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They found by far the most dramatic influence on women's disgust was how attractive the man they showed them was. Blemishes (ie. disease cues) had a much smaller effect. Sexually arousing women with pornography beforehand did not reduce their disgust at unattractive men. They note that because women experience a higher degree of sexual disgust at baseline compared to men, this is likely harder to override. | They found by far the most dramatic influence on women's disgust was how attractive the man they showed them was. Blemishes (ie. disease cues) had a much smaller effect. Sexually arousing women with pornography beforehand did not reduce their disgust at unattractive men. They note that because women experience a higher degree of sexual disgust at baseline compared to men, this is likely harder to override. | ||
As a side note, these findings likely explain why women can orgasm from rape or paid/coerced sex with an unattractive man yet still feel disgusted and revolted during the experience - the physical arousal women experience from pornography or sex appears to operate independently from the disgust they experience at engaging in these acts with unattractive men. | |||
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