# Things you're supposed to find sexy, but don't **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 8, 2008, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youre-supposed-to-find-sexy-but-dont/448608 "2008-05-08T21:12:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Licentious_Ectomorph)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youre-supposed-to-find-sexy-but-dont/448608/1 "2008-05-08T21:12:30Z")
As a response/companion to [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=466893). I’ll start: Tattoos. I hate them, _hate_ them, **HATE** them. I know lots of people find them hot in an “Ooh, he must be a rebel!” kind of way, but I find them ridiculous, trashy and common. Even the hottest guys lose major points if they’ve marred themselves with tattoos. ---
**Author:** ![Autumn\_Almanac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d26b3c/32.png) [@Autumn\_Almanac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autumn_Almanac)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youre-supposed-to-find-sexy-but-dont/448608/2 "2008-05-08T21:15:02Z")
Most guys seem to like long hair on women. For me, the shorter the better. A bob or pixie will turn my head every time. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youre-supposed-to-find-sexy-but-dont/448608/3 "2008-05-08T21:16:07Z")
Women. (being a gay male put the kibosh on that) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youre-supposed-to-find-sexy-but-dont/448608/4 "2008-05-08T21:17:37Z")
As I’ve already remarked elsewhere, I can’t stand **Garter Belts**. They do nothing for me. I always used to see my aunts with them. Maybe that’s why. All due respect to them (and to my uncles), but anything associated with my aunts pretty much by definition can’t be sexy. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youre-supposed-to-find-sexy-but-dont/448608/5 "2008-05-08T21:18:23Z")
According to plenty of commonly available adult films I should find two guys and one girl hot, but in actuality I hate it. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youre-supposed-to-find-sexy-but-dont/448608/6 "2008-05-08T21:18:44Z")
Seconding tattoos. On women, that is. In fairness, I don’t find them sexy on men wither, but that may be because I really don’t find men all tjhat sexy. But on woen, it just seems ugly – like they decided to blemish nice skin with injected ink. Also not a fan of the garter belt/stocking look that’s supposed to be steaming hot. ---
**Author:** ![Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Licentious_Ectomorph)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youre-supposed-to-find-sexy-but-dont/448608/7 "2008-05-08T21:19:16Z")
[QUOTE=Antinor01] Women. (being a gay male put the kibosh on that) [/QUOTE] Actually, I know where you’re coming from. I’m a gay male too, but occasionally there’s a woman who makes my few hetero instincts tingle. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youre-supposed-to-find-sexy-but-dont/448608/8 "2008-05-08T21:25:33Z")
Stiletto heel boots. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youre-supposed-to-find-sexy-but-dont/448608/9 "2008-05-08T21:26:49Z")
Lingerie. Lingerie inspires a hearty _meh_ in me, though a woman can certainly be attractive in spite of it. I _much_ prefer a T-shirt/pyjamas look. ---
**Author:** ![Autumn\_Almanac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d26b3c/32.png) [@Autumn\_Almanac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autumn_Almanac)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youre-supposed-to-find-sexy-but-dont/448608/10 "2008-05-08T21:28:21Z")
[QUOTE=KRM] Stiletto heel boots. [/QUOTE] I’ll add high heels in general, and really narrow pointy-toed shoes. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youre-supposed-to-find-sexy-but-dont/448608/11 "2008-05-08T21:28:24Z")
[QUOTE=KRM] Stiletto heel boots. [/QUOTE] High boots can be sexy, but stilletto heals make me think of seeing women tottering impractically and dangerously across icy parking lots in high heels. Not a good image. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youre-supposed-to-find-sexy-but-dont/448608/12 "2008-05-08T21:28:37Z")
Mesh stockings, especially the ones that end mid-thigh with black straps. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youre-supposed-to-find-sexy-but-dont/448608/13 "2008-05-08T21:31:27Z")
Huge tits. Like, Dolly Parton tits. Medium-to-large tits **will** (for no reason I can explain) grab my attention as if _Hellraiser_ hook-chains had shot out of the nipples and snagged my temples, but the really big ones leave me cold. (Actually, I prefer a woman whose tits are firm and perky enough that there is no fold or crease of skin underneath; and small ones are more likely to meet that criterion.) ---
**Author:** ![Walpurgis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Walpurgis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walpurgis)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youre-supposed-to-find-sexy-but-dont/448608/14 "2008-05-08T21:45:59Z")
Guys with a lot of money. Apparently women are supposed to be attracted by guys with the moolah, the expensive clothes, the condo, the flashy car. I turn into Rik from The Young Ones when I see those guys. It’s all I can do not to shout angry anarchist poetry at them. Your fancy car won’t fool the WEAL women! And it won’t help you in the wevolution either, mate! ---
**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:** [May 8, 2008, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youre-supposed-to-find-sexy-but-dont/448608/15 "2008-05-08T21:49:36Z")
[QUOTE=Autumn Almanac] Most guys seem to like long hair on women. For me, the shorter the better. A bob or pixie will turn my head every time. [/QUOTE] Yes, strongly agree. ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youre-supposed-to-find-sexy-but-dont/448608/16 "2008-05-08T22:20:22Z")
Ditto tattoos, also most piercings on men (ear lobe is okay). Stubble. In fact, facial hair of most kinds on most men. (I don’t find it ugly, if it’s well kept, just not sexy, if that makes sense.) “Hot cars,” cologne, jewelry. ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youre-supposed-to-find-sexy-but-dont/448608/17 "2008-05-08T22:33:36Z")
Aye to all the garter/stocking/boot/heel stuff. Not attractive. Girls kissing. Well, it depends really. Sure, the concept as such is red-hot. If they’re doing it because they like it, are attracted to each other, or experimenting for their own sake - scalding. If they’re doing it because “look at us, we’re so free-spirited and modern and cool and we’re turning all the boys on” - blech. But I appear to be rather alone in this. ---
**Author:** ![Roadfood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@Roadfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadfood)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youre-supposed-to-find-sexy-but-dont/448608/18 "2008-05-08T23:24:37Z")
Speaking as a heterosexual male: navel piercings on women. Omigod, it’s just freakin’ gross. you put a HOLE in your skin, fercrisakes, then put a piece of metal through it, and that’s supposed to be sexy? For me, a total, complete turn-off. I’ve heard it a few times come out of other men’s mouths that a pierced navel is sexy, but I’ll never understand it. (High heels (shoes or boots), lingerie, garter belts, on the other hand, definitely a major turn-on.) ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youre-supposed-to-find-sexy-but-dont/448608/19 "2008-05-08T23:27:13Z")
[QUOTE=Roadfood] Speaking as a heterosexual male: navel piercings on women. [/QUOTE] Heck, all piercings on everybody. I can deal with ear piercings on women due to the massive desensitization, but every other kind: offputting. Repulsive. Don’t get me started on nipple piercings or - shudder - more intimate kinds. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2008, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youre-supposed-to-find-sexy-but-dont/448608/20 "2008-05-08T23:50:42Z")
To be brutally honest none of the following do anything for me at all, and some are actual turn-offs: tattoos, piercings anywhere but the ears, plastic surgery of all kinds, tans, sneering rather than smiling, and a shaved cooter. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youre-supposed-to-find-sexy-but-dont/448608.md?page=2)