# What about things that are supposed to b sexy but are a complete turnoff?. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 25, 2001, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-things-that-are-supposed-to-b-sexy-but-are-a-complete-turnoff/89465 "2001-10-25T03:23:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![natale106](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9adbd/32.png) [@natale106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/natale106)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2001, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-things-that-are-supposed-to-b-sexy-but-are-a-complete-turnoff/89465/1 "2001-10-25T03:23:06Z")
After reading the previous thread on “things that are sexy but shouldnt be” prompted me to ask eveyone What about things that are supposed to b sexy but are a complete turnoff?. ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2001, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-things-that-are-supposed-to-b-sexy-but-are-a-complete-turnoff/89465/2 "2001-10-25T03:29:00Z")
Besides Prince-style abbreviations like “I would Die 4 U?” big gold chains on men sportscars men’s shirts unbuttoned real low Speedos driving gloves asking “Who’s Your Daddy” repeatedly whilst humping ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2001, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-things-that-are-supposed-to-b-sexy-but-are-a-complete-turnoff/89465/3 "2001-10-25T03:32:55Z")
Lipstick in particular, most makeup in general. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2001, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-things-that-are-supposed-to-b-sexy-but-are-a-complete-turnoff/89465/4 "2001-10-25T03:35:50Z")
Dressing really really skimpy, wearing lots of “seductive” makeup, etc. ---
**Author:** ![whistlepig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/73ab20/32.png) [@whistlepig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whistlepig)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2001, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-things-that-are-supposed-to-b-sexy-but-are-a-complete-turnoff/89465/5 "2001-10-25T03:40:17Z")
Skinny women. ---
**Author:** ![okielady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/fbc32d/32.png) [@okielady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/okielady)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2001, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-things-that-are-supposed-to-b-sexy-but-are-a-complete-turnoff/89465/6 "2001-10-25T03:49:15Z")
I dislike having my ear licked, nibbled, or sucked on. I guess that’s supposed to be a turn-on for some people, but not me! ---
**Author:** ![Essured](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Essured](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Essured)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2001, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-things-that-are-supposed-to-b-sexy-but-are-a-complete-turnoff/89465/7 "2001-10-25T03:59:59Z")
Toes… Eeeeeeewwwwwwwww. ---
**Author:** ![Dragon\_Phoenix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Dragon\_Phoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragon_Phoenix)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2001, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-things-that-are-supposed-to-b-sexy-but-are-a-complete-turnoff/89465/8 "2001-10-25T04:04:36Z")
Make-up (especially eye shadow) Skinny women (NO, I don’t want you to look like Allie McBeal) Big boobs High heels Long hair Cigarette (Ewwwwwwww) ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_The\_Bold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/41988e/32.png) [@Dale\_The\_Bold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_The_Bold)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2001, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-things-that-are-supposed-to-b-sexy-but-are-a-complete-turnoff/89465/9 "2001-10-25T04:05:30Z")
Women touching themselves _down there_. Lesbian sex. Lipstick that goes beyond the lips to make them look bigger. It looks sloppy. Huge breasts. (I like 'em average sized, I don’t notice them. Guess I’m weird that way. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2001, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-things-that-are-supposed-to-b-sexy-but-are-a-complete-turnoff/89465/10 "2001-10-25T06:05:07Z")
Huge breasts, huge lips, platinum blonde hair, make-up; basically all the things that can’t help but look artificial. I’m not a big fan of tattoos on women. Cigarettes And IMHO most lingerie looks more silly than sexy. ---
**Author:** ![Bossk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7feea3/32.png) [@Bossk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bossk)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2001, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-things-that-are-supposed-to-b-sexy-but-are-a-complete-turnoff/89465/11 "2001-10-25T06:24:43Z")
Uma Thurman. ---
**Author:** ![Daowajan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@Daowajan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daowajan)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2001, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-things-that-are-supposed-to-b-sexy-but-are-a-complete-turnoff/89465/12 "2001-10-25T06:41:39Z")
Mud wrestling. A couple of friends and I had a mud fight, and there was a point at which we all looked at each other and said “This should be sexy, but it really isn’t. We’re covered in crap.” ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2001, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-things-that-are-supposed-to-b-sexy-but-are-a-complete-turnoff/89465/13 "2001-10-25T06:46:51Z")
This is a good thread. The very worst thing is long and/or painted claws (fingernails). Some other turn-offs that are supposed to be sexy are makeup in general, tight clothes, short skirts, bigger-than-average breasts, high-heeled shoes (but boots aren’t so bad), perfume, curly hair (especially permanents), and any hairspray that makes your hair feel like a Brillo pad. Some women seem to think that short hair is sexy, but I find it rarely turns me on. ---
**Author:** ![Bob\_Scene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Bob\_Scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob_Scene)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2001, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-things-that-are-supposed-to-b-sexy-but-are-a-complete-turnoff/89465/14 "2001-10-25T06:52:05Z")
Any resemblance to a Barbie doll, especially fake tits. Thongs and g-strings. ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2001, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-things-that-are-supposed-to-b-sexy-but-are-a-complete-turnoff/89465/15 "2001-10-25T06:58:38Z")
Fish net stockings. Looks like the local fishermen snagged a couple of eels. ---
**Author:** ![Kayeby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de0a6/32.png) [@Kayeby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kayeby)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2001, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-things-that-are-supposed-to-b-sexy-but-are-a-complete-turnoff/89465/16 "2001-10-25T07:22:44Z")
Winking and licking your lips. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2001, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-things-that-are-supposed-to-b-sexy-but-are-a-complete-turnoff/89465/17 "2001-10-25T09:38:16Z")
Talking in baby voice. ---
**Author:** ![Futile\_Gesture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2001, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-things-that-are-supposed-to-b-sexy-but-are-a-complete-turnoff/89465/18 "2001-10-25T11:56:41Z")
Nice to see some people agree with me. Long finger nails. Ugh! How do you manage to live with those things? Massive breasts. Bleufgh! Overflowing tight clothes. Ack! Are you just too fat or too stupid to buy clothes that fit you? Either way it just looks gross. Big hair, lots o’ spray. Retch! Will it explode into shrapnel on contact? Too much makeup. Repulse! You look like a clown, it’s not hiding anything, you look better without it. Take it off. Jewellery Attack. Gag! Jewellery’s suppose to compliment, not dominate. You look like a cheap supermarket christmas tree. Take it off. Cigarettes. Hmm! You smell like an ash tray and have lungs like the inside of an oil sump… Sexy, I don’t think! Being Tall. Uh, Uh! Super model? No thanks! Just means that all the nice things are diluted out over a bigger area. Quality not quantity please. ---
**Author:** ![GrizzRich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ba0ec/32.png) [@GrizzRich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrizzRich)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2001, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-things-that-are-supposed-to-b-sexy-but-are-a-complete-turnoff/89465/19 "2001-10-25T12:34:40Z")
The “runway model facial expression”. You’ve seen it on the VH-1 Fashion Awards and E!. That “I’m sooo bored” by all of this. Breast implants. Makeup. “Retro” ANYTHING. ---
**Author:** ![croaker67](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@croaker67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/croaker67)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2001, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-things-that-are-supposed-to-b-sexy-but-are-a-complete-turnoff/89465/20 "2001-10-25T13:01:19Z")
Wow gotta agree with most of the comments out there. Should’nt “sexy” be on a more individual level? On that note, Bibliophage, short hair on women is sooooooo sexy.😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-about-things-that-are-supposed-to-b-sexy-but-are-a-complete-turnoff/89465.md?page=2)