# Is this picture sexy to you and if so.... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 9, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-picture-sexy-to-you-and-if-so/851446 "2020-04-09T17:22:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![jerez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@jerez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerez)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-picture-sexy-to-you-and-if-so/851446/41 "2020-04-10T08:47:39Z")
I was going to say that, for me, it would depend on her demeanor, until I read this: > [@Oakminster](#): > > Not sexy at all. She looks like a little girl playing with her mother’s cosmetics. Yeah, that pretty much makes it “no” for me. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-picture-sexy-to-you-and-if-so/851446/42 "2020-04-10T09:12:45Z")
The look is kinda sultry, and the wig and makeup suggest she’s into some interesting stuff. But there’s nothing that really pushes it to sexy for me. I don’t get the “kid” comparison, though. She does not look like a kid. She looks like someone who does theater. Her makeup would actually have to be bad, not overdone, to look like a kid. ---
**Author:** ![TheCuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thecuse/32/2854_2.png) [@TheCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCuse)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-picture-sexy-to-you-and-if-so/851446/43 "2020-04-10T14:53:16Z")
Nope ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-picture-sexy-to-you-and-if-so/851446/44 "2020-04-10T15:08:53Z")
No, the hair is weird and the makeup makes it look like she has two black eyes. My immediate reaction was of someone coming out of an abusive relationship. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-picture-sexy-to-you-and-if-so/851446/45 "2020-04-10T15:15:05Z")
Not at all. Her drivers license probably has a better picture. She is likely attractive, but doing her best to hide it here. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-picture-sexy-to-you-and-if-so/851446/46 "2020-04-10T15:18:43Z")
No. What’s really awkward is having someone show me a picture and ask if it’s sexy… do you do this in real life? Walk up to strangers and show them “sexy” photos of women? My immediate reaction when I saw the thread title was “Oh, another teenager stuck at home with his hormones.” OR, older guy stuck at home with his hormones… I’d stick to showing random women’s photos to close friends who will understand. ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-picture-sexy-to-you-and-if-so/851446/47 "2020-04-10T15:36:05Z")
Not just not sexy, but aggressively repelling. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-picture-sexy-to-you-and-if-so/851446/48 "2020-04-10T15:55:42Z")
> [@digs](#): > > No. > > What’s really awkward is having someone show me a picture and ask if it’s sexy… do you do this in real life? Walk up to strangers and show them “sexy” photos of women? > > My immediate reaction when I saw the thread title was “Oh, another teenager stuck at home with his hormones.” OR, older guy stuck at home with his hormones… > I’d stick to showing random women’s photos to close friends who will understand. I’d do that if your premise was anything close to rooted in reality. ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-picture-sexy-to-you-and-if-so/851446/49 "2020-04-10T15:56:44Z")
> [@Dale\_Sams](#): > > So tying into the intent of the thread, a head-tilt can be construed as sexy body language because its submissive? The pic isn’t the best from my perspective either, but I was going to say the same thing, there is a hint of something/submissiveness/inviting/vulnerability/openness. I think tilt+eyes and eyebrows might be part of that impression. ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-picture-sexy-to-you-and-if-so/851446/50 "2020-04-10T16:09:43Z")
No. It’s like satire of a sexy picture. The hair is overdone, the eyes are overly made up, the eyes fall in shadow of the hair, the head is tilted so far that the eyes are straining to look up. And she looks like she’s about to become unhinged. This picture says to me, “C’mon over here, honey. I’m going to bite your dick off.” I think that’s what they were going for. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-picture-sexy-to-you-and-if-so/851446/51 "2020-04-10T16:15:20Z")
It looks like stage makeup, which always looks terrible up close, because that’s not how it’s meant to be viewed. If I were watching her perform from a hundred feet away, then that exaggerated makeup and wig might well enhance whatever sort of performance she was trying to put on (which might or might not be sexy). The picture of her by the river is a much more attractive shot of her, but the photo itself still looks odd somehow, as if it were a collage instead of a real scene, like someone took separate pictures of the face, scarf, and background, and composited them together. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-picture-sexy-to-you-and-if-so/851446/52 "2020-04-10T16:30:30Z")
It smacks of effort. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-picture-sexy-to-you-and-if-so/851446/53 "2020-04-10T16:48:16Z")
No, she looks like an alien. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-picture-sexy-to-you-and-if-so/851446/54 "2020-04-10T17:38:24Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > No, she looks like an alien. Damn that’s racist!!! ---
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-picture-sexy-to-you-and-if-so/851446/55 "2020-04-10T17:46:15Z")
Maybe if it was 1968. Just looks ridiculous now, although it’s obvious there’s an attractive person underneath all that. ---
**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-picture-sexy-to-you-and-if-so/851446/56 "2020-04-11T02:31:12Z")
[Most likely: she was trying for the Dusty Springfield look.](https://www.biography.com/.image/t_share/MTIwNjA4NjMzOTc2NDg5NDg0/dusty-springfield-9491157-2-raw.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-picture-sexy-to-you-and-if-so/851446/57 "2020-04-11T12:18:31Z")
> [@digs](#): > > No. > > What’s really awkward is having someone show me a picture and ask if it’s sexy… do you do this in real life? Walk up to strangers and show them “sexy” photos of women? > > My immediate reaction when I saw the thread title was “Oh, another teenager stuck at home with his hormones.” OR, older guy stuck at home with his hormones… > I’d stick to showing random women’s photos to close friends who will understand. There isn’t a single question on IMHO that I would walk up and ask a stranger. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-picture-sexy-to-you-and-if-so/851446/58 "2020-04-11T13:54:52Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > It smacks of effort. Practically the opposite for me. Good makeup takes effort and doesn’t look all that much like makeup. This is applied quite badly. I think Cindy Wilson is a quite fine looking person. But with this 60s high school skag look, nope. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-picture-sexy-to-you-and-if-so/851446/59 "2020-04-11T19:52:27Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > There isn’t a single question on IMHO that I would walk up and ask a stranger. Heh. “Excuse me. Do you find Chimpanzees creepy??” ---
**Author:** ![Fir\_na\_tine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-picture-sexy-to-you-and-if-so/851446/60 "2020-04-11T20:04:31Z")
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