tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post3445470403636526505..comments2024-02-02T01:18:39.737-05:00Comments on Brookey's Cafe Blog: Who is a "Great Beauty?"Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02584160320846679744noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-6263281002134465652009-05-26T21:15:29.175-04:002009-05-26T21:15:29.175-04:00All I have to say is regardless of her looks, she ...All I have to say is regardless of her looks, she has managed to snag one of the most fascinating men in the world!! She obviously has SOMETHING. I think that black women should stop being critical of the way other black women look especially when they are not "mixed". We need to embrace our identity and stop buying into the ridiculous standards set up by the media. Is Michelle Obama the most gorgeous looking woman in the world? No. But who really is. She's attractive, intelligent and articulate and thats more than enough for me and it should be more than enough for America.afro / puff puffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15780359831831879421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-31982757836944879042009-05-19T17:24:22.691-04:002009-05-19T17:24:22.691-04:00That's the real cable guy Karen, no lurker... :)That's the real cable guy Karen, no lurker... :)Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02584160320846679744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-30669206674324134812009-05-19T17:10:00.000-04:002009-05-19T17:10:00.000-04:00Well maybe that's just it, Ant - I've never looked...Well maybe that's just it, Ant - I've never looked at myself and said that. I think I'm attractive cuz most of the people in my family are considered as such - and I refuse to believe I'm the exception to the rule. That's honestly all it's about - and the fact that women have told me so. <br /><br />But I've never been able to look at someone outside of a mutant like Biggie and determine which one of us looks better. It usually comes down to how well or sharp we're dressed, not actual looks. <br /><br />If you remember my boys, my whole crew was considered attractive. But I could never tell you who looked better than who...I just know John got a lot of attention...but I'm sure being a Sigma helped THAT along. <br /><br />Hell - being cool with the Sigmas helped us ALL along...lolz!Rameernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-7904017930533213992009-05-19T17:03:00.000-04:002009-05-19T17:03:00.000-04:00Of course we can agree to disagree. The only thing...Of course we can agree to disagree. The only thing I will say is that at the very least, men recognize how appealing they are to other women. So, if anyone of us men can look in the mirror and say..."damn I am handsome"...or even "say shit...i got beat with an ugly stick", then you should be able to tell how another man looks in relation to you.Anthony Oterohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05818411014851299966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-13798145584810017532009-05-19T16:40:00.000-04:002009-05-19T16:40:00.000-04:00Philly - I've heard PLENTY of men were fine...but ...Philly - I've heard PLENTY of men were fine...but I've never looked at them and seen any reason to agree. Like I said - I know they're fine once I hear women tell me. And even that's bogus sometimes to me - cuz a guy who wasn't fine one day can be fine the next with some women based on money, popularity, props, media exposure, etc. <br /><br />I even suffered this fate to some extent...no rhyme or reason. <br /><br />So nope - I have never in my life looked at a man and said or determined he looked good. The things I find attractive are all feminine things, and any hint of masculinity turns me off. If a woman with some overt masculinity in her face and/or body turns me off, then just imagine how that is for me looking at a guy.<br /><br />If there are a bunch of dudes looking at other dudes talking about how cute they are - more power to them. It's not in the kid's DNA, though.Rameernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-18222402326189769612009-05-19T16:28:00.001-04:002009-05-19T16:28:00.001-04:00p.s. brooke is that your REAL cable guy, or a lur...p.s. brooke is that your REAL cable guy, or a lurker cable guy?:-)phillygrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09803104040072735135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-90804223222580863332009-05-19T16:28:00.000-04:002009-05-19T16:28:00.000-04:00rameer---don't tell me when u were growing up, Bil...rameer---don't tell me when u were growing up, Billy Dee Williams Wasn't fine..Maybe your uncle didn't mention it, but Im sure your aunt did. Im not saying YOU said he was fine, but you know in 70's that's who women thought were fine, etc...maybe guys would say..'that's a smooth cat' or something like that:-) , but they took notice....but I hear what you are saying--just dont understand it. --ok..im back to work.phillygrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09803104040072735135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-18877513898528070392009-05-19T16:01:00.000-04:002009-05-19T16:01:00.000-04:00Well, I disagree. I can look at a guy and tell if ...Well, I disagree. I can look at a guy and tell if a guy has a nice suit on, sharp haircut, etc. - but I can't look at another man's face and say whether a guy looks handsome. Sorry. We just didn't build the men in my family that way. <br /><br />I don't buy that men can look at other men and tell they're handsome or whatever - well, maybe NOWADAYS. But there are plenty of men who are/were sex symbols that I never knew until women told me - Usher, 2pac, I just recently found out Dwight Howard, George Clooney, etc. There is still nothing to this day that clues me into why these men are considered attractive. But it's pretty easy to tell why Biggie is considered ugly. <br /><br />I can tell a dude to look neat - but that's about it. In a room full of neat looking dudes, outside of the dudes with obvious jacked up or weird faces, I can't tell you who looks better. And even sometimes the jacked up ones are considered attractive due to money or "swag" (HATE that word).<br /><br />Maybe y'all notice it. The men I knew and was around growing up didn't. Nothing about a man for me to ever find attractive. And that's not even gay-bashing - it's just my reality.Rameernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-4301695304103862862009-05-19T16:00:00.000-04:002009-05-19T16:00:00.000-04:00Brooke = beauty :)
Black and Latina women = beaut...Brooke = beauty :)<br /><br />Black and Latina women = beauty.<br /><br />Can't rock with the snow flakes. Something about dark skin...mmmm!The Cable Guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-14725379851353366512009-05-19T15:52:00.000-04:002009-05-19T15:52:00.000-04:00(winking back) I agree Ant ;)
I think men know wh...(winking back) I agree Ant ;)<br /><br />I think men know when another man has his sh*t together and when he doesn't...and no homo about it. You can't tell me that a man can't look at another man and notice if he has on a nice pair of kicks or has a niced lined up fade. He won't say anything out loud, but he definitely notices.<br /><br />Women are just more vocal about it, and maybe so are gay men...but real men notice...trust me.Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02584160320846679744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-1303531196254674892009-05-19T15:44:00.000-04:002009-05-19T15:44:00.000-04:00I think we need to be careful when saying what rea...I think we need to be careful when saying what real men do. Some may feel the definition of a real man maybe the opposite of what is considered gay. I am not in agreement with that.<br /><br />I will look at another guy and be like. That is a fat haircut..or damn that MF needs to twist his dreads more. God forbid a friend of mine is in my presence and he did not iron his shirt. I do point things out to guys because no one else will. We live in a world where most men do not have a father figure, so who else is going to help other men know how to dress or how to look?<br /><br />Lets face it. It may be socially unaccaptable to look at another man, but all men know who are handsome and who is ugly. How many times have we seen a fucked up looking guy go out with a beautiful woman? Pisses a mothafucka off...lol<br /><br />So I am not into the real men agruement because I have seen some gay men man up more than thugs.<br /><br />Keeping on topic (winking at Brooke), beauty is not about gender either.Anthony Oterohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05818411014851299966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-38820542628402679342009-05-19T15:14:00.000-04:002009-05-19T15:14:00.000-04:00Yeah, Frida is not anywhere in the vein of a Halle...Yeah, Frida is not anywhere in the vein of a Halle or Sophia Loren - two women who called "great beauties" Karen - yet you find her beautiful nonetheless. Everyone's list is going to be different - beauty is different to everyone and beauty can be found anywhere if you look hard enough.<br /><br />But, if you're ugly on the inside, you're ugly on the outside..Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02584160320846679744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-16745559374066687512009-05-19T15:10:00.000-04:002009-05-19T15:10:00.000-04:00lol!!1...frida is kinda weird looking, but she was...lol!!1...frida is kinda weird looking, but she was poerful & a trailblazer for her time; I think knowing her story makes her beautiful to me( I guess that's what peoele mean when they say Michelle Obama is beautiful) ...Always thought Liya was very beautiful & Saw Liya on train once with her husband & kids & mother....she is even more pretty in person..chit chatted with me etc...phillygrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09803104040072735135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-2547866102707912672009-05-19T15:05:00.000-04:002009-05-19T15:05:00.000-04:00Real men don't look at other men, nor do we tend t...Real men don't look at other men, nor do we tend to judge other men's looks. That's some new ish that started in the 90's as the gaying up of America took place. When I grew up, no man could tell you if another man looked good or not. We just knew who or what was ugly - cuz ugly as abnormal, and ANYONE can tell you what f'd up of any species looks like. <br /><br />I still can't tell you what is or isn't a good-looking man - and wouldn't try. There's nothing about a man I find attractive in the least bit, so there's nothing that would ever make me say one is attractive. I know whose good-looking based on popular opinion and the opinion of the women I know. So yes - the men on this blog probably wouldn't speak up so much if it was about "beautiful men".<br /><br />Phillygirl - you hit the nail on the head! DC is Ethiopian and Eritrean capital! Love those women...and if you sat the men are good-looking, more power to you!<br /><br />Liked your list except for Frida. Have no idea why people call her beautiful - looks weird to me. but to each his or her own...oh yeah, and Liya could use a steak, too. Pretty - but damn she skinny...Rameernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-85758288962490313692009-05-19T14:58:00.000-04:002009-05-19T14:58:00.000-04:00p.s.....funny...do you think this would be the sam...p.s.....funny...do you think this would be the same blog if it were abt men? I think no men would comment----phillygrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09803104040072735135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-68712602652956385552009-05-19T14:56:00.000-04:002009-05-19T14:56:00.000-04:00rameer---
eritrean men too!!..met some while livi...rameer---<br /><br />eritrean men too!!..met some while living in D.C. ( fione!!)phillygrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09803104040072735135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-77295203016217575942009-05-19T14:54:00.000-04:002009-05-19T14:54:00.000-04:00sorry to disagree....i do not think Michelle is a ...sorry to disagree....i do not think Michelle is a Great beauty in the sense of the word when most people say "she's beautiful"(& they talk abt HAlle Berry or Sophia Loren, etc..) ...I think she is a normal woman, a great normal woman, who is a great role model( as is her family--i could go on about her contributions past & future, Im sure) but I don't think she is beautiful, I think she is a normal looking woman & I don't think she is a fashion icon by any stretch of the imagination. I JUST had this conversation --took a friend of mine to lunch who turned 40---& she brought up the topic... <br /><br />--NOW women I think are beautiful!!--<br />--Frida Kahlo<br />--Erykah Badu<br />--Yasmeen Ghauri<br />--Karen Alexander<br />--Thandie Newton<br />--Liya Kebede<br />---& the oldest daughter from the bernie Mac show--I know she was a teenager & ..I don't remember her name, but I think she will grow up to be a beautiful womanphillygrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09803104040072735135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-6776860611181621262009-05-19T14:52:00.000-04:002009-05-19T14:52:00.000-04:00Ooo! Now you talkin' MY language! Asian women - YU...Ooo! Now you talkin' MY language! Asian women - YUM!!!<br /><br />Got a fetish for dat...and Ethiopian women. And Eritrean women. And Canadian women. And my deliciosa Latinas. And my Black queens. And...<br /><br />Mmm. Women!<br /><br />I have no comprehension how a man can be gay. None at all.Rameernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-64581379602560030892009-05-19T14:41:00.000-04:002009-05-19T14:41:00.000-04:00I dont know about that...There are alot of FUGLY m...I dont know about that...There are alot of FUGLY men out there...Anthony Oterohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05818411014851299966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-50675570594788414802009-05-19T14:39:00.000-04:002009-05-19T14:39:00.000-04:00y'all are funny :)
I think men think ALL women ar...y'all are funny :)<br /><br />I think men think ALL women are beautiful...most think anything in the female form is beautiful.<br /><br />Do women think the same about men?Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02584160320846679744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-3686967719515612832009-05-19T14:38:00.000-04:002009-05-19T14:38:00.000-04:00You not saying what I think you are saying? Latino...You not saying what I think you are saying? Latinos are black? Who would dare say that?<br /><br />Besides me...<br /><br />Well I also think Asian Women = beauty too.Anthony Oterohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05818411014851299966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-62214976451016838722009-05-19T14:31:00.000-04:002009-05-19T14:31:00.000-04:00Black woman = latina woman = beauty
latina woman =...Black woman = latina woman = beauty<br />latina woman = black woman = beauty<br />my latinegro.;o) and there are so many more...<br />Meer...Tyra is very nice...however i agree...Alicia..mmmm oh my! Nia...oh my! Jessica..mmmm oh my!<br />Latinas mmm oh my!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-18461879917510903292009-05-19T14:24:00.000-04:002009-05-19T14:24:00.000-04:00Ant since you said Latina's are beautiful I wo...Ant since you said Latina's are beautiful I won't tase you...LOL..<br />PLUS you can't tase me I'm pregnant & I'm holding the taser! HAHAHAAnnamarianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-74732503080075579092009-05-19T14:16:00.000-04:002009-05-19T14:16:00.000-04:00Salma Hyek = Beauty
Jennifer Lopez = Beauty
Vida G...Salma Hyek = Beauty<br />Jennifer Lopez = Beauty<br />Vida Guerra = Beauty<br />Rosario Dawson = Beauty<br />Eva Mendes = Beauty<br />Sessilee Lopez = Beauty<br />Jessica Alba = Beauty<br />Latinas = BeautyAnthony Oterohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05818411014851299966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984100112542285026.post-81030337101019597612009-05-19T13:50:00.000-04:002009-05-19T13:50:00.000-04:00Gotta disagree with Tyra Banks...she's pretty FUGL...Gotta disagree with Tyra Banks...she's pretty FUGLY without make-up...<br /><br />But except for her, that list is pretty on-point...u can replace Tyra with Nia Long or Alicia Keys.Rameernoreply@blogger.com