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A new study showed a link between strong right-wing views and fear of disease and increased concern about hygiene.
The study showed that people who are more offended by bad odors are more likely to support authoritarian leaders, such as Donald Trump.
In the past, disgust at bad odors was important for survival. The scientists suggested that the disgust at unfamiliar odors may be linked to a desire to keep apart from "culturally unfamiliar" groups.
[...] In the new study, 160 people were rated on their aversion to bodily odours on a scale to one five and their responses compared to their political views. It found that each point higher on the disgust scale was associated with feeling 7.5 points more positive towards authoritarian leaders.
[...] It showed that people who were more disgusted by smells were also more likely to vote for Donald Trump than those who were less sensitive.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday March 01 2018, @10:40AM (8 children)
You're a chick though. It's a simple, biological fact that chicks have a more sensitive sense of smell. Which is probably why you don't appreciate a good fart joke as much as us outdoor plumbing types.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by Wootery on Thursday March 01 2018, @11:32AM (5 children)
Does not compute. In men there's a positive correlation between flatulence's stench and its comedic merit. If anything I'd say the function is super-linear. By your thinking, shouldn't women find it even funnier?
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday March 01 2018, @12:20PM (4 children)
Good point, that. Must be a cultural thing then.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by Wootery on Thursday March 01 2018, @12:35PM (3 children)
I'd say so - I imagine it ties in to gender-specific societal expectations of dignity. Men have far more leeway for gross-out laughs.
Comediennes like Amy Schumer are sometimes tempted to base a substantial chunk of their material on this asymmetry.
(Score: 1, Flamebait) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday March 01 2018, @12:44PM (2 children)
Calling her a comedian is just over the top insulting to all comedians ever.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by Wootery on Thursday March 01 2018, @12:58PM
I'm not a huge fan either, she's just the best example of a female comedian who overuses gross-out gags.
(Score: 2) by Oakenshield on Thursday March 01 2018, @02:15PM
Believe it or not, she used to be funny, but like a lot of people, fame went to her head and she thought it was a mandate to proselytize her politics.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Friday March 02 2018, @03:42AM (1 child)
Eh...I think they're funny, it's just the actual smell that's awful. I laughed myself stupid the other day after I ripped ass in front of the air purifier and saw it go instantly from blue to red and spin up to turbo mode, and then went "welp, when the robot uprising happens, that's why they're gonna kill me." Because my inner child is still about 8 years old apparently?
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Friday March 02 2018, @01:36PM
I may not respect your politics much but your sense of humor at least shows promise.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.