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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."
(Score: 5, Insightful) by donkeyhotay on Friday August 31 2018, @03:06PM (1 child)
"It's not what you think..."
Uh, no, it's exactly what I think, and have always thought. Women compete; men compete; it's primal and there's no getting around it.
I guess that just shows you how far we've fallen down the stupid PC hole when they have to say, "It's not what you think."
(Score: 4, Insightful) by crafoo on Friday August 31 2018, @09:59PM
Unfortunately many young people are fairly successfully brainwashed and essentially unable to deal with the reality of social interactions as a result. How females and how males compete amongst each other to claim mates is an important part of life. So many people are intentionally sabotaged early in their lives by well-meaning idiots.