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According to one online dating study [1], asian men can compensate with income to appeal to a white woman. An asian guy must make $247,000 more than a white guy
by starpilot 14y ago
According to one online dating study [1], asian men can compensate with income to appeal to a white woman. An asian guy must make $247,000 more than a white guy for them to have the same appeal to a white woman.
[1] page 49, http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Papers.cfm?abstract_id=895442 http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Papers.cfm?abstract_id=895442
- jQueryIsAwesome 14y agoOr you know... just compensate in old good personality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64Ixzp94ksw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64Ixzp94ksw (Asian guy in weelchair doing pretty good)
- starpilot 14y agoPhysical disabilities garner sympathy, being non-white does not.
- jQueryIsAwesome 14y agoThey were not even mad when he stood up to reveal he is not actually disabled; and there are another bunch of videos when they dress as ridicule as possible and still get away with it.
- rayiner 14y agoThe implication of that study is either that Asian men are really unattractive to white women, or attractiveness is less sensitive to income than people assume.
- jboggan 14y agoThat's a fascinating paper, thanks.