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"...as much as male customers might have enjoyed the eye candy..." Statements like this, in the article, annoy me. Men aren't the only sex that prefers looking
by spodek 15y ago
"...as much as male customers might have enjoyed the eye candy..."
Statements like this, in the article, annoy me. Men aren't the only sex that prefers looking at attractive women to unattractive women. Men and women may have different motivations for our preferences of whom to look at, but we all have the preference.
- krolley 15y agoI don't understand. As a man, would I prefer to be served by a hot man or an ugly man. Honestly, I don't really care. I can't say the same thing for women, however.
- nck4222 15y agoIt's more subtle than that. Studies have shown that babies prefer gazing at attractive faces rather than average faces. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3631018.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3631018.stm
- spodek 15y agoHere's another way to look at it... Cosmopolitan magazine is bought almost exclusively by women. Cosmopolitan magazine always has women on the cover and they are always attractive. The point is that not only men are motivated by attractive women to spend money. Your analogy to men is less relevant because attractiveness in men depends less on physical appearance.
- elliottcarlson 15y agoBut keep in mind, the article is clearly outlining what was the mentality in the 70's - and mentions that one of the forces included outrage from feminist groups. The average business traveler in those days, and thus the most important clientele of an airline, were men - and catering to the "needs" of those men is what made them money.