I was looking at a very inspiring list called something like "Sexy Actors/Actresses in their 70s" or like that, it was a slideshow of images of actors over age 70. What was really inspiring was that especially all the females in the list were still great looking.

So, genetics aside, if one were to take estrogen, would they still be able to be good-looking at any age as women?

of course

 

I think a lot would just depend on how well you take care of yourself whether CIS or trans.


Sapere Aude

Quote from: redhot1 on March 05, 2016, 08:49:11 PM
So, genetics aside, if one were to take estrogen, would they still be able to be good-looking at any age as women?

I actually think that this is a thoughtful question, even though it's obviously influenced by problematic standards of beauty. 

Genetics aside, there are a lot of factors that go into keeping up someone's appearance as they age - some things are under our control, and others are not.  Diet and exercise are sometimes in our control.  Use of grooming products is often in our control.  But how stressful our lives are, how much sleep we get, whether or not we live in a place with good or bad air quality, whether or not our job or lifestyle involves a lot of sun exposure, etc. are all things that we have very little control over in a lot of cases.  And that doesn't include our overall health, which is often out of our control. 

Still... if the question is: controlling for all of the above, does a transgender woman have the same likelihood as a cisgender woman of remaining attractive (in a specifically female way) as she ages?

I think the answer must unequivocally be *yes*.


Aging, especially aging as a transgender person, is a very interesting thing to reflect on, and certainly worthy of reflection.  But when it comes to matters of beauty, I would encourage you to think about whether or not you would say that universally, all black haired women age better than all red haired women.  My guess is that you probably wouldn't make that or a similar claim because hair color is merely one observed trait, and couldn't be the single cause of someone's full appearance, right?  Same thing with being transgender, in my opinion.  Some people are objectively more or less attractive than others.  Some people are transgender, and some people are cisgender; I would argue that objective beauty is distributed equally.

Cheers,
Josh

Actors and other celebs do often use makeup, styling, cosmetic surgeries and photoshopping. So that's the reason why many celebs look more attractive as a celeb than in the past before they went famous.

If the doctors take good cares of their patients when their at HRT and other medical treatment, thing would be fine. Some people looks better than other, and it doesn't matter they are trans or cis. Some trans and cis people looks good, other trans and cis people don't looks good.

Quote from: redhot1 on March 05, 2016, 08:49:11 PM
I was looking at a very inspiring list called something like "Sexy Actors/Actresses in their 70s" or like that, it was a slideshow of images of actors over age 70. What was really inspiring was that especially all the females in the list were still great looking.

So, genetics aside, if one were to take estrogen, would they still be able to be good-looking at any age as women?

Beauty is intrinsic, looks require effort.

You will always be beautiful. Femininity carries with it incalculable beauty. Simply by being a woman, you brighten the world.

However if you want to live up to cultural standards of stunning beauty in your advancing years, that takes effort. It's purely a question of putting in the effort. Those celebrities you mention earn their livings (still) by being plasing to look at. For them, beauty is basically a business expense. If you make your appearance a priority worth spending time and money on, there's no reason you can't look as good as you want.

QuoteCan MTF women age gracefully on hormones?

I plan to!

Quote from: suzifrommd on March 06, 2016, 05:29:50 AM
Beauty is intrinsic, looks require effort.

You will always be beautiful. Femininity carries with it incalculable beauty. Simply by being a woman, you brighten the world.

However if you want to live up to cultural standards of stunning beauty in your advancing years, that takes effort. It's purely a question of putting in the effort. Those celebrities you mention earn their livings (still) by being plasing to look at. For them, beauty is basically a business expense. If you make your appearance a priority worth spending time and money on, there's no reason you can't look as good as you want.

Exactly, because I was thinking of studying acting. Odds are I won't be a celebrity though, I don't think I want to be celebrity now.