[LMB] Beauty, now OT: and veered away from: SciFi vs Fantasy

[Mark Allums]

Mark:
> I still  say that physical beauty follows a statistical bell curve.
> It's not  entirely subjective.

Mary:
> Oh?  Look at paintings of women considered the great beauties 
> of  their time many years ago.  They wouldn't be considered
> beautiful  today, whereas today's lovelies would be considered
> gaunt and overly thin in  their time.  Styles change, what is
> considered beautiful changes--and what  is that if not
> subjective?

Mark:
I wrote, not *entirely* subjective.  Yes, certainly *somewhat*
subjective.  "There's no accounting for taste."  There are certain items
that have been found to be somewhat universal, such as big eyes, set
somewhat wider than usual, or facial symmetry.  The things that change
are usually "fitness" indicators.  Wealth and health.  Obesity in women
is indicative of both.  Fitness is usually considered beauty.  Those
skeleton supermodels are not universally admired.  I don't think they
are attractive at all.

--Mark Allums