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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 | 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 sex appears to operate independently from their disgust at the idea of engaging in these acts with unattractive men. | ||
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