Classically Exotic, or Unconventionally Conventional?

***NOTE: This post references races a lot, and I don't wish it to offend anyone. All I speak of is what is and is not exotic; I'm not insulting anyone of any race.***

So, I'm noticing this trend where it's popular to act as if white women can't have exotic beauty, even if their features are not conventional, and all ethnic women are exotic.... and another equally, if not more, popular one where exotic is the new word for attractive, especially for ethnic women, even if they have bland features or even look like tanned white women. Classic is also a nice, trendy word for "very pretty, or famous for beauty". Let's take a look at the definitions of these words before we continue:

Exotic: strikingly unusual or strange in effect or appearance: an exotic hairstyle.
Classic: traditional or typical: a classic comedy routine.
Bland: lacking in special interest, liveliness, individuality, etc.; insipid; dull: a bland young man; a bland situation comedy.

I've tried asking why people think this on Yahoo Answers, and people either misunderstand my question entirely and don't know how to answer me... or they misunderstand it and get snappy because they don't like white women or just think for some reason that I'm insulting ethnic women, when I obviously never said anything against them. People in general seem to get testy about beauty, especially when it comes to races.

Now, I've noticed a lot of ethnic women- primarily Latinas and some blacks- like calling themselves exotic, pretty much because they are not white. They may be attractive or not, but a lot are not exotic. Tanned skinned, dark hair and eyes, thick lips- none of those things make one exotic. Coloring has never made anyone exotic, and never will. In some exceptions like Angelina Jolie, thick lips can be exotic but are pretty common with ethnic women, are they not? Anna Mae Wong, one of the earliest Chinese-American actresses, especially to take popularity in America for a colored women back in the day, would look exotic next to someone like, for instance, Rita Hayworth:

They represent beauty in both of their own races, and so naturally, they look extremely different. But Asian women are famous for often looking similar to one another. Lucy Liu is pretty exotic for her own race, with her freckles and square jawline.

Obviously, this is a big generalization (which I do hate to make), but Hispanics and Latinas, especially from big places like CA and NY, tend to take exceptional pride in their looks, and see themselves as quite the very attractive, exotic beauties. Let's look at some famous ladies of these races:

Adriana Lima- French, Portuegese, Native American, Caribbean.

Vanessa Hudgens- Irish, Native American, Filipino, Spanish, Chinese.

Jessica Alba- Mexican, Danish, and French.

Demi Lovato- Irish, Italian, and Hispanic.

These are just some examples. They are all Hispanic or Latina, and all considered "hot", especially by other ethnic women I've noticed (well, when Jessica's blonde, I think she has a good deal of white fans). But what do they all have in common? They all look exactly like tanned, white girls! They not only have traditional (and in Vanessa's and Demi Lovato's case, downright bland) beauty. (And wow, I just now noticed in that pic that Jennifer totally looks like Kate Hudson there! You know, a famous white, blonde actress?)

Black women may have this even worse. The most popular black celebs and the ones considered the most attractive easily are the lightest-skinned with "white" hair and features:

Rihanna

Halle Berry

Beyonce Knowles

Yet women like Whoopi Goldberg are considered ugly, because they have really "black" features (dark rough skin, 'kinky' hair, strong noses, big lips, etc.):

Asians, while having the most unique features, are probably the most commonly accepted (outside of the Latinas and blacks who look Caucasian, I mean), their skin generally being the lightest, their hair mostly being the straightest and smoothest.

Now, back to exotic and what it means: quite simply, exotic means your features- NOT coloring like eyes and hair color- are untraditional, and sometimes that you could pass for another race, not that you are ethnic or are a tanned, brown-eyed brunette. That coloring is common, so it can't be exotic even if coloring did make one so. But that begs another question: Are those "white-looking" women above exotic since they look just like a generic white lady? No. Whoopi is exotic; she bears not only some typical African features (which would technically make her NOT exotic by their standards), but some of her own unique ones (smile lines, for example).

An attractive African woman, with exotic features. Well a way's off from looking like Rihanna, eh?

Alejandra Darin, Argentinian actress (who looks alarmingly like Jewish actress Lisa Kudrow!)

America Ferrera, a Mexican beauty. OK, she does normally play roles that may as well we white girls but she definitely looks like a woman of color.

So then, yes, white women can be and often are exotic. Maybe not always attractive... but we CAN be exotic, quite easily. We have th emost diversity in our coloring, body shapes, hair colors and textures, eye colors and shapes, skin tones, etc. I've been called striking and do consider myself exotic, not simply because I think it means attractive like some do. My looks do not meet our culture's idea of traditional beauty, so I'd have to be. I thank my beautiful German heritage for that, as well as being almost entirely Aryan, which is exotic in and of itself nowadays with everybody having a bit of ethnic blood of some kind in them, even if it's typically just Hebrew or Native American.

I was once told I had a "classic" beauty. Well, my style I agree is pretty classic, and that's often how I like to do my makeup but I am in no way classic-looking. While I have confidence in my appearance and love how God made me look, I can see why some of my traits may not be attractive to someone. I have a strong nose, small lips, a sharp chin, high cheekbones that make my face even pointier, a long face- and I love them! They bring individual, exotic beauty to my face and personality overall. Thank you, Euro heritage!

Some exotic white women:

Cate Blanchett, Australian and of French descent of course

Jennifer Carpenter... Unsure of her heritage but Carpenter is of course English.

Queen of supermodels, Gisele Bundchen, Brazilian-born of German blood.

German model Heidi Klum.

Audrey Hepburn, of English, Irish, and Dutch descent, is quite commonly mistaken for being a classic beauty. Let me tell you: you can't have a long neck, "big" nose, and Asian-looking eyes and not be exotic. Her style was classic, not her appearance at all. I admire her for unintentionally making untraditional beauty appreciated at last!

The English Kate Moss.

Jennifer Garner, of Swiss and German descent.

You can think any or all of these women are ugly, gorgeous, or something in between, so long as you can understand that they are exotic, too. I've tried explaining before that Jennifer C. is exotic (and I do think she's gorgeous), and the girl who spoke to me said she "considered her mediocre", and insinuated she was unattractive. I don't care if anyone finds her ugly, but do you see something here? I thought she was attractive because to me she was exotic. For some reason this girl didn't see her exotic traits so she found her average-looking, which meant to her, ugly. Average is ugly, and exotic is attractive. Why is this?! Almost all generic-looking people are average-looking to me and are therefore unattractive in my eyes, because to me, striking, unique beauty is above average and therefore pleasing to me.

Now, of course, a lot of white women are classic or even generic too. These, like the light-skinned colored women, are put on the very highest pedastal- if they are tanned... which is ridiculously ironic, is it not? Generic-looking women like Megan Fox and Adriana Lima are adored for their "exotic" light eyes and tanned skin but Beyonce and Jennifer Lopez are called attractive because they have "exotic" dark eyes but light skin for women of black and Latin races. Why is our culture so confused, and obsessed, about exotic/classic beauty? Well, silly question... the whole world always has been and always will be confused and obsessed with beauty, period! And we need to stop. But in the meantime, I hope this cleared some things up!