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Sexy Selfies: Science Reveals Women use Selfies to Compete

posted by martyb on Friday August 31 2018, @06:03AM   Printer-friendly
from the No-Boyz-Just-Girlz? dept.

MrPlow writes in with a story submitted (via IRC) for AndyTheAbsurd

SELFIES. Whether you love them or you hate them, they're constantly flooding our social media feeds.

For women it's often about being seen as sexy or looking glamorous. But why?

Well, researchers have figured it out. And the reason is not what you might think.

University of New South Wales researcher Khandis Blake says the next time you see a woman adjusting her bikini provocatively with her phone at the ready, don't think of her as vacuous or a victim.

"Think of her as a strategic player in a complex social and evolutionary game," says Dr Blake said [sic].

The study revealed women tend to sexualise themselves in environments with greater economic inequality, rather than where they might be oppressed because of their gender.

Analysing tens of thousands of social media posts across 113 countries, they tracked photos where people had taken selfies and then noted that they were tagged sexy, hot or similar.

[...] "That income inequality is a big predictor of sexy selfies suggests that sexy selfies are a marker of social climbing among women that tracks economic incentives in the local environment," Dr Blake says.

"Rightly or wrongly, in today's environment, looking sexy can generate large returns, economically, socially, and personally."

Source: https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/the-science-behind-hot-selfies-revealed-in-new-study/news-story/1505f4fcdc3007f4a71bd6b2a79b9bad

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  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Friday August 31 2018, @06:36AM (6 children)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Friday August 31 2018, @06:36AM (#728635) Journal

    Sassy. Smart. Sexy. [newsbusters.org] (warning: actually "safe for work" since 2007, but pondering the idea may cause you harm).

    (GRIN)

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 31 2018, @06:45AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 31 2018, @06:45AM (#728639)

    Article written by Julia A. Seymour, one of the sexiest plus-sized models alive.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 31 2018, @06:49AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 31 2018, @06:49AM (#728640)

      Pictures or it didn't happen

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 31 2018, @04:00PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 31 2018, @04:00PM (#728793)

        Pictures or it didn't happen

        I saw the pictures. It didn't happen.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 31 2018, @07:36AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 31 2018, @07:36AM (#728650)

    I had a picture of Hillary hanging in my dorm room during the Clinton presidency.

    Absolutely no reason, I found it one day and felt like being random, so up she went.

    • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 31 2018, @09:07AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 31 2018, @09:07AM (#728679)

      I had a picture of Hillary hanging in my dorm room during the Clinton presidency.

      I'm sure she'd be flattered - at least the vile creature was receiving sexual attention from someone.

    • (Score: 4, Funny) by bradley13 on Friday August 31 2018, @12:41PM

      by bradley13 (3053) on Friday August 31 2018, @12:41PM (#728716) Homepage Journal

      A picture of Hillary hanging"? Sounds like a winner.

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