Lookism

Categories: Inceldom and society, Theories, Aesthetics, Lookism, Blackpill

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[[File:FaceBeatsShape.jpg|thumb|It is widely regarded by lookists that [[Face|facial aesthetics]] often beats [[Gymmaxxing|physicality]] in [[Beauty|attractiveness]] for women’s preference.]]
'''Lookism''' is a synonym of [[cacophobia]], but without a psychiatric context. Lookism against people who have an extreme [[beauty|aesthetic appearance]] or are disfigured is sometimes called ableism or teratophobia. Popular forums dedicated to lookism are [[lookism.net]] and [[looksmax.me]]. Most humans are naturally extremely lookist. 

For example people associate aesthetic appearance with all sorts of positive qualities ([[halo effect]]). People assume beauty strongly predicts ability and health, but in truth these correlations are quite weak.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Attractive_people_are_perceived_much_more_positively_than_they_really_are</ref>

[[Incels]] sometimes self-obsess over their appearance as most [[dating]] is moving [[Online dating|online]], and online [[men]] who are average or [[ugly]] get almost no luck on these sites. It is simply brutal lookism that keeps them from getting any matches.<ref>https://qz.com/241479/okcupid-experimented-on-users-and-proved-everyone-just-looks-at-the-pictures/</ref>
==Lookism and narcissism==
In an increasingly lookist [[dating]] world, the only way to succeed is through vanity and narcissism. One can see [[incels]] as being forced to become vain to attract a partner in modern dating.
==Looks are necessary to the formation of physical or romantic desire==
As summarized in the [[blackpill]] article, women actually care a lot about men's looks. Women place a minimum threshold of attractiveness on potential mates.<ref>https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40806-017-0092-x</ref> Women also lie about the degree of importance of physical attractiveness.<ref>https://www.livescience.com/58607-mens-looks-may-matter-more-than-personality.html</ref> One could begin to bargain that while looks matter, other factors matter too. One's full attractiveness could be seen as a composite score of their attractive features. Sadly, Looks were the only factor to predict interest in speed dating.<ref>https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2005-11095-001</ref> Attractiveness and masculinity also predicts a woman's chance of orgasm.<ref>https://putslab.la.psu.edu/documents/Puts%20et%20al.%20EHB%202012-1.pdf</ref> Looks are highly heritable as well.<ref>https://www2.psy.uq.edu.au/~uqbziets/Mitchem%20et%20al%202013%20Estimating%20the%20sex-specific%20effects%20of%20genes%20on%20facial%20attractiveness%20and%20sexual%20dimorphism.pdf</ref>

It is commonly assumed looks would only play a role in short-term partnerships, and that personality matters more in a long-term [[relationship]]. This is not the case.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22468419</ref>
== See also ==
*[[Personality]]
*[[Physiognomy]]
==References==
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