com.

In terms of dating, people bring so many things to the table. Who cares if one member of a couple is more conventionally attractive? Maybe the other one brings the dazzling conversation, or the brilliant sense of humor, or the fantastic skills at giving handjobs.

If I’m absolutely honest, I have to say that appearance is a factor in my dating preferences. But it’s sure as f*ck not the only one, and it always confused me that people get so fixated on this one attribute.

By: JeninCanada

JeninCanada — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:04:31 +0000

Bah. I had heard of that site but had never visited. Beautiful people my entire ass. Try shallow conceited people.