What not-typically-sexualized body parts get your motor running?

[Skald the Rhymer]

Most straight guys like shapely breasts and butts, though we vary on our size preference (I prefer 'em small myself). Some like feet (I rarely see the big deal there). But what non-generally sexualized body parts get your motor running?

I'll naame two to start off: strong, prominent clavicles, and the hollow of a woman's knee. Yummy!

Next?

[Nava]

Are men's thighs generally considered sexualized? It's a cultural thing, though, so not sure if it counts. I'm all for good shoulders; six-packs are ok to look at if the rest is nice... but I'll take a guy who can walk for hours without stopping over a Mr Olympia runner-up any day of the week.

Or night of the week, even.

[WhyNot]

The curve of a man's neck as it becomes his shoulder.

Joseph Fiennes, for example, has (http://www.cincinnati.com/freetime/movies/mcgurk/img/elizabeth_rev_175x259.jpg) a (http://www.matchflick.com/pimages/16101.jpg) particularly (http://www.movieactors.com/photos/shakespeareinlove345.jpeg) nummy (http://www.cinetropic.com/shakespeare/eleven.JPG) neck. (http://www.filmkultura.iif.hu:8080/1999/articles/films/images/shakespeare/shakesp05.jpg) Mmmmmmm...nom, nom, nom, nom.

[9thFloor]

Armpits.

[Otto]

Wait. There are non-sexualized body parts?

[9thFloor]

Rofl

[Cat Fight]

strong, prominent clavicles

It seems you're not the only one (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/10/fashion/10clavicle.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1194275599-lLLmjzNUyZ4QCiqWpCi3og). You must use US magazine as porn.

I'd have to say... wrinkles and laugh lines.

[CalMeacham]

One that was pointed out in a women's magazine (Cosmo? Don't recall) was the swell of the hips, although some might consider that as part of the butt. Nevertheless, it's a part that can be shown in public without comment, but I find highly sexy.

[OneCentStamp]

Arms.

I was just reminded of this as I watched Next last night, which stars Jessica Biel. Beyond simply having one of the most perfect bodies I have ever seen, her arms are absolutely jaw-dropping. Fit and defined without looking like a nasty female bodybuilder or a coked-out supermodel. I couldn't stop looking at them.

[Lionne]

I like the hollow of the throat. If I see a man with a well-defined hollow, it's an instant attraction. When they turn their head and I see the muscle line...so alluring.

[gigi]

I like the spot behind the sideburns, in front of the ear. In front of the tragus (http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=14304&rendTypeId=4) (yes, I had to look that up!).

[Projammer]

Necks. Right under the corner of the jawbone.

And the right shaped mouth will do it every time.

[tdn]

Hmm... I'd say feet, but those are already pretty sexualized. Same with necks.

The small of the back and the shoulder blades.

And of course, a great smile.

[Litoris]

On men:

Cupid's bow shaped lips
Big hands with thin wrists
tight stomach -- doesn't have to be a 6-pack, but defined

On women:

Hip bones -- she doesn't have to be uber thin, but if I can see the hip bones...wow
thin wrists (small hands are nice on girls, though!)
Cupid's bow shaped lips


On a related note -- I find straight lips and bee-stung lips to be a major turn-off.

[Miller]

Eyebrows.

[gallows fodder]

Noses. More specifically, long noses, and even more specifically, long noses with an aquiline bump. And flared nostrils.

And laugh lines around the eyes.

[Sunspace]

I like a slight double chin on a woman.

Also, short rounded fingernails, especially without colour.

[Waverly]

Eyes... green, hazel, or dark and almond shaped. Also a flat tummy with a vertically elongated innie.

[Maastricht]

Big noses (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=171908) and longish hair on men. In the linked thread, someone mentions this fetish-site (http://www.cyberium.net/bnguy/) (work safe, of course ;) )site for men who like women with big noses.

[tremorviolet]

Noses. More specifically, long noses, and even more specifically, long noses with an aquiline bump. And flared nostrils.

Pretty much this nose (http://handson.provocateuse.com/show/adrien_brody).

I also always notice thighs. So many men totally neglect building their quads, a nice split at the front of the thigh always gets my attention. And forearms. A nice strong (but not excessively thick) forearm.

[phall0106]

Hands. Long, thin fingers, with nicely manicured nails, without hair on the backs of the hands, smooth palms or slight callouses.

[Marienee]

The male lower back, just above the butt, is the source of all male beauty and grace. I am convinced.

[tdn]

I like a slight double chin on a woman.
By that, do you mean that little crease about half an inch behind the chin? Because I'd have to give that a total "me too." I've always loved that, but it wasn't until last summer, when I was studying drawing faces, that I actually took note of what was going on there.

[Antinor01]

Hair. A really nice head of hair is a major turn on.

[Cervaise]

Tummy. Slightly soft.

[Sunspace]

By that, do you mean that little crease about half an inch behind the chin? Because I'd have to give that a total "me too." Yes, that's it.

:: pant pant ::

Oh, and speaking of noses, I am strangely-fascinated by noses with an upward curve along the ridge. There was a middle-eastern-looking porn star back in the eighties who had such a nose, and later on she had it straightened, and I was so disappointed. The new nose completely didn't fit the structure of her face.

[Troy McClure SF]

Upper arms, and where they meet the shoulder.

[Infovore]

Forearms. Nice well-defined forearms, particularly ones ending in graceful, long-fingered hands. Rawr. :D

[control-z]

Lower back. A nice smooth and fit lower back on a woman really turns me on.

[Thudlow Boink]

Wait. There are non-sexualized body parts?"Hey, baby, nice pancreas."

[LouisB]

Noses. More specifically, long noses, and even more specifically, long noses with an aquiline bump. And flared nostrils.

And laugh lines around the eyes.We should organize a club.

[Infovore]

We should organize a club.
Slight hijack, but I assume you're fans of Peter Wingfield (http://br.geocities.com/gisele_highlander_fan/pw/peterw.JPG) , then? :)

[control-z]

By that, do you mean that little crease about half an inch behind the chin? Because I'd have to give that a total "me too." I've always loved that, but it wasn't until last summer, when I was studying drawing faces, that I actually took note of what was going on there.

Just curious, can you find a picture of what you're talking about?

[tdn]

Just curious, can you find a picture of what you're talking about?
No. Not really. Unless you can find a site that has a lot of pictures of different people in profile view, espicially if they are smiling. You can find anything you want on the inerwebs, but not that.

But look at this (http://z.about.com/d/movies/1/0/I/g/8/tiffany03290613.jpg) photo. It's extremely subtle, but look at Ellen, on the left. The line from the tip of her chin to her jowl is pretty much an uninterrupted line. Nothing breaks it up. Now look at Portia, on the right. There is a slight interruption there. It's hard to see from that angle, but there are two distinct parts to her jaw.

Here (http://www.advanced-art.com/submental/Submental-SAL.jpg) is a clearer example. The woman on the left has a more pronounced double chin.

Normally people who have a double chin would take great offense at being described as such. Google on "double chin" and you'll mostly get hits on how to surgically remove one (or other treatments). We normally associate them with the elderly and obese. But anyone, of any weight, age, gender, or race can have one. Some people only have them when they talk, eat, or smile.

Ah, here's a great example (http://photo.net/bboard-uploads/00B9kP-21883284.jpg) where some moron tried to "fix" this "flaw" using some photo-enhancing software.

[Kythereia]

Neck, shoulders (broad), hands (big, strong, long fingers) and wrists... I could go on and on.

[Dunawake]

I've always been a fan of good abs, right before they start turning into a 6 pack is perfect :) I don't think that's really that unusual though, compared to what other people have described. :p

[Rubystreak]

I like a man with a prominent nose too. I think it makes a man look more masculine.

I also really enjoy the shape of a man's upper arms and upper back. Yesterday I was watching Season 3 of Veronica Mars and noticed that Jason Dohring, while plain in the face, has a very nice upper body proportion (http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/Jason%20dohring%20shirtless.jpg). No six pack, no ripped muscles, just solid upper arms and a very pronounced difference between the size of his shoulders and his waist. The shots of him from behind show it even better. I can get past the plain face for that.

[Dunawake]

I like a man with a prominent nose too. I think it makes a man look more masculine.

I also really enjoy the shape of a man's upper arms and upper back. Yesterday I was watching Season 3 of Veronica Mars and noticed that Jason Dohring, while plain in the face, has a very nice upper body proportion (http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/Jason%20dohring%20shirtless.jpg). No six pack, no ripped muscles, just solid upper arms and a very pronounced difference between the size of his shoulders and his waist. The shots of him from behind show it even better. I can get past the plain face for that.

I was reading something a while ago that said that shoulder-to-waist ratio for guys had very similar correlation to attractiveness as waist-to-hip ratio for women. So there may some very basic reasons why you find that hot :)

[Phantom Dennis]

I have nothing to add that hasn't already been mentioned. I think a slightly-larger-than-average nose can be sexy on a woman. Not necessarily a big honker, just something a little more substantial than the common Hollywood/fashion model nose, which looks too small and pointy to me. I've always thought Anne Heche (http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Anne-Heche-Photograph-C12146327.jpeg) has a nice nose, for example.

[WhyNot]

I like a man with a prominent nose too. I think it makes a man look more masculine.

I also really enjoy the shape of a man's upper arms and upper back. Yesterday I was watching Season 3 of Veronica Mars and noticed that Jason Dohring, while plain in the face, has a very nice upper body proportion (http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/Jason%20dohring%20shirtless.jpg). No six pack, no ripped muscles, just solid upper arms and a very pronounced difference between the size of his shoulders and his waist. The shots of him from behind show it even better. I can get past the plain face for that.
ohgodohgodohgodohgod

Sorry, I went a little woozy there for a moment. Jason Dohring is just...gah. Lovely. Lovely man. *drool*

And I agree. His is another neck I love, and the way it curves into his shoulders, and then the upswelling of the deltoid over the bicep....

Is it hot in here?

But I wouldn't say his lower half is entirely without charm, either. That bit on the front where the pelvis meets the hip - that valley that goes down into the groin? What's that called, anyway? It must have a name. Anyway, that's an awfully yummy bit on men, and on Dohring it's especially luscious.

[GuanoLad]

Ankles. If a woman with slim pretty ankles wears something that shows them off, like a chain or ribbon or even a tattoo (though I don't normally like tattoos) then they get all my attention.

I also like to see flat stomachs, long necks, and strong arms, on a woman.


Unfortunately, women who have these features sure aren't interested in guys like me. Darn it.

[KneadToKnow]

If her hair is up in a ponytail, the little hairs at the base of the skull. It's like her pubes opened a branch office.

[Rubystreak]

ohgodohgodohgodohgod

Sorry, I went a little woozy there for a moment. Jason Dohring is just...gah. Lovely. Lovely man. *drool*

In looking for a picture of him, I found out that he was a Scientologist. Too bad, eh?

His is a face that grows on you too. At first I thought he was not cute, just a hot bod, but he has very attractive facial expressions. He makes doe eyes at Veronica that would melt butter. I find that appealing too.

But I wouldn't say his lower half is entirely without charm, either. That bit on the front where the pelvis meets the hip - that valley that goes down into the groin? What's that called, anyway? It must have a name. Anyway, that's an awfully yummy bit on men, and on Dohring it's especially luscious.

I know what you mean. Does that have a name? It's very nice.

[lisacurl]

But I wouldn't say his lower half is entirely without charm, either. That bit on the front where the pelvis meets the hip - that valley that goes down into the groin? What's that called, anyway? It must have a name. Anyway, that's an awfully yummy bit on men, and on Dohring it's especially luscious.
It has a nasty name (hidden text: cumgutters :D ) and it's my favorite favorite part on men. My hub looked it up and apparently it's a notch made by the hip flexors or summat... the muscles to do with, uh, thrusting. :D :D :D

[Dunawake]

I know what you mean. Does that have a name? It's very nice.

IANAD, but I think it's an effect of the iliac crest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliac_crest) when you have low body fat. Is what you're talking about the same thing as the line on Brad Pitt's side in this pic (http://thesituationist.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/fight-club.jpg)?

[An Gadaí]

The sexiest part of a woman is her creditcard.

[SSG Schwartz]

If her hair is up in a ponytail, the little hairs at the base of the skull. It's like her pubes opened a branch office.

Amen, KTW, most of the women I work with have their hair up, and I love a nice neck. Only the back of the neck gets my attention. What makes it even hotter is if the shoulders are bare as well.

SSG Schwartz

[Sleeps With Butterflies]

I love the back on a fit man.

[Orual]

The back of the neck, particularly if the man in question has the right kind of hair that just curls under right at the hair line ... ::sigh::

Also well-shaped hands and forearms. And nice broad shoulders, but I think most gals like those.

[WhyNot]

IANAD, but I think it's an effect of the iliac crest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliac_crest) when you have low body fat. Is what you're talking about the same thing as the line on Brad Pitt's side in this pic (http://thesituationist.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/fight-club.jpg)?
*quivers* Uh-huh.

Yeah, if I gotta go all massage school on it, it's the superior anterior illiac crest, where the internal obliques attach on the superior medial edge and the hip flexors attach on the inferior, distal edge.

I think I like lisacurl's name better. :o

[OneCentStamp]

IANAD, but I think it's an effect of the iliac crest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliac_crest) when you have low body fat. Is what you're talking about the same thing as the line on Brad Pitt's side in this pic (http://thesituationist.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/fight-club.jpg)?I'm not gay personally, but Google some pictures of Usher if you want to see the ultimate bearer of this sexy line.

[Rick]

I'll naame two to start off: strong, prominent clavicles, and the hollow of a woman's knee. Yummy!

Next?
A bare shoulder and clavicle gets my motor running.
The cut on the side of a women's thigh between the muscles on the front of the leg, and the muscles on the back side also floats my boat.

[matt_mcl]

I really like a cute guy's flanks, especially one who's slender and unmuscular but who has a nice, smooth flank from the side of the chest to the hips.

I also love hair, especially unnaturally coloured hair and emo hair.

[Little Plastic Ninja]

Pretty much this nose (http://handson.provocateuse.com/show/adrien_brody).


gnur hur hur...

I am kind of pleased to be in a semi-minority of people who find that man astonishingly attractive.

I'm wondering if I have a thing for dark haired men with prominent noses. Considering that I find him above

plus this fellow (http://www.celebsquotes.com/a/alan-rickman/alan-rickman.jpg) (even if he is a bit old for me)

and then there's always him (http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/coupling/wallpaper/images/steve_series3_1024.jpg) ...

Hm.

Maybe it's just a thing for very sardonic expressions.

[ForumBot]

God, now I'm looking at my neck and thinking "you know, I could really slim up a centimetre or two." Thanks, thread. But for what it's worth, I'm also looking at my broad shoulders, exposed hip bones and Iliac crest (I just call it "The V") and feeling totally pumped.

I suppose they're already pretty sexualized, but the one thing that gets me going on a lady more than anything else are the adductor muscles. You know, the "inner thigh" mucles right around the coochie, on the leg. If I have to pick another, though, it'll be arms. Good arms are surprising and always nice to see.

[chowder]

Those two little dimples on a womans back, just above her ass cheeks

[DianaG]

Once we're at cumgutters, adductors, and ass cleft, I believe we've left the world of "not-typically-sexualized body parts" far behind.

I'll join the neck chorus. A nice neck is a beautiful thing. I'll also mention that nice calves get my attention, if only for their relative rarity. So many men have skinny, shapeless calves.

[CalMeacham]

Once we're at cumgutters, adductors, and ass cleft, I believe we've left the world of "not-typically-sexualized body parts" far behind.




CUMGUTTERS???


You smooth-talker, you. If you were a guy, I'd say "No wonder you have such a way with the ladies."



What in the name of the SDMB is a cumgutter? And is an Adductor something other than the usual definition? I need my ignorance fought.



To me, it's always been a glutel fold or gluteal cleft. "Ass cleft" is halfway to the abysmal "ass crack", which leaves me with a mental image of crumbling buttocks with fractal edges.

[DirkGntly]

Neck, shoulders (broad), hands (big, strong, long fingers) and wrists... I could go on and on.
Oh, yeah? So, how you doin'??
Seriously - I'm a big, sort of ex-linebacker type who plays guitar...

[ForumBot]

What in the name of the SDMB is a cumgutter?
I think it's like a slutty girl's vagina. You know, like cumdumpster.

[gigi]

What in the name of the SDMB is a cumgutter?
See the spoilered text on page one.

[OneCentStamp]

See the spoilered text on page one.
:confused: I didn't see any.

[WhyNot]

:confused: I didn't see any.
It's that valley of delight 'twixt the hip and the navel I was talking about - the illiac crest that Usher bears (and bares) so well.

[KneadToKnow]

:confused: I didn't see any.
It's not exactly spoilered: it's coded to be white text on a (nearly) white background.

[Quartz]

Brains. An intelligent woman is very sexy.

[Spoke]

Do vocal cords count? Because a woman with a nice singing voice does something to me. Or for that matter, a pleasant and soothing speaking voice.

ETA: And I'm with Quartz on the brains thing. A smart woman is very sexy to me.

[Only Human]

1. Red hair. Lots and lots of red hair.
2. Bare feet.
3. Bushy eyebrows.

[chaoticbear]

Chests. I like a big chest, and some volume in the front. I don't like flat chests, but not necessarily man-titties, and it doesn't even have to be muscular. Maybe likethis (http://overheardiniraq.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/mrvetinari-schest.jpg) , but without silly things shaved in them.

Thigh. I like big, strong hairy thighs. Maybe it's just me fetishizing myself.

Nipples don't count, right?

Having a little bit of chest hair sticking out of the top of the shirt.

Big, meaty hands.

When they've got a beard or goatee that goes all the way to the mouth instead of being far away, like this (http://www.beards.org/images/albums/userpics/10001/sb021.jpg)

[Shakes]

I like to watch women put lotion on their hands.

I like hands with medium sized claws too.


Now that I think about it, I must some sort of hygene fetish. I pretty much always get a stiffy when ever I've seen one of my former SO's put their make up on as well.

Especially when they're doing it in their bra and panties doing their eyelashes.

[outlierrn]

A triangle formed at the base of the ear, the top of the shoulder and below the point of the jaw. Ladies, lift your chin, turn your head a few degress and hubba hubba hubba, I will spend an hour on that spot.

[RTFirefly]

Women's bare shoulders. Short sleeves are OK, but sleeveless is what really wakes up my libido.

[Tapiotar]

Someone else mentioned it -- thighs. Muscular thighs, not the overbuilt weightlifter type, but the thighs of a man who can hike up and down mountains, have the musclepower for drive when drive is needed.

Large, capable hands. Though most of the men I know work with their minds, I like to see hands (and a body) that say the man can do a day's physical work if need be. Hands that could build a house, or chop wood, or rescue someone from a burning building. Hands that can close over a woman's hips and hold them authoritatively, yet with nimble fingers that can be gentle on other, more sensitive bits. Hands that...

<gulp> you get the idea...

Thank you for this thread. I've got a bit of a double chin that I always thought of as repulsive, yet two posters have mentioned they find such a characteristic appealing. Bless you forever, gents, you've made my day.

[gigi]

It has a nasty name (hidden text: cumgutters :D ) and it's my favorite favorite part on men. My hub looked it up and apparently it's a notch made by the hip flexors or summat... the muscles to do with, uh, thrusting. :D :D :D
The scary part is Pink (http://walktaken.com/wp-content/uploads/Tee2/Pink_at_beach_1.jpg) has them.

[lisacurl]

The scary part is Pink (http://walktaken.com/wp-content/uploads/Tee2/Pink_at_beach_1.jpg) has them.
That is scary. I suppose she's been following a standard bodybuilding routine without considering that she's going to end up looking like a standard bodybuilder.

[olivesmarch4th]

Shoulders, especially that little scoop along the top of the shoulder that curves up between the neck.

Ears, especially the back of the earlobe. I love the soft bendy labyrinth that are ears.

And feet, of course. Toes and ankles and that smooth part along the top of the foot. Oh happy feet.