Did People Used To Look Older? Can a name change the way you look? Lets talk..
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I look very young for my age, to the point where people think I am lying.
Everybody isn't lucky as you, bruh. People out here fighting gray hairs, diabetes, high blood pressure, and knee problems.
You're right, when I first got diagnosed with high blood pressure I change my diet and started working out hard and it helped a lot because I no longer drink or smoke, the worst I do is eat edibles. But like some have pointed out, we take care of ourselves better of ourselves today, and another factor that we overlook is that we have better cameras with much softer diffused lights, to combat those harsh high contrast shadows that can make you look older.
I finally got my diabetes under control without any meds, like you I watch my diet. It's all about being mindful of what you put in your body. I treat my body like an exclusive night club and my mouth is the entrance, you can't let any food into the club....., you gotta turn half the folks away. So, the quality the food is important, not any junk on a regular basis.
If this was the 1912's they may have given you a pack of Lucky smokes, a swag of gin, and some opium laced with coke cola with real coke, and three years later you'd be wondering why you look a hundred years old.
lol....I hear what you're sayin', but folks today be smoking blunts and henny and be lookin' rough.If this was the 1912's they may have given you a pack of Lucky smokes, a swag of gin, and some opium laced with coke cola with real coke, and three years later you'd be wondering why you look a hundred years old.
But it's very easy to see in others.
Over the years, I've counted the gray hairs on Lightbright's mom's pussy. That pussy turned into a silver beaver the last time I saw it.
@lightbright
fixed!!!But it's very easy to see in others.
Over the years, I've counted the gray hairs on my man's gun. That gun turned into a silver sword the last time I saw it.
@lightbright
sidebar: this username is burned.... time for another one
Possible names for my future kids:
Ora & Georgia (O.G. for short, if twin girls)
Geraldine & Ernestine (joking)
Mansa
Faisal
Mustafa
Mugabe
Mkiba
Nesta (Bob's middle name)
Yvonne Junior
McKenzie
Stacy (masculine)
Muhammad
Kwame (like Nkrumah)
Asa
Astou
Rahel
Yodana
Esther
Summer
Jonquil
Ora & Georgia (O.G. for short, if twin girls)
Geraldine & Ernestine (joking)
Mansa
Faisal
Mustafa
Mugabe
Mkiba
Nesta (Bob's middle name)
Yvonne Junior
McKenzie
Stacy (masculine)
Muhammad
Kwame (like Nkrumah)
Asa
Astou
Rahel
Yodana
Esther
Summer
Jonquil
This. In present day black folks living a soft life.
They was living hard back in the day. Hard labor, fighting, drinking hard liquor, working at younger age, no A/C, less people with running cars, washing clothes by hand, drinking Coca-Cola with cocaine, in Church clapping til they hands hurt.
We talking specifically about Redd Foxx.Some peeps in this thread be
Biz Markie at age 51
Let me exit this conversation now.
So you want to pick-on Redd Foxx with no retort? Huh? Face the fact that 51 is 51, people age, get over it! It doesn't matter what generation you are in.
Your Rihanna picture was taken in 2017, she wasn't 34 in 2017 ~~ she was 29.Dianna Ross @ 33~
Rhianna age 34~
There is no rule.
"Unc" was all this Columbia Dude and this Sista who used to work at my gig called Me.
They were like I was like this Cool and Eccentric Uncle who does his own thing.
But folks never believe Me when I tell them I'm (now) 59.
Co-Workers and Customers tell me I look like I'm in my 30s.
I tell them I've kept My youthful looks at the expense of My sanity.
Or if I want to be a real Asshole and make some Social/Political/Racial comment.
That dealing with Racism has kept Me young all these decades.
But I will say that way too many Black folks, especially Black Women are looking really older than they are today more than ever.
Too many young girls out here with sagging bodies and old-looking faces.
And they're not even 30.
Peeps just don't care about body maintenance these days.
And it's more about the people posted here looked more "Adult" than "Old".
There's a difference.
But that's always been an issue for Black Folks.
Especially Black Men.
When one considers our age/look dilemma.
A society that initially treated Black Men as Children ("Boy", etc)
But then sees US as Adults when it comes to Crime and Police Brutality.
Shit, when I was 5, my grandparents all looked old, and not just in that everybody is old to a little kid way. They looked old, dressed old, etc. This was when they were in their early 60's.
For women that old hair dye was part of it, giving that blue tint. For men, back then when you started losing hair, you for the most part went George Jefferson/Maurice White instead of cutting it off.....that didn't help. Also I think diet and SMOKING played a part. Smoking was a whole lot more popular for people who were born like, pre-Korean war. Mufuckas chain smoking with no filters.
For women that old hair dye was part of it, giving that blue tint. For men, back then when you started losing hair, you for the most part went George Jefferson/Maurice White instead of cutting it off.....that didn't help. Also I think diet and SMOKING played a part. Smoking was a whole lot more popular for people who were born like, pre-Korean war. Mufuckas chain smoking with no filters.
Let's be real though.... Biz (rest in peace) looked old in the early 90's.
Like, you can't have Kendrick Perkins up in this thread either, cause I think he looked 40 in the 7th grade
Like, you can't have Kendrick Perkins up in this thread either, cause I think he looked 40 in the 7th grade
Biz Markie at age 51
Let's be real though.... Biz (rest in peace) looked old in the early 90's.
Like, you can't have Kendrick Perkins up in this thread either, cause I think he looked 40 in the 7th grade
......... & LeBron as a rookie had to be 33 years old....
I was at the gym the other day and was having a convo with one of the female trainers...young chick..mid 20's
I mentioned in our conversation about doing something in when I was in my 20's...
she stopped and was like "you ARE in your 20's tho!" I was like nah....and then she started guessing....32? 35?...
I finally told her I was turning 45
Her knees buckled and she grabbed my arm and just blurted out..."my god you're so fucking hot" lol
Nobody believes me when they hear my age.
Been lifting weights religiously since my teens....keeping active watching my diet, no smoking, rarely drink. meditate, hydrate...try to keep my body in an alkaline state
It's true that if you take care of your body for the first 50 years.....it will take care of YOU for the next 50 years.
Jay @ 52~
Redd Foxx 49~
Willie Mays @ 42~
Wade 40~
Jean Stapleton age 45~
Mariah Carey 52~
Hank Aaron @ age 39~
LeBron 37~
Roman Reigns 37~
Sherman Hemsley @ 37~
Lawanda Page @52~
Mary J Blige age 51~
Larry Bird @ 35~
Tom Brady age 44~
Elvis @42~
Eminem 49~
Babe Ruth @40~
Albert Pujols 42~
Shoeless Joe Jackson 32~
Steph Curry 34~
Jackie Gleason @ 39~
Gucci Mane 42~
Dr. Martin Luther King 39~
Michael B Jordan 35~
Kids from the 1920's
Kids today
Kids in the 1800's
I know this is a small and hand-picked sample, but what do you guys think?
I think no. There's not much if any difference between then and now. In the video, the reason the high school kids looked older is because the styles of hair and clothes that was popular then is what you see people's grandparents wearing now. The same with many pics of adults. Seeing them in old fashioned looking clothes in black and white can trick us into viewing people as older compared to how our 2022 brains see the people of today. Thank you though for an interesting topic.
Many of the sample picture you provided when you made your comparisons aren't balanced. You did acknowledge that yours was kind of a small handpicked sample. But in a lot of cases you hand-picked very dissimilar pairings. With more balanced pairings, the line blurs regarding how people of a long ago era look compared to people of the present era.
instead of comparing Gucci Man at 42 with Dr. King at 39, Compare Cab Calloway at the same age as Gucci
Cab Calloway at 42
Gucci Mane at 42
Comparing LaWanda Page, a very plain looking woman of that time who's dressed up like an old church lady with a glammed up nice looking Mary J. Blige? C'mon bro. how about this instead:
Ruby Dee at 53
Mary J Blige at 51
You compared Roman Reigns with Sherman Hensley, who like John Amos was balding and had makeup people add grey to his hair to make him look older so he could play a character who has a grown son? How about this instead:
Roman Reigns at 37
Sidney Poitier at 37
The Lebron vs Hank Aaron comparison? How about this one instead? They pretty much look around the same age to me.
Lebron James at 37
Hank Aaron at 37
You compared Jean Stapleton, a singularly unattractive white woman pictured played an older working class dowdy housewife with a professional portrait of Mariah Carey, a beautiful, glamorous sista. That feels unbalanced. How about comparing hers with a professional picture of another beautiful glamorous sista who was the same age in her photo?
Mariah Carey at 52
Lena Horne at 52
Everyone knows Elvis at 42 was about to die from fucking his body up from his drug addiction and overeating unhealthy shit to the point of obesity and health problems, compared to a 49 year old healthy Eminem (who is likely dying his hair and beard brown being that he's in his 50s).
How about instead, a comparison with a 51 year old of days past?
Eminem at 49
Burt Reynolds at 51
That's my 2 cents.
Vera Wang at 73..
Vera Wang, 74, and Her Daughters Look Like Triplets in Age-Defying Holiday Photo: 'Me and My Girls'
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Vera Wang, 74, and Her Daughters Look Like Triplets in Age-Defying Holiday Photo: 'Me and My Girls'
The trio wore matching gowns for a glamorous holiday photo shoot — see the photos!ca.yahoo.com
Vera Wang continues to stun fans with her ageless appearance
Vera Wang showcased her timeless style as she danced around her pool in a funky video on social media Tuesday.
Also he didnt get along well with the cast snd Ethel really couldn't stand him.
