Can a woman be too fit to be beautiful?

ajbeans

I don't see Kelly Ripa as "fit." I see her as too thin. But the others, yes, I think they're beautiful. I think that there comes a point of fitness when some men won't find that woman attractive, but men have varying tastes. Some men like their women buff, some like them bigger, some like super-skinny, some like a little junk in the trunk. Beauty is subjective. But in my opinion, fit and strong is beautiful.

oddyogi

It's just a subtle way for the media to make all the fat Americans feel better about themselves and think it's okay to be lazy and gluttonous.

OneBryteSmile

I think it's just a matter of preference and a lot of people don't seem to find that kind of muscle definition attractive on women. You can be very fit without those kind of muscles so it's just a matter of what kind of build someone finds attractive. I think "too fit to be beautiful" was a stupid way for the media to put that...they pick people apart if they're overweight, they pick people apart if they're underweight and now if they're too muscular? Ugh, women just can't win.

So true, there's always going to be something to pick at that's why a lot of us have "issues" now lol. I definitely agree with a lot of the other posts that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. To each his own.

suzycreamcheese

theyre all beautiful, but the bulked up muscles arent really my ideal. Its up to them though. You cant please everyone

LorinaLynn

When it comes to media you can never win,one minute they go on and on about how fat someone is,the next day its all about how thin people are.Now its about how fit they are. I pay no attention to that nonsense. I will not let anyone else dictate how I should look OR feel about myself.

Word!!!

It's as if there's a 10 pound range that's "acceptable" for women, and anything under that is too skinny, and anything over is too fat. Ridiculous. One of the Olson twins is emaciated, and the other is fat. Not sure which is which. :grumble:

poorcopies

It's just a subtle way for the media to make all the fat Americans feel better about themselves and think it's okay to be lazy and gluttonous.

Not all people who are fat are lazy and gluttonous and people should not presume they are.

ajbeans

It's just a subtle way for the media to make all the fat Americans feel better about themselves and think it's okay to be lazy and gluttonous.

I see it more as a way that we can knock women down and make them feel bad about themselves. Too fat? You're ugly. Too skinny? You're ugly. Too fit? You're ugly. Women aren't allowed to be seen as beautiful on their own merits unless they somehow fit into this mold of "perfect" that is extremely narrow and ever-shifting.

liftingbro

This is bull.

I love fit chicks. I like to see some muscle on a woman, partularly in the right places.

Abs on chicks are hot.

Most of the hate you hear about super fit chicks is from hating women. A lot of women absolutely hate other women that they know look better than them.

ajbeans

Most of the hate you hear about super fit chicks is from hating women. A lot of women absolutely hate other women that they know look better than them.

This is so true. And I also think that some women are afraid to be buff because they fear that men won't like them. They see muscles as "masculine" instead of realizing that being strong and muscular is a benchmark of good health for women as well as men. So I think that many women secretly envy that muscular woman, but they're afraid to work toward that goal because they think men would be intimidated.

AlsDonkBoxSquat

My amature opinion is that whatever "news" you were listening to is stupid.

flyingintheskyiamfly

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vim_n_vigor

To say that someone is too fit to be beautiful is like saying someone is too white, too black, too skinny, too fat, too tall, too short. Everyone can be beautiful in their own way, and there will always be someone that can see the beauty that is in that person.

LizC26

I think women can be too fit to be attractive...There's something about a degree of "softness" to a woman that is much more sexy than "ripped"....Just my opinion....Madonna---too fit---The rest of those women are fine though....

atla_moves

Fit. Happy. Beautiful.

vim_n_vigor

It's as if there's a 10 pound range that's "acceptable" for women, and anything under that is too skinny, and anything over is too fat. Ridiculous. One of the Olson twins is emaciated, and the other is fat. Not sure which is which. :grumble:

One of them is fat????? They both look like solid food hasn't entered their body since they were babies. They are both soooo tiny.

atla_moves

Fit. Happy. Beautiful.

LizC26

This----Not beautiful to me

http://www.judiciaryreport.com/images/madonna-muscles-getty.jpg


Those other women are far from being this fit.....they are fit, but still "soft" and womanly.....

UsedToBeHusky

This----Not beautiful to me

http://www.judiciaryreport.com/images/madonna-muscles-getty.jpg


Those other women are far from being this fit.....they are fit, but still "soft" and womanly.....

WHAT?!?! She just needs some sun, and she would be gorgeous!

LilRedRooster

Beauty is relative to preference. In many Polynesian countries, larger, plump women are the more attractive ones, and preferred. Many women will purposely eat to get plumper, because that's the standard of beauty.

Our standards of beauty aren't absolute, they're very much mercurial, and open to different definitions and interpretations. Therefore, no one woman or body type that can definitely be labeled as the accepted standard for "beautiful". Women who are more muscular and fit? They're still beautiful. Their bodies fit their function, and they have the discipline to work hard to attain that function. That right there is beautiful. Maybe not conventional and lining up with the standards set by the masses in our culture, but still beautiful.

So no, a woman cannot be too fit to be beautiful.

suzycreamcheese

This----Not beautiful to me

http://www.judiciaryreport.com/images/madonna-muscles-getty.jpg


Those other women are far from being this fit.....they are fit, but still "soft" and womanly.....

to be fair, shes in her 50s. She cant really win. If i look that good when im in my 50s ill be a very happy bunny

LorinaLynn

I'd rather look like Helen Mirren in her 60s than Madonna in her 50s.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1035510/Helen-Mirren-bikini-queen-reigns-supreme-63.html

123456654321

Oh ya, because absolutely no one finds those 3 women attractive...

....wtf? How is this even a story on the news? Our media never fails to fail.

liftingbro

This----Not beautiful to me

http://www.judiciaryreport.com/images/madonna-muscles-getty.jpg


Those other women are far from being this fit.....they are fit, but still "soft" and womanly.....

to be fair, shes in her 50s. She cant really win. If i look that good when im in my 50s ill be a very happy bunny

I agree. The problem is as you get older your skin gets thinner and you get all veiny and women who get lean in later ages tend to look this way. I think she still looks good for her age.

lovetowrite73

This was on GMA, right? I read a tweet from Robin Roberts earlier about the story coming up and shook my head.

I appreciate how many people agree that Serena is beautiful. I too think all of the mentioned women are beautiful. I think Cameron looks AWESOME too! Yowzers! But back to Serena, I often read comments from women on her body, calling her a transvestite, a horse, etc. It's sad really that we as women can't appreciate all healthy body types.

rybo

Everyone has thier own tastes, and not everyone finds the same body type attractive. It's really not a big deal.

suzycreamcheese

I'd rather look like Helen Mirren in her 60s than Madonna in her 50s.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1035510/Helen-Mirren-bikini-queen-reigns-supreme-63.html

they all look good for their age, some people age well and some people dont, but she was a pin up in her prime. You cant expect to look amazing forever, even if some people DO age better than others. Madonna looks fit and healthy and reasonably good for her age, shes also minted, so i dont think id be too disappointed if i were her.

ajbeans

I'd rather look like Helen Mirren in her 60s than Madonna in her 50s.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1035510/Helen-Mirren-bikini-queen-reigns-supreme-63.html

they all look good for their age, some people age well and some people dont, but she was a pin up in her prime. You cant expect to look amazing forever, even if some people DO age better than others. Madonna looks fit and healthy and reasonably good for her age, shes also minted, so i dont think id be too disappointed if i were her.

Not only that, but Madonna lived a little harder in her youth than Dame Mirren. I think she's aged pretty well considering what she put her body through in her younger years.

OneBryteSmile

This was on GMA, right? I read a tweet from Robin Roberts earlier about the story coming up and shook my head.

I appreciate how many people agree that Serena is beautiful. I too think all of the mentioned women are beautiful. I think Cameron looks AWESOME too! Yowzers! But back to Serena, I often read comments from women on her body, calling her a transvestite, a horse, etc. It's sad really that we as women can't appreciate all healthy body types.

Yea it was GMA which I don't consider news anyway lol. But I turned on the TV and it was already on ABC and when I heard it I shook my head too and wanted to get thoughts on it from my MFP peepz. Nothing wrong with a healthy debate right.

atomdraco

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Self Confidence makes a person beautiful, in my opinion. And there is Beauty in everyone. I agree with you I think that the women you mentioned are beautiful. They really need to find something REAL to talk about.

Absolute agree!

Mindful_Trent

Just the assumption that a woman can be too fit to be beautiful is beyond ridiculous.

Ditto. I realize everyone has individual tastes, but to imply that women who are "too" fit aren't beautiful is insulting to women who work hard to look good and be fit/strong and not bow down to the emaciated fake beauty standard that is promoted by popular media.