#feel physically ill when they're looking super muscley and shredded

[sapsuckers-and-stardust]

And! Both in universe and in real life, they are considered supremely attractive. Crooked-teeth-and-acne-scars Nimoy is an enduring sex symbol. There are still bitches thirsting after him and he has been dead for 10 years. It goes to show that despite what Hollywood would have you think, it is not repulsive to look as though your body is made of flesh. Crazy to think someone that looks like him (hooked nose, sunken eyes, hairy, textured skin, teeth that don't look like veneers) would STILL struggle to be cast as a romantic leading man today.

One thing I'm truly enjoying about watching TOS is that no one has the perfect, airbrushed features we see on TV actors nowadays. Takei and Nimoy both have prominent acne scars, Kelley and Nimoy have crooked teeth. Everyone has crowsfeet and other wrinkles. I know the show was never meant to be displayed in such high definition, we aren't meant to see those features, just like we aren't meant to see the make-up or the uniform zippers. Nonetheless, it's a beautiful little time capsule of human imperfection and I smile every time I notice a new one.