Sexy or Smart?

[Lush]

I was reading an older issue of Allure and I came across an article that surveyed something like 12 random women and asked them if they would rather be perceived as sexy or smart.
I was kind of surprised to see that the majority chose sexy.
Ideally I'm assuming everyone would like to be seen as both sexy and smart but if you had to choose one over the other which one would you choose?

This goes for girls and guys..

I'd personally choose to be viewed as smart, I don't like the idea of people approaching me or talking to me based entirely on how I look. I mean I know physical appearance is the first thing that attracts a person, but i'd rather be confident in knowing that I'm intelligent, and keeping a conversation going because of the knowledge I possess.
That's just me.. what would you guys choose?

[PinkBunnyCandy]

i agree with you shades, anyone can look sexy. why not have the brains and the looks.

[Dean]

smart

[stephen_c]

"choose one over the other which one would you choose?"

well, that would depend on which circles one chooses to frequent. if you spend most of your time in intellectual circles, being sexy will only get you so far. likewise if you spend most of your time in superficial circles then just brainy is below par.

[miss.myra]

Intelligence is by far the sexiest thing to me in antoher person.


As flattering as it is when people find me attractive, that is so momentary. If someone really found me intelligent and that attracted me to them, it would mean so much more because that shows that this person actually respects me and can connect with me on a mental level. I think in life it's easy to meet a lot of people that you become infatuated with, but it's not so often that you meet someone you have that mental connection with.

that's when you really *click*

So yeah, I'd rather the world see me for the nerd I *truly* am.

[e_BoY]

smart

[Mc*Phee]

BOTH

[Bevvy Swift]

well i don't even have to make that choice, i already got both. haha i guess smart though. although looks are the first thing that attract someone, if you don't got brains, no one's gonna stay attracted for very long.

[lithe]

Intelligence IS sexy in my mind, and therefore the two aren't distinguishable. If I find someone sexy, it means I find them smart as well. If I find someone smart, chances are I find them sexy.

I'm just greedy, I want it all. ;)

[M!SKA]

You can only look at a sexy dumb person for so long without wanting to strangle them.

[junglequeen]

people are shallow
looks only get you so far
dumb people are annoying!

[SEAN!]

a woman who picks sexyness over intelligence is foolish..beauty is fleeting, and i find a woman wiht a mind is a far sexier then a woamn who is purely good looks.

[Prissypants]

I would choose to be percieved as sexy over smart because I would love the look on their faces when they find out how smart I really am! :)

[tufflove]

smart is sexy.

[Pegasus]

i agree with most ppl here. smart.
at first i thought sexy, but then after a while, you can only deal with someone dumb for so long... then as miska said, you want to strangle them!

heh

smart for sure. :)




[edit] smart is spelled with an 'm' :284:

[jim]

Originally posted by miss.myra

As flattering as it is when people find me attractive, that is so momentary. If someone really found me intelligent and that attracted me to them, it would mean so much more because that shows that this person actually respects me and can connect with me on a mental level.

Do you mean, "if someone really found me intelligent and that attracted them to me, it would mean so much...."?
;)

[vangroover]

deff smart

[Chino]

I like both, but if she's not smart than it doesn't matter how sexy she is. I get rid of her, to my its not worth investing my time.

I deal with enough stupid people all day.....i don't want to go home to another one.

[(val)Liam]

physical attraction is vital to a healthy relationship, but attractive people are dime a dozen... smart can be good, but I'd rather go with someone who was kind, caring and stupid than cruel, arrogant, and smart... I think personality is the biggest, because I notice that the more I'm attracted to someone's personality the more I become attracted to them physically... just the interconnection I guess...

[Sean]

Masturbate and save yourself the hassle.

[NeVeRLooKBacK]

^^hahahaha!

[Jingles]

Originally posted by sHaDeS604
I was reading an older issue of Allure and I came across an article that surveyed something like 12 random women and asked them if they would rather be perceived as sexy or smart.

people are answering as though being percieved as sexy makes a person dumb

the question is - how do you want others to think of you - as sexy or smart. Like the first thing that comes to their mind is one or the other - but that doesn't mean someone can not pocess both (as we all know)

When i am at a bar - and a guy sees me from across the room - how do I want him to percieve me....sexy or smart? Well it's hard to see smartness across the room - and sexy doesn't have to mean sleazy. A woman who carries herself well or laughs a little loud, things like that can be sexy.


I think suveys like this perpetuate the sterotypes that smart is not sexy ..that someone can only be one or the other and that's just ridiculous.

[Lush]

Originally posted by Jingles


I think suveys like this perpetuate the sterotypes that smart is not sexy ..that someone can only be one or the other and that's just ridiculous.

I agree, the article really did make it seem like that. They even asked certain celebrities what they would choose, the only ones I really remember are Jennifer Lopez (who chose sexy) and Cindy Crawford (who chose smart), but it's interesting to see different people's opinions.

[Mo...]

well lets see, that is tough... everyone wants to look sexy but in order to get through life without being a dancer or a hooters girl u have to have some brains so i choose smart over sexy :)

[stephen_c]

it's interesting the majority so far choose smart over sexy.
but in real life i find most gravitate towards sexy over smart.
goes to show ppl don't aways practice what they preach.