Sexual attractiveness

Categories: Aesthetics, Theories, Lookism

'''Sexual attractiveness''' or '''sex appeal''' is how desirable a person is solely based on how sexually pleasing they are (not to be confused with [[relationship]] appeal). Various features can be attractive such as [[sexual dimorphism]], [[body odor]], [[gait]], [[personality]], [[Jestermaxx|humor]], [[intelligence]] and [[looks]], which in turn consists of [[beauty]], [[facial masculinity]], [[neoteny]] and [[body attractiveness]], or the mere sight of the [[Penis|genitals]]. Through conditioning/imprinting, many develop attraction to nearly arbitrary features such as particular body shapes or behavioral traits, sometimes even sexual interest in non-living things (''paraphilic'' sexual interest), with men being generally more prone to developing such interests owing to their higher [[sex drive]].<ref>https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1079063214525645</ref>
==Male sexual attractiveness==
Having [[high status]] can potentially lead to greater arousal to women, than any amount of [[height]] or [[muscle]].{{Citation needed}} But having a repulsive face will lead to a significant reduction of overall attractiveness. A repulsive face may cancel out the positive effect on status and [[height]] combined.{{Citation needed}}

Note that the "average" face is actually repulsive to women. According to an [[OKCupid]] study, women consider 80% of men "below average."[https://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/your-looks-and-online-dating/] This is supported by additional evidence that virtually all industrialized peoples have some degree of maxillary retrusion (a facial deformity).{{Citation needed}}
===Male facial attractiveness===
The bone structure is "normal" when the [[maxilla]] is forward and upward and the cheekbones are high and forward-projecting. Any deviation from this "normal" bone structure will result in increased repulsiveness.<ref>[http://www.buteykochildren.com/mouth_breathing_and_facial_development.php Mouth Breathing & Facial Development]</ref>

A "normal" bone structure is not necessarily a deal-maker, but a deformed one (like a retruded maxilla) is a deal-breaker.{{Vague}}

The [[skin]] can function as an attractant or a repellent. Orange skin indicates health and is attractive. Pale skin or pimples will increase repulsion.<ref name="scott2010">Scott, I. M., Pound, N., Stephen, I. D., Clark, A. P., & Penton-Voak, I. S. (2010). Does masculinity matter? The contribution of masculine face shape to male attractiveness in humans. PLoS one, 5(10), e13585.</ref>

Yet another quality is the leanness of the face, with 12% being the optimal bodyfat percentage.<ref>Rantala, M. J., Coetzee, V., Moore, F. R., Skrinda, I., Kecko, S., Krama, T., ... & Krams, I. (2013). Adiposity, compared with masculinity, serves as a more valid cue to immunocompetence in human mate choice. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 280(1751), 20122495.</ref>
== Bluepill Sexual Subjectivism ==
Bluepilled people believed that there will always be girls that like different traits. This is based on Malcom Gladwell's presentation<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIiAAhUeR6Y</ref> on choice, variety and "people not knowing what they want". OkCupid's Data<ref>https://archive.fo/VELwq</ref> demonstrated that this is only partially true, since for females, larger variance in beauty is correlated to more messages (but this can be correlated to [[Juggernaut law]] rather than beauty).

LessWrong<ref>https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/X3jz5mriJeWi2uLdF/how-subjective-is-attractiveness</ref><ref>https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/4yTLXdrfCb7zecwQH/the-role-of-attractiveness-in-mate-selection-individual</ref><ref>https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/oDzoAA8HnBpX8Rj2k/methodology-for-predicting-speed-dating-participants</ref> has demonstrated that there are good measures of variance of attractiveness. However data is lacking in that department, and that sub-group clustering did not exist in their article. TBD
== Video example==
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O42AR4SVJCs|frame|}}
==Female sexual attractiveness==
===Female facial attractiveness===
The following traits are considered to be attractive to males:

'''Indicators of [[health]]:'''
*Orange skin
*Red lips
*Clear skin
'''Indicators of [[youth]]:'''
*Smooth skin
*[[Clear skin]]
*[[Firm skin]]
*[[Limbal ring]]s
*Red [[lips]]
*Plump lips
*[[Hollow cheeks]] (caused by thin buccinator muscles) but with a layer of fat covering them. The fat deposits, if they are firm, indicate youth.
*Positive [[canthal tilt]]
*Ogee curve
'''Indicators of [[neoteny]] / [[paedomorphism]] / [[cuteness]]:'''
*[[Light skin]]
*[[Small skull]]
*[[Short midface]]
*Small [[nose]]
*Short [[philtrum]]
*Short [[jaw]]
*Small [[brow ridge]]
*Thin [[eyebrows]]
One could also say that "low-set eyes" are attractive but low-set [[eyes]] are a result of a short midface or jaw.
====Misconceptions====
*[[Large eyes]] - Females have large [[eyes]] relatively to their skull due to greater [[scleral show]]. However, it’s not only due to scleral show. Females have [[skull size|smaller skull]]s which makes their [[eyes]] appear larger.
*[[Wide-set eyes]] - Females actually don't have [[eyes]] farther apart than males. Females have shorter midfaces which makes their [[eyes]] appear farther apart.
*Thick [[lips]] - Females actually don't have thicker [[lips]] than males.<ref>[http://www.virtualffs.co.uk/Lips.html virtualffs - Lips]</ref> Females have smaller skulls which makes the [[lips]] appear thicker.
*Higher eyebrows - Females have higher eyebrows because of [[eyebrow]] trimming.<ref>[http://www.virtualffs.co.uk/Eyebrows.html Eyebrows]</ref>
===Female bodily attractiveness===
'''Indicators of youth:'''
*Firm [[breasts]]
*Firm [[buttocks]]
*Firm [[skin]]
'''Indicators of fecundity:'''
*[[Narrow waist]] - Indicates lack of pregnancy
'''Indicators of resource availability:'''
*Large [[breasts]] - Indicates energy available from stored fat
*Large [[buttocks]]
'''Indicators of neoteny:'''
*[[Small frame]]
*Narrow [[hands]] and [[feet]]
=== Video example ===
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72sMz2kR7iw|frame|}}
==References==
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==See also==
*[[:Category:Aesthetics|List of aesthetics]]
* [[Body attractiveness]]
* [[Facial attractiveness]]
* [[Facial masculinity]]
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