Why do white people and black people have different standards of beauty?

Question

And I mean WHITE/BLACK AMERICANS.

White women tend to desire low weight (size 6 or less), blond hair, breast implants, low body percent fat.

Black women tend to care more about hair, nails, and eyebrows and prefer thicker (size 10 and above) size, round bum.

Why do you think the standard of beauty is so different?

Answer 1

Obviously, taste is subjective and culture-bound, that's why.

Answer 2

I'm cacasian...I totally spelled that wrong, with a black fiance. I love black women. I just think they look better than pale cacasian women, both clothed and not clothed. Most of the women in my area are extremely pale or trying too hard to be black at the tanning salons. I hate that, quite frankly.

Answer 3

I am not American but i see issues here the sad fact is the Media has got us all believing that skinny is beautiful ,to the point that some young girls will go anorexic to get the look,Beauty is from Within and we are all born beautiful in different ways if we could only be happy with the way we were intended.Black or White we hould just accept who we are.

Answer 4

Because they are different culturally. To be honest you are being biased. Not all white women are concerned with breast implants or the desire to be a size 6 or less. In addition, not all black women are concerned with their hair and nails. You are stereotyping. That is inappropriate! What does it matter what either race does to beautify themselves as long as they are taking care of themselves and not running around here dirty and stinky....? You have "plain Jane's" of all races. You have high maintenance women of all races!! Use your damn brain!

Answer 5

People like what they like, regardless of a media educed "Standard"



That's just more bullshit force-fed to us through media outlets like television and movies.



I personally prefer very fair skinned girls. and so does my roommate Ray who is a black man.



My cousin who is half white half Japanese prefers ebony women with what he calls

"Junk in the trunk" LMAO



In fact he is married and has 3 kids with her.



So I think the "standard" is pretty much cliché.



Also breast augmentation is very unattractive to me.

Answer 6

...everyone's idea of beauty is strictly a personal thing...some people have no idea at all and simply follow what society tells them is beautiful...the physical differences between people are so vast they they go way beyond race...there's no such thing as a "white" size/shape, or a "black" size/shape...

Answer 7

because white girls tend to see the girls that are on the magazines that thin and frail and they think thats what they need to look like....Black women have a more grasp on what you should look like rather then be someone your not. as for me, my motto is I am who I am, you can take it or leave it.

Answer 8

Because white america has had to look at super skinny actress/models/singers for a lot longer in the media (tv, mags, movies) and for a long, long time black women were not represented in those medias so blacks looked to themselves for the symbol of beauty.

Answer 9

Because we live in White Country. We as Black Americans have had no choice but to challenge the national standard of beauty for our own self esteem. Places like Europe and African nations of course have less issues with understanding different forms of beauty because they are more worldly.



However, we as Black Americans have had to find the beauty within ourselves in the US. We certainly wont see it reflected in media. As far as the White standard goes, most ppl are just sheep and believe beauty is whatever media tells them.

Answer 10

because they are different. Simple answer.



Black women and white women do look different. white women have pale skin straight or loose curled hair, lighter coloured eyes, straighter noses, thinner lips, narrow built bodies GENERALLY. so of course their standard of beauty will be defined by this.

the only difference between black and white really is the skin tone. black women can have hair, eye colour, nose width, in all the extremes...thin wide, straight kinky, dark light. so the black beauty standard doesn't really exist. just be natural.





*jillk taught to beat out the other races really? what for oh i forgot, coz majority of white women are hoes. they are the only group of women who have dick of every race. you ought to be real proud of that. makes me ashamed to be part white when u white bitches talk **** like that*

Answer 11

I don't know. But I prefer the big butt on a black girl.

Answer 12

its all about how they are raised. I have naturally blonde hair, however was blessed with ample hips and bottom. I LOVE my shape and wouldn't trade it for the world.



in 2000 didn't black rapper lil' kim have blonde hair blue contacts, breast implants and a nose job????

Answer 13

Black women are much more beautiful than white women. Black women have natural big breasts, white women try to match up with breast in-plants.

Black women have lips , white women have thin to no lips and try to match up by getting bigger fuller lips through injections and surgery.

Black women have great behinds, white women have tried to match up by looking practically naked to attract attention

Black women have hair that can be braided,straighten,coloured, coiled, twisted which ever way possible. White women have just one boring hair style and try to match up with wigs,colors and the media.

Black is beauty and Black men are hooooot! Even the bible says tall, dark and handsome not tall, pale and handsome.

Answer 14

its just their different cultures and all. generally africans are bigger because thats just their natural build. dont feel pressured to change - you are who you are.



:D

Answer 15

because most full black women cant look like a skinny white women, therefore they need to use something else that makes them feel better about themselves.

Answer 16

Because they are completely different races.



If it were different, it would be like a cat wanting to look like a dog.