Is it me, or are the Iranian people are just GORGEOUS? (pic heavy)

[hiphopnation]

sorry if it's bad timing, but these it seems like every photo I see of the Iranian election rallies, the people are just all drop-dead beautiful - the womean and men. :wow:








http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/3fd9ab004e6021709490950bb8c4f699/iran+copy.jpg?MOD=AJPERES

[madaboutharry]

1. I think so too.

They are very good looking people.

[SteppingRazor]

2. I thought the same thing. Of course, photographers look for photogenic people. n/t

[madaboutharry]

5. Also true.

n/t

[NashVegas]

31. Bingo

[babylonsister]

3. Not just you. I have/had the same reaction when seeing Afghani

people, too.

[comrade snarky]

44. You are so right

My wife, some friends and I were in an Afghani restaurant in the part of Fremont CA known as Little Kabul and this woman walked in.
No... she kind of floaty, swayed in.

All conversation on my side of the table tapered off and 4 heads (including my wife, she's kind of a Tex Avery wolf) slowly turned in unison to watch her go by. Oh, she knew how good she looked and ate up the attention with a spoon. First thought in head was that it would be a crime against nature to cover that up.

Persians are the same way. Men and women, just a gorgeous bunch of people.

[Polly Hennessey]

4. Photos

I agree they are all gorgeous.

[Deja Q]

6. I never cared for nose rings and other anomalies, but like the people of India,

the people of Iran are very beautiful indeed.

Great use of color too. Black and that shade of green, and red... and tan...

[hiphopnation]

9. good call

green with that skin tone is just ... wow.

[treestar]

7. Yes. Palestinians are usually good looking, too

they have a good gene pool

[proteus_lives]

12. Israeli women are usually pretty hot too.

But gene pool? Doubt it. Both Arafat and Sharon looked like bullfrogs to me.

[Horse with no Name]

8. I worked with some Persians

(they preferred being called Persian, not Iranian) and you are correct.
Their bone structure and skin tone was perfect.
Very beautiful people.

[MGB67]

26. There was, for a while,

a doctor who rotated through the VA hospital. She stated that she was Persian rather than Iranian and I thought at the time that she may have thought that I would somehow object to a doctor from Iran. I am glad to hear that it is a preference for that appellation.

She was also extremely beautiful.

She reminded me of someone whom I saw in Thailand years ago. A lady climbed down from a construction scaffold, undid the protective wrappings from her head, and revealed a face that would stop traffic on Hollywood Boulevard. She was that beautiful. Viet Nam also has its striking people.

On the other hand, I have known many people who would stop traffic nowhere but possessed an "inner" beauty that surpassed all outward appearance.

[intheflow]

39. Not all of them do.

That seems to be either a generational or geographical self-designation. My former roommate was 24, a first generation Iranian-American,, identified a lot more with being Iranian than Persian, as did his Iranian friends and family. He was from LA. But older Iranians and Iran-American citizens have always referred to themselves as Persian. I'd met them in Denver, and without fail all of them had amazing stories of how they escaped from Iran after the fall.

[kenny blankenship]

10. Somebody's got Persian Fever!

[proteus_lives]

11. No one group/people/nation holds a monopoly on beauty.

If you walked down the streets of Tehran, you'd see all the people whose photos the news-wires and sites decided not to use.


That being said, most of the people in these pics are attractive.

[hiphopnation]

20. monopoly on beauty?

owwwwieee my brain!!! how is it possible to monopolize something that is entirely subjective??!!!

:freak:

[GoesTo11]

21. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

These folks look fine. Lots of people do. An interesting rainbow in this world. I think what you might be noticing about them is that they are overall rather young. Also not malnourished nor overnourished and with good teeth. We generally find all that attractive - good reproductive prospects, you know.

[proteus_lives]

32. I thought about that.

I think another thing that enhances them is their passion about what they are doing. When a person is happy, excited or passionate about what they're doing, it does make them shine.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder-I think that might be one of the few concrete truths in this world. Embrace the rainbow!

[IDFbunny]

48. Slobovia holds a monopoly on ugly though.

[Imagevision]

13. Absolutely - still have a crush on Sarah Shahi (Sharmen?)

[Cleita]

14. They are a handsome people. I worked in a department at a university

where half the employees were Persian. I love their food too. They used to bring some to work and share.

[LatteLibertine]

15. Makes me want to give Islam a try :)

Seriously, I wish them well. I hope to see their condition improve and that of the Palestinian people too.

[stlsaxman]

16. I have thought this, too. All this week seeing these pictures... maybe it's because my heart

is with them in their struggle that i finally see the beauty in these faces.

We are all Iranians now.

[Hello_Kitty]

17. Now that I'm in my 40s, all young people look wonderful to me.

I have nostalgia for my former pulchritude. ;)

[NashVegas]

30. Funny How That Happens, Isn't It?

As youths, we have so much clutter in our brains re: media images/aesthetics defining what good looks are, that our sense of what truly attracts us, sexually, is 80% off kilter.

[av8rdave]

18. You shouldn't post pictures like that...

What are you trying to do...make it harder for the freepers to demonize and dehumanize them? Good grief!

:sarcasm:

[Burma Jones]

19. Gorgeous is as gorgeous does.........

What they're doing makes 'em look better

That being said, I have seen some serious Persian hotties......

[Uncle Joe]

22. I believe their idealistic passion for freedom, justice and democracy enhance their physical beauty.

I felt the same way about the Chinese during their all too brief fling with freedom, I hope the Iranians have a more enlightened out come.

[DesertFlower]

23. yes. they are. nt

[girl gone mad]

24. This thread is kind of odd.

Maybe you are attracted to these people because they are young and thin?

[nashville_brook]

35. i wonder if the photogs aren't actually attracted to more beautiful subjects...

i've noticed the same thing as the OP. seems every pic i see from Iran is filled with very pretty people. might be a bias of the photographers? might be that most of the action is around Universities which are always full of young, good-looking people. might be a bias of Americans to see other cultures as more aesthetically pleasing. i think i do that to some extent.

[iamtechus]

25. More beautiful persian women

It's no wonder that the fundies want to hide them!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGxagqDN4vE

[MGB67]

27. ....or bomb them. nt

[fascisthunter]

29. yeah well... fundie men hate all women

unless they are willing to make these pathetic men feel better about themselves.

[fascisthunter]

28. hell yes... there is beauty in every culture

Glad you posted this... it makes it harder for the right wing to paint all of Iranians with a broad brush. What makes them all so beautiful, is their will to overcome "I'm-a-Dinner-Jacket" and his extremist right wing control freaks.

[Duer 157099]

33. No, it is not just you

I've known many many Persians in my life, and every one has been very nice looking. Above average. Intelligent, too.

This is my current heart throb

[Qutzupalotl]

34. Turks too. Look at Sibel Edmonds...

aka Turkish Delight

[Hassin Bin Sober]

36. Let's bomb them!! Bomb, bomb, bomb -- bomb bomb Iran....

:sarcasm:

[krispos42]

37. I always thought the women had beautiful faces...

...and lusterous dark hair to go with it.

Can't really speak for anything below the neck, though. However I find the head scarfs a colorful fashion accessory... if it was a choice intead of religious law.

[Tim01]

38. Yeah, the girls are super hot. nt

[Fire1]

40. Yeah, it's just you. n/t

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

41. I have said that for years.

[argyl]

42. They are indeed. Lovely,talented,gracious people. "I've never met a rude Iranian"

was something a good friend of mine who worked with an Iranian family in Seattle often said.They treated him like he was family.

The young woman in the last photo looks like Angelina Jolie.

[Balbus]

43. Some are, some aren't.

Just like every other place in this world.

Well, except Toronto.

[hiphopnation]

45. ...

:rofl:

i don't even want to ask whether everyone in Toronto is beautiful or not. that post was just hilarious, as is.

[SoCalDem]

46. Generations astride the Silk Road, has made a beautiful blend

Every time I see a picture of an Iranian, I see a blend of cultures:)

[Aristus]

47. I've always thought the Iranians were a beautiful people.

I've always thought it was ironic, too, that the burkha tends to add to a woman's allure, rather than make her look "modest."

[Manifestor_of_Light]

49. Yes they are.