# Grace Jones..Did people find her sexy? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 27, 2014, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grace-jones-did-people-find-her-sexy/687127 "2014-04-27T19:10:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grace-jones-did-people-find-her-sexy/687127/21 "2014-04-27T21:58:20Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > I Googled “Grace Jones sold out concerts” and there were quite a few returns, including recent dates (within the last 5 or 6 years). She was and is popular. Now Google “irregardless” to find out if it’s a real word. lol. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grace-jones-did-people-find-her-sexy/687127/22 "2014-04-27T21:58:51Z")
No. I’m not into guys. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grace-jones-did-people-find-her-sexy/687127/23 "2014-04-27T22:07:30Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Never thought she was even remotely attractive, in any way. Feel the same about her “acting” and her music. Me too. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grace-jones-did-people-find-her-sexy/687127/24 "2014-04-27T22:09:03Z")
On the cover of Nightclubbing, she defines _fierce_. And, to be clear: that album is fucking amazing. Total respect - she had an amazing team assembled around her, but Grace delivered. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grace-jones-did-people-find-her-sexy/687127/25 "2014-04-27T22:33:46Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > Now Google “irregardless” to find out if it’s a real word. lol. If this was an attempt at humor, it’s pretty sad. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grace-jones-did-people-find-her-sexy/687127/26 "2014-04-27T22:56:26Z")
I never did. ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grace-jones-did-people-find-her-sexy/687127/27 "2014-04-27T23:26:50Z")
Not even close. Waaaaay too mannish. She’d be androgynus if she was wearing a pink dress. Even her naked pictures are more of a “skinny guy with small breasts” look. All pics SFW. [Pic 1](http://www.stars-celebrites.com/JONES-GRACE/jones01.jpg) [Pic 2](http://content9.flixster.com/photo/11/08/39/11083939_ori.jpg) [Pic 3](http://shirletteammons.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/1284680742_5335-1.jpeg) But if she does it for you, more power to ya. ---
**Author:** ![chicagowhitesox1173](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@chicagowhitesox1173](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chicagowhitesox1173)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grace-jones-did-people-find-her-sexy/687127/28 "2014-04-27T23:28:39Z")
> [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](#): > > Not even close. Waaaaay too mannish. > She’d be androgynus if she was wearing a pink dress. > Even her naked pictures are more of a “skinny guy with small breasts” look. > > [Pic 1](http://www.stars-celebrites.com/JONES-GRACE/jones01.jpg) > [Pic 2](http://content9.flixster.com/photo/11/08/39/11083939_ori.jpg) > [Pic 3](http://shirletteammons.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/1284680742_5335-1.jpeg) > > But if she does it for you, more power to ya. Picture 2 is just downright scary. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grace-jones-did-people-find-her-sexy/687127/29 "2014-04-27T23:31:33Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > If this was an attempt at humor, it’s pretty sad. Your Google survey evidence is what was sad, which is what I was pointing out. ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grace-jones-did-people-find-her-sexy/687127/30 "2014-04-27T23:35:33Z")
Uh-huh. Okay, first of all remember, she’s European _and_ she’s from the 80s. A lot of female stars from Europe looked like this back then, and many Americans as well. It’s part of the whole New Wave look, strongly influenced by music star fashions on MTV. Yes, she was pushing the envelope a bit further than most, but not much really. Lady Gaga is much more extreme today than Grace Jones was in her day. As for her slimness? Hey, that was in then. We were not that far out of the 70s, and undernourished was still considered vogue. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grace-jones-did-people-find-her-sexy/687127/31 "2014-04-27T23:44:29Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > Your Google survey evidence is what was sad, which is what I was pointing out. I wasn’t publishing a fucking scientific study. I was anecdoting, which I wasn’t aware was frowned upon in CS. If I’d known that you’d personally moved the thread to GD with your mind I’d have acted accordingly. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grace-jones-did-people-find-her-sexy/687127/32 "2014-04-27T23:50:14Z")
Look, saying “That got lots of hits on Google” is just kind of silly in almost every conversation. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grace-jones-did-people-find-her-sexy/687127/33 "2014-04-27T23:57:46Z")
Not attractive IMO, but you have to respect anyone who could win all those gold medals in sprinting and long jumping. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grace-jones-did-people-find-her-sexy/687127/34 "2014-04-28T00:02:15Z")
> [@MrKnowItAll](#): > > Uh-huh. Okay, first of all remember, she’s European Top research there, fella. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grace-jones-did-people-find-her-sexy/687127/35 "2014-04-28T01:14:02Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Never thought she was even remotely attractive, in any way. Feel the same about her “acting” and her music. Same here. Not attractive at all and her music was awful. I’ll let her slide on the acting because I don’t think she ever landed a decent role that I’ve seen. No one could have looked good in that stupid Bond role. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grace-jones-did-people-find-her-sexy/687127/36 "2014-04-28T01:23:54Z")
I thought her music was okay and though I don’t find her sexy for my tastes, I think she is a _handsome_ woman and I could see why others might think so. There is a reason she was a top runway model before ever getting involved in music or acting. Androgynuos, yes - but also quite striking. ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grace-jones-did-people-find-her-sexy/687127/37 "2014-04-28T02:52:47Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > Top research there, fella. When making a point, it’s appropriate to start with the “givens”. Fella. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grace-jones-did-people-find-her-sexy/687127/38 "2014-04-28T03:00:47Z")
But getting back to the specific question of the OP, during Jones’s heyday from the late 1970s thru mid 1980s, I don’t _ever_ recall her being touted as “sexy.” “Outrageous” occasionally, but never (that I recall) “sexy.” ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grace-jones-did-people-find-her-sexy/687127/39 "2014-04-28T03:15:49Z")
> [@MrKnowItAll](#): > > When making a point, it’s appropriate to start with the “givens”. > > Fella. It would help if they were true, though, so called **MrKnowItAll**. Are you under the impression that Jamaica is in Europe? Anyway, at age 13 she moved to America, so I should imagine she became a US citizen long before her showbiz career took off. I never personally found her attractive, but I can certainly see why many men would think her very sexy. ---
**Author:** ![randompattern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@randompattern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randompattern)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grace-jones-did-people-find-her-sexy/687127/40 "2014-04-28T03:23:01Z")
Nope. I always thought she looked like a man. Acting-no Music-no [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grace-jones-did-people-find-her-sexy/687127.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grace-jones-did-people-find-her-sexy/687127.md?page=3)