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The idea of beauty is also linked directly to social class because people who have more free time and money have the ability to work on their appearance. Weight is also linked to social class because poorer people who are overweight, in First World countries, do not have the exercise equipment or the healthy food choices that wealthier people do.
The physical attractiveness stereotype, commonly known as the "beautiful-is-good" stereotype, [1] is the tendency to assume that physically attractive individuals, coinciding with social beauty standards, also possess other desirable personality traits, such as intelligence, social competence, and morality. [2]
A variety of specific cutoff tests for skin color emerged; the most famous one was the brown paper bag test. [81] If people's skins were darker than the color of a brown paper bag, they were considered "too dark". While the origin of this test is unclear, it is best attested to in 20th-century black culture.
Skin color contrast has been identified as a feminine beauty standard observed across multiple cultures. [7] Women tend to have darker eyes and lips than men, especially relative to the rest of their facial features, and this attribute has been associated with female attractiveness and femininity, [7] yet it also decreases male attractiveness according to one study. [8]
Ester Honig, a human interest reporter, sent out a photograph of herself to 40 different photo editors in 25 different countries and gave them a single task -- to make her look beautiful.
After World War II, picture-perfect homes and the baby boom swept the nation. Pastel hues like peachy pink and mint green suited a suburbia longing for an escape from the harsh realities of war.
A study using Polish participants found that legs 5% longer than the average for both sexes was considered most attractive. [75] The study concluded this preference might stem from the influence of long-legged runway models. [76] Another study using British and American participants found "mid-ranging" leg-to-body ratios to be most ideal. [77]
Per a pamphlet of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (U.N.I.A), Garvey wrote that "Red is the color of the blood which men must shed for their redemption and liberty; black is the color ...