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View Poll Results: What is the "dark" in "tall, dark, and handsome"
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skin tone
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47 |
36.43% |
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facial hair color/style
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20 |
15.50% |
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hair color
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87 |
67.44% |
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eye color
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23 |
17.83% |
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attitude (serious, brooding)
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19 |
14.73% |
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attitude (dangerous)
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6 |
4.65% |
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09-16-2011, 06:42 AM
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Location: Tucson
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Originally Posted by Joy74
Some one posted a picture of Blair Underwood. To me, he is the epitome of tall, dark, and handsome, or tall, dark, and fine, or just damn fine.
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He IS fine! Only that when I pasted his name, "gay" came up as a suggestion!  |
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09-16-2011, 07:32 AM
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Location: Pittsburgh
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Originally Posted by darrensmooth
IMO it has to do with skin tone, not so much dark hair, but thats just my opinion. Why would you call a pasty yet goodlooking guy dark just because he has dark hair/dark eyes?
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The phrase "tall, dark, and handsome" is over 100 years old. In American and British culture, where it originated, we certainly wouldn't have been talking about non-white people in mainstream society at that time. If you read 19th- and early 20th-century novels, most people are described as either "fair" (blond) or "dark" (brunet.) The examples have expanded as society has become multicultural. |
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09-17-2011, 05:08 PM
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Location: Villaraigosaville, (a.k.a. - Los Angeles)
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Originally Posted by Braunwyn
I figure like these guys, but maybe they're not Caucasian. Their eyes don't look quite real. I just got them from google images.
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The guy in the top picture is a singer Kostas Martakis he's definitely Caucasian - he's Greek.
He is a very handsome work of art. I can imagine that he would have been used as a model for Greek sculpture during that age.
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09-17-2011, 06:02 PM
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Location: Tucson
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Originally Posted by LuckyGem
The guy in the top picture is a singer Kostas Martakis he's definitely Caucasian - he's Greek.
He is a very handsome work of art. I can imagine that he would have been used as a model for Greek sculpture during that age.
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The blue eyes are most likely blue contacts, though. |
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09-17-2011, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by sierraAZ
The blue eyes are most likely blue contacts, though.
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They are. Mediterranean people are known for dark skin, hair, and eyes. My dad, who is Greek, has a tan complexion with dark hair and eyes. My mom, who is Irish, has blonde hair, blue eyes, and is fair skinned. |
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09-17-2011, 06:31 PM
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Location: Boston metro-west
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Originally Posted by sierraAZ
The blue eyes are most likely blue contacts, though.
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Yep, a quick google image search turned up this...
Still tall, dark, and hot! |
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09-17-2011, 07:06 PM
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Location: tampa bay
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He is a great looking guy...almost too good looking if that's possible!!
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09-17-2011, 07:20 PM
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Location: Tucson
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Originally Posted by Braunwyn
Yep, a quick google image search turned up this...
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Yeah, Greeks are not exactly known for having blue eyes... |
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09-17-2011, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Irishiis49
He is a great looking guy...almost too good looking if that's possible!!
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It is possible, but that type is usually too hyped up on themselves leaving no room for others. 
I never found that kind of "beauty" alluring...but then, different strokes for different folks.  |
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09-19-2011, 01:21 PM
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Location: Where Dance Music comes first
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ans57
It is possible, but that type is usually too hyped up on themselves leaving no room for others.
I never found that kind of "beauty" alluring...but then, different strokes for different folks. |
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