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by **The Ace1983** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:03 pm

It has to be one of the most addictive sites on the Internet and if you haven't visited www.hotornot.com, you should at least take a gander.

For those of you who haven't been there, let me sum it up in a couple of brief sentances. Basically, you select who you want to rate as hot or not based on their age and sex. You are presented with a picture of a person fitting the aforementioned criteria and using a scale from 1 (being "not") to 10 (being "hot") you decide...well... if they're hot or not. There are millions of pictures and after voting you are given a average rating for the individual which you've just ogled. You really could spend all day trawling through thousands of individuals and assessing their asthetic qualities.

I pop in every now and again when I get bored and go through a few while I'm waiting for my food to cook or whatever. But recently, I've been led to ponder the moral implications of this activity. For the most part, the girls (or boys, but I'll stick to what I know) who score 9 or 10 know they're hot anyway and will get little more than an ego boost whenever they check their ample stats, but what of the girls who dwell in the merky depths of 2 and 3? Of course they knew the risks when they submitted their pictures, but in a world where so much emphasis is put on personal appearance. Especially for girls who actually do believe themselves to be beautiful ( thanks to people like Christina Aguillera who set out to make a quick buck with songs like Beautiful), how must they feel when they check back and see themselves with a mark of 2.4 or something of the kind. I do get a feeling of guilt when I click a 2 and see that I'm the only one to have marked the picture. They may have known the risks, but it's still a bit harsh.

And what about the younger girls who want to be in the hot 10s? Could such serious psychological problems as anorexia or bolemia be affected by comments made here? Or will those without hope in the eyes of the unfeeling marker turn to suicide and self harm? For those of us who think we're a bit of all right, how would we feel as we confidently checked our score to find the horror of a 3.5 or a 2.7? Could we cope? I don't want to be a kill joy, and I certainly won't stop popping on to the site, but these questions still arise. Could this site become a crutch for those with little else than their looks, or an inspiration for destructive behaviour those with everything but? Is this obsession with looks healthy?

This site grows in popularity every day and gets press space all over the world with everyone from all ages, races and places. Is it a site used for admiring or demening? Why is it so popular, and have you tried it out yet? Try it out, and decide for yourself.

by **Mikz** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:09 pm

You lead a very sheltered life.
Its nice that you have feelings for the unattractive,but maybe its time you stopped going there.

Or just vote for the ugly ones.

by **The Ace1983** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:23 pm

It's not about me living "a sheltered life" which is neither here nor there, and it isn't even about an individual's feelings either. I'm talking about the mass psychological implecations of the site and what it does. I did say that I wouldn't stop using it and I wouldn't keep going back if it upset me, I just started thinking about it. Do you think it's a healthy activity to take part in, or should I just expect another flippent remark?

by **Mikz** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 12:42 am

Its just not my thing ace -neither here nor there . Im sure it crosses everyones mind about the unnactractive ones but i just wouldnt feel sensitive about it.
Healthy thing to do? It would be good for the circulation in your hand -click click clicking the mouse . :lookaround

by **Lando_Griffin** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 3:35 am

It's cruel if you do it without the persons consent.

If they've enlisted, then they should expect to recieve honest answers.

by **Dundalk** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 3:36 am

Some of the marks people on there are getting are stupid.

Some mutt with good t*ts got 9.8

by **Lando_Griffin** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 5:09 am

You're telling me!!!!!
I was consistantly marking them lower than their average.

Considerably lower, most of the time!!!!!!!!!

by **woof woof !** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 8:17 am

Kerist ! there's some right pan faced mingers in there . Looking at some of their scores I can only imagine they must be in there all day voting for themselves . One girl posing with a kangaroo has scored like six point something and yet the Kangaroo is better looking !

Arf Arf

by **Judge** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 9:05 am

is kazza and kazza1 the same person ??

by **kazza 1** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 10:00 am

Judge wrote:is kazza and kazza1 the same person ??

No. I had to call myself kazza1 cause there is already a kazza on the forum's. Anyway I think Kazza is a guy.....

by **kazza 1** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 10:05 am

Good grief!!! I take it when you are all on this website they are showing you pictures of girls?? I was on it and its showing me some really good looking guy's............
Heres an example,

Is'nt he lovely!!! NOT

by **Judge** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 10:24 am

kazza 1 wrote:
Judge wrote:is kazza and kazza1 the same person ??

No. I had to call myself kazza1 cause there is already a kazza on the forum's. Anyway I think Kazza is a guy.....

are you the one in NUTS mag

by **kazza 1** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 10:51 am

Judge wrote:
kazza 1 wrote:
Judge wrote:is kazza and kazza1 the same person ??

No. I had to call myself kazza1 cause there is already a kazza on the forum's. Anyway I think Kazza is a guy.....

are you the one in NUTS mag

Post the picture and I'll let you know!!!!

by **Judge** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:31 am

kazza 1 lookalike ??

by **Woollyback** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:37 am

blimey there's some scary looking munters on there :wwww

most of the voters must be 12 year old lads, have you noticed how any bird in a skimpy bikini gets a 9.9 even if she looks like yer nan! :laugh:

as for sympathy don't be silly, if they go on that site and get called a hound it's their own fault for posting their piccie in the first place, maybe some of them need a harsh dose of reality so they give up the delusions of becoming a model and get a proper job on the bins instead :nod

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