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Unconvincing. Why did the authors select the face as the determinant of attractiveness? AFAIK the human female focuses on the upper body in general, with nothi
by krona 1y ago
Unconvincing.
Why did the authors select the face as the determinant of attractiveness? AFAIK the human female focuses on the upper body in general, with nothing in particular. Cultural variations exist, obviously.
This (upper body strength, generally) would make sense for evolutionary reasons. It makes more sense than the (male) peacock's tail, for example.
- Arnt 1y agoIt's a meta study. Meta studies generally choose a scope for which there are many studies. I assume that there exist more studies of facial attractiveness than of upper body attractiveness. 30 seconds of googling agrees, but is, of course, 30 seconds.
- yawpitch 1y agoNever met a single human female that would actively select upper body strength over a face they like the look of, but I guess YMMV.
- sunflowerfly 1y agoJust look at the cover of “mom porn” books at the dollar store. They are mostly body builders with muscular bodies.
- aaronbaugher 1y agoOn forums where women talk about attractive male actors, there's a heavy emphasis on shoulders and arms. It's definitely a thing. That's not to say they don't care about the face or other features, but those don't get nearly as much attention.