So called sex symbols you never understood why.

IvaBigWun

Julia Roberts

Elizabeth Taylor

And Maggie fooking Gyllenhall

131spanner

Chris O' Dowd.

pharmaton

Marylin Monroe *scratches eyeballs out*

Grayditch

131spanner wrote: »

Chris O' Dowd.

In fairness I've seen being called a hunk on T.V and he hadn't a clue how to react to it, except do a nervous, confused laugh.

Jimoslimos

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Sparks43

Michael Jackson

pharmaton

Jimoslimos wrote: »

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well played

TerrorFirmer

IvaBigWun wrote: »

Julia Roberts

And Maggie Gyllenhall

Both absolute beauties. Wasn't aware the latter was a sex symbol, though I do think she's a perfect argument as to why conventional 'beauty' means little.

131spanner

Grayditch wrote: »

...he hadn't a clue how to react to it, except do a nervous, confused laugh.

Sounds like a Roscommon man alright

Cody Pomeray

cillian murphy.

looks like liza minelli on gear

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTcr1aNQpUsVpisX6QE5FwEGYaeFiqMJtwn5dO7AIEbEtJ_0D1_qQ

Gremlinertia

Benedict Cumberbatch - at a loss for words over his 'attractiveness'

D1stant

Marty Morrissey

catallus

I never saw much to Kate Moss

TeddyTedson

Jimoslimos wrote: »

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Is that your excuse for always being caught in the Ladies then :P

TeddyTedson

D1stant wrote: »

Marty Morrissey

He looks terrific. All his own hair, not a single grey hair, trimmed eye brows and a year round tan and a hollywood smile. What more could you ask for a guy his age.

SusieBlue

Georgia Salpa. I just do not see the attraction at all! She looks like a poor man's Kim Kardashian or Nichole Scherzinger.

seenitall

catallus wrote: »

I never saw much to Kate Moss

In what universe was she ever a sex symbol though? I'm not aware of it anyway. A ('heroin chic', emaciated) top model, yes. A sex symbol, hardly.

For me, Burt Reynolds and Tom Selleck spring immediately to mind. I guess I just can't see the appeal of a manly 'tache!

D1stant

TeddyTedson wrote: »

He looks terrific. All his own hair, not a single grey hair, trimmed eye brows and a year round tan and a hollywood smile. What more could you ask for a guy his age.

Don't get me wrong. He is a born lasher and clearly the Adonis of our shores. But... I dunno call me weird. I just don't find him sexy

SusieBlue

Just thought of another one. Robin Thicke. He looks like the kind of man that has bad BO. :pac:

TeddyTedson

D1stant wrote: »

Don't get me wrong. He is a born lasher and clearly the Adonis of our shores. But... I dunno call me weird. I just don't find him sexy

Yeah right

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M-LxEsSMu4

suicide_circus

D1stant wrote: »

Don't get me wrong. He is a born lasher and clearly the Adonis of our shores. But... I dunno call me weird. I just don't find him sexy

Marty looks like a cross between Richard Simmons and a Chucky doll.

Old Dan Tucker

IvaBigWun wrote: »

And Maggie fooking Gyllenhall

Not a fan of spanking the ladies then.

Sinfonia

IvaBigWun wrote: »

And Maggie fooking Gyllenhall

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Wasn't aware the latter was a sex symbol, though I do think she's a perfect argument as to why conventional 'beauty' means little.

Watch Secretary.

lost in cork

Geena Davis
Tina Turner (her legs make me ill)

ButtersSuki

Can't believe we're on page 2 and no mention of Sarah Jessica Parker.

Tell me there's one man who fancies her apart from her husband? I've seen better looking horses.

Gremlinertia

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Can't believe we're on page 2 and no mention of Sarah Jessica Parker.

Tell me there's one man who fancies her apart from her husband? I've seen better looking horses.

F**k has she actually been referred to as a sex symbol?. :eek:

ButtersSuki

Gremlinertia wrote: »

F**k has she actually been referred to as a sex symbol?. :eek:

Yup.

Gremlinertia

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Yup.

Any residual faith in the human race now lost.. Abandon all hope ye who enter here....

April O Neill

IvaBigWun wrote: »

And Maggie fooking Gyllenhall

Ah now, she's not really considered a sex symbol, is she? IS SHE???? :pac:

But on the subject of the thread, her brother! No, just no. I'm sure Jake is gutted to find out that I don't fancy him. :P:D

April O Neill

Gremlinertia wrote: »

Benedict Cumberbatch - at a loss for words over his 'attractiveness'

Fame.

April O Neill

seenitall wrote: »

Tom Selleck

Oh my gawd, yes!!! In 'Friends' when all the girls are swooning over him - . He looks like a dad. In fact, he looks like MY dad. Maybe that's the problem!

April O Neill

WhiteRoses wrote: »

Just thought of another one. Robin Thicke. He looks like the kind of man that has bad BO. :pac:

No one thinks he's hot... I hope!

April O Neill

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Can't believe we're on page 2 and no mention of Sarah Jessica Parker.

Tell me there's one man who fancies her apart from her husband? I've seen better looking horses.

In fairness, how could you ever think she's considered a sex symbol? The poor woman is absolutely ripped apart for her looks. Like, how very dare a less-than-attractive woman be so successful as an actress. The dastard(ess)!

And actually, I do know of one or two men who liked her in SATC, mainly for her tight bod.

SJP is such an easy target. Must try harder, ButtersSuki. And you even trotted out the horse thing. (Pun intended) A miracle you didn't also make some reference to a foot in your post too.

ButtersSuki

April O Neill wrote: »

In fairness, how could you ever think she's considered a sex symbol? The poor woman is absolutely ripped apart for her looks. Like, how very dare a less-than-attractive woman be so successful as an actress. The dastard(ess)!

And actually, I do know of one or two men who liked her in SATC, mainly for her tight bod.

SJP is such an easy target. Must try harder, ButtersSuki. And you even trotted out the horse thing. (Pun intended) A miracle you didn't also make some reference to a foot in your post too.

Ok...........

sparrowcar

That pr!ck Dáithí O Sé from daytime TV was apparently a housewives darling :eek:

April O Neill

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Ok...........

I'll take that as acceptance that your post was as banal as they come.

:pac:

ButtersSuki

April O Neill wrote: »

I'll take that as acceptance that your post was as banal as they come.

:pac:

No, just too tired to dissect your retort. Didn't realise that SJP had a fan club.

laraghrider

SJP was only ever regarded as a sex symbol by women. Most of whom watch a tv show, a poor one at the and think that a range of expensive shoes = desirable to the opposite sex. Not one man alive I know finds her attractive. She does look like a horse.

April O Neill

laraghrider wrote: »

SJP was only ever regarded as a sex symbol by women.

She was?

I don't think she's great-looking, and I don't consider myself a fan as such, I just think the heat she takes over her looks or lack thereof is massively over the top.

So, she's not that great-looking. And?

Galwayguy35

Bruce Willis

There was a guy interviewing him and he started of with "now Bruce we all know you are a god to women...."

Oranage2

Hillary Swank

Though I did find her attractive in boys don't cry but that's about it.

Gremlinertia

laraghrider wrote: »

SJP was only ever regarded as a sex symbol by women. Most of whom watch a tv show, a poor one at the and think that a range of expensive shoes = desirable to the opposite sex. Not one man alive I know finds her attractive. She does look like a horse.

I think fashionista as opposed to sex symbol tbh. Now have to say i'd know next to nothing about fashion, but my friends who would were always impressed with shoes and stuff from sex and the city..

Galwayguy35

Oranage2 wrote: »

Hillary Swank

Though I did find her attractive in boys don't cry but that's about it.

She looked good in some of her other films but personally I wouldn't count her at attractive in Boys Don't Cry.

You know thats the one where she was dressed as a fella?

canadianwoman

Burt Reynolds

Dean Martin

Justin Bieber

Lyle Wagonner

David Copperfield

Rod Stewart (my best friend swooned over him...never understood why)

GalwayGuy2

Oh my gawd, yes!!! In 'Friends' when all the girls are swooning over him - . He looks like a dad. In fact, he looks like MY dad. Maybe that's the problem!

I'd say it was the movie he was in. Three men and a baby or something.

I never really saw the appeal of Marylin Monroe.

laraghrider

canadianwoman wrote: »

Burt Reynolds

Dean Martin

Rod Stewart (my best friend swooned over him...never understood why)

Different era to be fair. In the 60's and 70's these men were sex symbols. Burt for being manly, Martin for being slick and Rod for oozing sex appeal. Judging them on today's standards they don't hold much but back in the era when leopard print on a man was outrageously fabulous you can see why.

laraghrider

"April wrote:

I just think the heat she takes over her looks or lack thereof is massively over the top.

So, she's not that great-looking. And?

Well you have to remember where she centers herself. She tries to place herself at the heart of an industry (fashion) which by it's very nature is judgemental purely on looks. She tries to be a model, designer, reviewer and all in a vacuoumous world of skin deep appearance.

The fact that she is only really in that area due to having worn some dresses and shoes on TV you can appreciate why people lash out at her.

Speaking of fashion, naiomi Campbell. Never got it!

Xavi6

Rihanna

That forehead should be used as a solar panel, it'd power Ireland for years.

crockholm

Jimoslimos wrote: »

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Sad news to hear that "The Artist Formerly Known As Prince" has split up:(

April O Neill

laraghrider wrote: »

Well you have to remember where she centers herself. She tries to place herself at the heart of an industry (fashion) which by it's very nature is judgemental purely on looks. She tries to be a model, designer, reviewer and all in a vacuoumous world of skin deep appearance.

The fact that she is only really in that area due to having worn some dresses and shoes on TV you can appreciate why people lash out at her.

The fashion industry is pretty artificial and odd by its nature.

And often high fashion top models aren't that conventionally good-looking, and can be downright odd-looking. And a lot of top designers are downright barmy-looking, and look like they shouldn't get anywhere near a naked flame. So it's not that surprising that someone of average looks can be celebrated in the fashion world. She has the main thing vaunted in that superficial world and that's a rail-thin figure.

smurgen

Rhianna-so contrived and forced