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What follows is a series of studies meant to inequivocably prove that the Male Gaze view of what is attractive to women is completely misguided.
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"Bodybuilder body is the most attractive"
Rebuttal: Females like muscles, especially V-tapered physiques with wide shoulders and narrow hips, but men WILDLY overestimate the amount of muscle they find attractive. In developed countries of the 21st century, female judge high genetic quality as more important than protection"
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"The more masculine you look, the more attractive you are"
Rebuttal: Masculine facial features are not as polarized as most male gaze copers believe; pronounced eyebrows, jawline and cheekbones are enough to qualify a face as masculine, and plenty of prettyboys show these features. Still, average levels of masculinity are preferred, leaning towards feminine.
"Body hair and facial hair increase sex appeal"
Rebuttal: Relatively few studies prove young females prefer body hair, while most recent studies, especially those concerned with the preferences of fertile-age women, prove hairlessness is considered ideal.
Still, differences in female preferences are not nearly as polarized as most male gaze copers would like to think:
Postmenopausal women gave higher scores for all degrees of facial hair, including full beards, than premenopausal and pregnant women.
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"Male gaze appeal mogs in short term relationships"
Rebuttal: It's not that male gaze appeal is superior to female gaze appeal, it's just that STR are the only ones where women are willing to tolerate male gaze copers, so STR are the only realm in which they get most of their sexual success. This does not indicate female gaze appeal is inferior in STR than male gaze appeal. Moreover, although multiple studies show that masculinity is positively correlated with short-term relationships success over long-term relationships, the degree of masculinity necessary to reap those benefits is far lower than what most male-gaze obsessed people judge masculine enough"
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"Bodybuilder body is the most attractive"
Rebuttal: Females like muscles, especially V-tapered physiques with wide shoulders and narrow hips, but men WILDLY overestimate the amount of muscle they find attractive. In developed countries of the 21st century, female judge high genetic quality as more important than protection"
Three purported cues to perceived male physical attractiveness are the waist-to-chest ratio (WCR), body mass index (BMI) and the waist-to-hip ratio (WHR).
Ninety-five female participants from Britain and Malaysia were asked to rate a set of images of real men with known WCR, BMI and WHR. The results showed clear differences along a gradient of socio-economic development.
In the rural setting, BMI was the primary predictor of attractiveness, with WCR playing a more minor role and WHR not reaching significance. In general, urban participants were more reliant on body shape and chose a relatively slim figure with an ‘inverted triangle’ shape.
Frederick Fessler and Haselton found that men portrayed in magazines targeted at male audiences are more muscular than men portrayed in magazines targeted at women.
Misperceptions of opposite-sex preferences exist in young men (...) men tend to overestimate the muscularity of male bodies that women prefer.
Results showed that on average both men and women wanted to have less body fat and more muscularity than they perceived that they had. Men showed (a desire for) exaggerated thinness and muscularity compared to female preferences.
What is the ideal body size and shape that we want for ourselves and our partners? What are the important physical features in this ideal? And do both genders agree on what is an attractive body? To answer these questions we used a 3D interactive software system which allows our participants to produce a photorealistic, virtual male or female body.
Figure B indicates the male body perceived as ideal by female participants.
What is an attractive body? Using an interactive 3D program to create the ideal body for you and your partner - PubMed
What is the ideal body size and shape that we want for ourselves and our partners? What are the important physical features in this ideal? And do both genders agree on what is an attractive body? To answer these questions we used a 3D interactive software system which allows our participants to...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
"The more masculine you look, the more attractive you are"
Rebuttal: Masculine facial features are not as polarized as most male gaze copers believe; pronounced eyebrows, jawline and cheekbones are enough to qualify a face as masculine, and plenty of prettyboys show these features. Still, average levels of masculinity are preferred, leaning towards feminine.
Some research has shown that women do prefer men with masculine compared to feminine facial features.
Note: these are the masculine facial features considered in the study: pronounced eyebrows, enhanced cheekbones, elongated jawline.
Other studies have not found support for women’s preferences for facial masculinity.
Further, research has shown that there are slight preferences for facial femininity in men...
...women preferred and viewed longer (i.e., increased visual attention) feminine compared to masculine faces, suggesting that cognitive processes may be involved in driving the expression of mate preferences.
Sex Differences in Physical Attractiveness
This chapter provides an overview of the literature on the sex differences in physical attractiveness, and how it influences mate choice. More specifically, it investigates evolutionary perspectives on men and women’s preferences for physical traits, such as ideal breast features in women, and...
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All women preferred the faces with average levels of masculinity.
Sociosexuality in women and preference for facial masculinization and somatotype in men - PubMed
Sociosexual orientation reflects individual differences in openness to short-term sexual relationships. We predicted that women with less restricted sociosexuality would be differentially attracted to highly masculinized male faces and bodies. In 2 studies, we investigated preference for male...
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________"Body hair and facial hair increase sex appeal"
Rebuttal: Relatively few studies prove young females prefer body hair, while most recent studies, especially those concerned with the preferences of fertile-age women, prove hairlessness is considered ideal.
Women rated figures with no or little trunk hair as most attractive.
Studies of human physique and sexual attractiveness: sexual preferences of men and women in China - PubMed
Men and women at Northwest University (n = 631), Xi'an, China, were asked to rate the attractiveness of male or female figures manipulated to vary somatotype, waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), secondary sexual traits, and other features. In study 1, women rated the average masculine somatotype as most...
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...six pictures of the same male body with different amounts of visible body hair and to indicate which body was most sexually attractive to themselves, to most men, and to most women. Both men and women chose a relatively hairless male body as the most sexually attractive. Women, however, thought men would choose a hairier body than men actually did. Most of the men reduced or removed body hair, especially from the pubic area.
...men and women had similar attitudes toward men's body hair, with both hair reduction and hair retention being socially acceptable. Men's body depilation, while still optional, may be becoming normative.
Men's body depilation: an exploratory study of United States college students' preferences, attitudes, and practices - PubMed
Young men in Western cultures frequently engage in body depilation practices, but little is known regarding how such bodies are perceived. This exploratory study asked United States college students (N=238) to view six pictures of the same male body with different amounts of visible body hair...
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...amount and distribution of masculine trunk hair (chest and abdominal) was altered progressively in a series of front-posed male figures. In both countries, the image lacking any trunk hair was rated as the most attractive, with a steady decline in attractiveness as hirsutism became more pronounced.
Human physique and sexual attractiveness in men and women: a New Zealand-U.S. comparative study - PubMed
Men and women living in New Zealand and California completed five studies regarding human physique and sexual attractiveness. In Studies 1-3, women rated images of male stimuli and, in Studies 4-5, men rated female stimuli. In Study 1, women in both countries rated mesomorphic (muscular) and...
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Men with body hair were less attractive than when clean shaven...
The ectoparasite avoidance hypothesis proposes one reason why hairless men may be considered more attractive. Hairless men may be less susceptible to ectoparasites, which may serve as a cue that they are healthy and not transmitting unwanted parasites.
Sex Differences in Physical Attractiveness
This chapter provides an overview of the literature on the sex differences in physical attractiveness, and how it influences mate choice. More specifically, it investigates evolutionary perspectives on men and women’s preferences for physical traits, such as ideal breast features in women, and...
www.intechopen.com
Facial hair: Facial hair is a different matter, as a stubble was consistently proven as being considered the most attractive - however, it should be duly noted that facial hair has the ability to cover unattractive lower thirds, and since most males don't have good lower thirds, they will always be perceived as more attractive when it is covered: in short, stubble is considered more attractive not because stubble is more attractive per se but rather because it hides a facial defect, resulting in higher perceived attractiveness. Still, differences in female preferences are not nearly as polarized as most male gaze copers would like to think:
Among the female respondents, 57.19% indicated a preference for men with facial hair, and 42.81% preferred clean-shaven faces.
Women with partners that were clean-shaven judged clean-shaven faces as most attractive, whereas women with partners with heavy stubble or full beards judged heavy stubble as most attractive.
Do women’s preferences for men’s facial hair change with reproductive status?
Abstract. Women’s preferences for masculine traits are reported to be greater among young reproductively capable women, particularly just prior to ovulation, th
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And less-fertile, older women are generally the ones that find facial hair most attractive:Postmenopausal women gave higher scores for all degrees of facial hair, including full beards, than premenopausal and pregnant women.
Do women’s preferences for men’s facial hair change with reproductive status?
Abstract. Women’s preferences for masculine traits are reported to be greater among young reproductively capable women, particularly just prior to ovulation, th
academic.oup.com
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"Male gaze appeal mogs in short term relationships"
Rebuttal: It's not that male gaze appeal is superior to female gaze appeal, it's just that STR are the only ones where women are willing to tolerate male gaze copers, so STR are the only realm in which they get most of their sexual success. This does not indicate female gaze appeal is inferior in STR than male gaze appeal. Moreover, although multiple studies show that masculinity is positively correlated with short-term relationships success over long-term relationships, the degree of masculinity necessary to reap those benefits is far lower than what most male-gaze obsessed people judge masculine enough"
...negative perceptions that facial masculinity may signal, such as increased dominance and dishonesty. Facial masculinity can also be associated with lower paternal investment, aggressiveness, and being perceived as threatening, which are characteristics that are not desirable in a long-term partnership.
Sex Differences in Physical Attractiveness
This chapter provides an overview of the literature on the sex differences in physical attractiveness, and how it influences mate choice. More specifically, it investigates evolutionary perspectives on men and women’s preferences for physical traits, such as ideal breast features in women, and...
www.intechopen.com
Misperceptions of opposite-sex preferences exist in young men (...) men tend to overestimate the muscularity of male bodies that women prefer. Moreover, these misperceptions are more exaggerated for short-term relationships. (...) men misperceive that women would like more muscular men for short-term than for long-term relationships.
Women rated physically attractive men as more likely to cheat or desert a long-term relationship, whereas men did not consider attractive women to be more likely to cheat. However, women showed no aversion to the idea of forming long-term relationships with attractive men.
Mate choice trade-offs and women's preference for physically attractive men - PubMed
Researchers studying human sexuality have repeatedly concluded that men place more emphasis on the physical attractiveness of potential mates than women do, particularly in long-term sexual relationships. Evolutionary theorists have suggested that this is the case because male mate value (the...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov