Twerk


'''Twerking''' (/ˈtwɜːrkɪŋ/) is some [[foid|foids]]' favorite type of dance which involves rhythmically moving the [[buttocks]] horizontally or vertically so as to produce jiggle physics. Women's desire for twerking appears to be evidence of their sexuality being stuck in a more [[life history|r-selected]] past, possibly as a result of having been subject to [[reproductive success|less selective pressure]].
== Origin ==
The twerk is claimed to have originated from the bounce music scene of New Orleans in the late 1980s. But being such a primitive movement, its origin rather lies in [[lordosis|''mammalian lordosis behavior'']] (Greek lordōsis, from lordos "bent backward"), namely the presentation of the "tail" with upward curved spine to signal receptivity to copulation found in many mammals.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lordosis_behavior</ref> Scientists claim human lordosis is only a ''vestigial remnant'' of proceptivity-/receptivity-communicative signal between male and female,<ref>Pazhoohi F, Doyle JF, Macedo AF, Arantes J. 2017. ''Arching the Back (Lumbar Curvature) as a Female Sexual Proceptivity Signal: an Eye-Tracking Study.'' Evolutionary Psychological Science. 4 (2): 1–8. doi:10.1007/s40806-017-0123-7.</ref>
but eye-tracking reveals the arched back does catch both women's and men's attention,<ref>Elizabeth Hawkins (October 25, 2017). "Why arched backs are attractive". springer.com.</ref>
also explaining why women wear high heels as it optimizes the "lordotic" posture.<ref>https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40806-017-0123-7</ref><ref>Laura T. Coffey (Sep 23, 2009). "Do high heels empower or oppress women?". TODAY msnbc.com.</ref>
Mammalian lordosis may have an even more ancient root in reptile behavior in which the female submits itself to the most dominant male.<ref>Eibl-Eibesfeldt I. 1989. ''Pair Formation, Courtship, Sexual Love.'' In: ''Human Ethology.'' Rougtledge. [[https://books.google.com/books?id=-CExDwAAQBAJ&lpg=PT6&ots=KctjD7Zprm&dq=Pair%20Formation%2C%20Courtship%2C%20Sexual%20Love&pg=PT335#v=onepage&q=Pair%20Formation,%20Courtship,%20Sexual%20Love&f=false Excerpt]]</ref><ref name="eibl1990">Eibl-Eibesfeldt I. 1990. ''Dominance, Submission, and Love: Sexual Pathologies from the Perspective of Ethology.'' In: Feierman, J. R. (ed.): Pedophilia. Biosocial Dimensions. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1990 151-175. [[https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9682-6_6 Abstract]]</ref>

Being a rhythmic movement, the twerk must have evolved in the context of sex orgies as a group of musicians would have been necessary to play the drums which would also arouse the attention of nearby men. 

The human preference for shaky [[buttocks]] may as well have been [[Fisherian runaway|sexually selected]], causing men to literally have a jiggle physics detector in the hindbrain right next to the penis control area. Later on, women evolved similarly looking and jiggly [[boobs]] to arouse even more male sexual attention.
== Homosexuality ==
Desperate, low status men can, as a last resort, adopt lordosis behavior and [[homocel hypothesis|make themselves into the female]] to get some crumbs from horny men of higher status, as frequently observed in harsh conditions.<ref>https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J082v40n01_03</ref> In today's mild ecologies, however, this behavior is only found in [[prisoncel|prisons]], and men rather engage in [[homosexuality]] for fun.
== See also ==
* [[Buttocks]]
* [[Slut]]
* [[Life history speed]]
* [[Leggings]]
* [[Yoga]]
* [[Lordosis]]
== References ==
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