# What not-typically-sexualized body parts get your motor running? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 5, 2007, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-typically-sexualized-body-parts-get-your-motor-running/425289 "2007-11-05T14:39:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-typically-sexualized-body-parts-get-your-motor-running/425289/1 "2007-11-05T14:39:36Z")
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? ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-typically-sexualized-body-parts-get-your-motor-running/425289/2 "2007-11-05T14:50:13Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-typically-sexualized-body-parts-get-your-motor-running/425289/3 "2007-11-05T14:56:28Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![9thFloor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/b487fb/32.png) [@9thFloor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/9thFloor)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-typically-sexualized-body-parts-get-your-motor-running/425289/4 "2007-11-05T14:57:44Z")
Armpits. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-typically-sexualized-body-parts-get-your-motor-running/425289/5 "2007-11-05T15:05:03Z")
Wait. There are non-sexualized body parts? ---
**Author:** ![9thFloor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/b487fb/32.png) [@9thFloor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/9thFloor)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-typically-sexualized-body-parts-get-your-motor-running/425289/6 "2007-11-05T15:06:47Z")
Rofl ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-typically-sexualized-body-parts-get-your-motor-running/425289/7 "2007-11-05T15:15:49Z")
[QUOTE=Skald the Rhymer] strong, prominent clavicles [/QUOTE] 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. ---
**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:** [November 5, 2007, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-typically-sexualized-body-parts-get-your-motor-running/425289/8 "2007-11-05T16:01:29Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-typically-sexualized-body-parts-get-your-motor-running/425289/9 "2007-11-05T16:06:18Z")
**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. ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-typically-sexualized-body-parts-get-your-motor-running/425289/10 "2007-11-05T16:27:30Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-typically-sexualized-body-parts-get-your-motor-running/425289/11 "2007-11-05T16:32:42Z")
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!). ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-typically-sexualized-body-parts-get-your-motor-running/425289/12 "2007-11-05T16:41:58Z")
Necks. Right under the corner of the jawbone. And the right shaped mouth will do it every time. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-typically-sexualized-body-parts-get-your-motor-running/425289/13 "2007-11-05T16:43:32Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Litoris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Litoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Litoris)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-typically-sexualized-body-parts-get-your-motor-running/425289/14 "2007-11-05T16:45:31Z")
On men: [ul] [li]Cupid’s bow shaped lips[/li][li]Big hands with thin wrists[/li][li]tight stomach – doesn’t have to be a 6-pack, but defined[/li][/ul] On women: [ul] [li]Hip bones – she doesn’t have to be uber thin, but if I can see the hip bones…wow[/li][li]thin wrists (small hands are nice on girls, though!)[/li][li]Cupid’s bow shaped lips[/li][/ul] On a related note – I find straight lips and bee-stung lips to be a **major** turn-off. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-typically-sexualized-body-parts-get-your-motor-running/425289/15 "2007-11-05T17:27:14Z")
Eyebrows. ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-typically-sexualized-body-parts-get-your-motor-running/425289/16 "2007-11-05T17:36:27Z")
Noses. More specifically, long noses, and even more specifically, long noses with an aquiline bump. And flared nostrils. And laugh lines around the eyes. ---
**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:** [November 5, 2007, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-typically-sexualized-body-parts-get-your-motor-running/425289/17 "2007-11-05T17:38:18Z")
I like a slight double chin on a woman. Also, short rounded fingernails, especially without colour. ---
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-typically-sexualized-body-parts-get-your-motor-running/425289/18 "2007-11-05T17:42:11Z")
Eyes… green, hazel, or dark and almond shaped. Also a flat tummy with a vertically elongated innie. ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-typically-sexualized-body-parts-get-your-motor-running/425289/19 "2007-11-05T18:10:41Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![tremorviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-typically-sexualized-body-parts-get-your-motor-running/425289/20 "2007-11-05T18:12:02Z")
[QUOTE=gallows fodder] Noses. More specifically, long noses, and even more specifically, long noses with an aquiline bump. And flared nostrils. [/QUOTE] 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. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-typically-sexualized-body-parts-get-your-motor-running/425289.md?page=2)