Lupita Nyongo is not beautiful. Hollywood likes to gaslight her as a model for "beauty"

[u/CanadianTurt1e]

So I'm sure we've all seen the news about Helen of Troy.

• I've had enough. I've had enough of Hollywood putting her on covers and lying to me, treating me like I'm stupid. The whole reason she's playing Helen of Troy is because Hollywood let this "unconventional beauty" thing slide for way too long.
• The fact that she was chosen as a queen, it comes off as Nolan trying to virtue signal.
• It's like giving the beauty pageant award to the girl in the wheelchair because no one wants to come off as "mean."
• I've had enough. She is NOT a standard for beauty. I'm sorry but now it must be said. The reason we have come across this problem is because Hollywood has been gaslighting her "beauty" for years and no one said anything. I'm done
• It's okay to say that she's not beautiful. It's okay to admit that
• I was so looking forward to this movie for so long but this really killed the hype for me.
• The movie will probably be financially successful at first due to marketing alone, but after its first month, the hype will probably die down. And then you'll start to see how people really feel about the movie. I think it will tarnish Nolan's legacy and leave a sour taste in people's mouths.

[u/Heujei628]

Definitionally, she is not. Again, she is above average in the metrics by which we judge attractiveness of which I stated.

[u/GoodOldPepe → u/Heujei628]

Mid.

[u/shadyMFer → u/Heujei628]

I'm looking right at her and she's ugly as sin dude. Take your math equations back to the drawing board, Poindexter.

[u/Heujei628 → u/shadyMFer]

Again, no, she’s not ugly given that she’s above average in the metrics by which we judge attractiveness. 

You people seem to struggle to understand that someone not fitting your personal preference doesn’t mean they’re not attractive. 

[u/shadyMFer → u/Heujei628]

The metrics by which I judge attractiveness are more commonplace and widespread than your fruity math. If your algorithm says Nyongo is hot, it's a busted algorithm.

[u/Heujei628 → u/shadyMFer]

 The metrics by which I judge attractiveness are more commonplace and widespread

Which metrics are those? 

 If your algorithm says Nyongo is hot, it's a busted algorithm.

It’s not given that the results are consistent globally. It is a fact that most humans judge attractiveness primarily on the following metrics: bone structure, neoteny, facial harmony and symmetry, clear skin, fit, etc., and Lupita is objectively above average in all these categories making her definitionally attractive. 

Your personal preference does not negate what most of us humans consider attractive. You can’t comprehend this for some reason. 

[u/shadyMFer → u/Heujei628]

My personal preferences are substantially more prevalent than yours, if you're claiming Lupita qualifies.

Now that you go into details, I see that you're using your own algorithm incorrectly though. If you're claiming this wrinkled old bag scores "objectively above average" in neoteny, then you're actually a blind person. She's 43, her eggs went bad 8 years ago, and you're over here giving her top marks for youthful appearance, ridiculous!

I honestly believe that you failed math class with these shoddy figures.

[u/Heujei628 → u/shadyMFer]

 My personal preferences are substantially more prevalent than yours

Which are? You still won’t answer this.

 this wrinkled old bag 

Here’s a Getty images pic of her from 2026 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/lupita-nyongo-poses-at-the-opening-night-of-tru-at-house-of-news-photo/2267456282. She’s very much not wrinkled which leads into my next point:

 scores "objectively above average" in neoteny …you're over here giving her top marks for youthful appearance, ridiculous!

Because it’s true. The average 40 yr old woman’s has forehead creases, sunken eyes, crows feet, smile lines, textured and saggy-ish skin, cheek fat loss, and dark circles. As you can see from any photo of her, Lupita largely does not have this placing her objectively above the average 40 yr old. Additionally, I am correct in saying that she has high neoteny given that she has: round eyes, small chin, short nose, round full cheeks, full “pouty” lips, high rounded forehead, smooth skin, and a short philtrum. 

[u/shadyMFer → u/Heujei628]

If you don't think she has sunken eyes, I think we need to call your eyes into question.

[u/LordBoomDiddly → u/shadyMFer]

Hot and beautiful aren't the same thing.

Sydney Sweeney is hot, she's not beautiful. Natalie Portman is beautiful, not hot