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[[File:1200px-Venere_Callipige_Napoli.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Venus Callipyge (''Venus or Aphrodite of the beautiful buttocks'') by anonymous artist 1st or 2nd century BC (White marble, National Archaeological Museum, Naples). [https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/567/754/831.png Don't.]]] | [[File:1200px-Venere_Callipige_Napoli.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Venus Callipyge (''Venus or Aphrodite of the beautiful buttocks'') by anonymous artist 1st or 2nd century BC (White marble, National Archaeological Museum, Naples). [https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/567/754/831.png Don't.]]] | ||
'''Beauty''' or '''looks''' in humans and animals refers to aesthetic appearance. | '''Beauty''' or '''looks''' in humans and animals refers to aesthetic appearance. | ||
Beauty is often [[sexual attractiveness|sexually attractive]] to the opposite sex and it is | Beauty is often [[sexual attractiveness|sexually attractive]] to the opposite sex and it is important for [[dominance hierarchy|social status]] in humans.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#A_man.27s_looks_are_significantly_correlated_with_his_popularity_and_peer_status</ref> [[Incels]] tend to be not beautiful. | ||
Contrary to [[social constructionists]], beauty is actually [[Scientific_Blackpill#Beauty_is_objective_and_measurable_in_the_brain|mostly objective]], which is [[Scientific_Blackpill#People_broadly_agree_on_who_is_good_looking_or_not.2C_and_it_affects_every_aspect_of_life|especially true]] in case of [[truecels|very physically unattractive people]]. Physical attractiveness as rated by others moderately predicts romantic attraction to roughly the same degree in men and women.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Blackpill#cite_note-30</ref> | Contrary to [[social constructionists]], beauty is actually [[Scientific_Blackpill#Beauty_is_objective_and_measurable_in_the_brain|mostly objective]], which is [[Scientific_Blackpill#People_broadly_agree_on_who_is_good_looking_or_not.2C_and_it_affects_every_aspect_of_life|especially true]] in case of [[truecels|very physically unattractive people]]. Physical attractiveness as rated by others moderately predicts romantic attraction to roughly the same degree in men and women.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Blackpill#cite_note-30</ref> | ||
Beauty is misperceived to be associated with various positive traits [[Scientific_Blackpill#Attractive_people_are_perceived_much_more_positively_than_they_really_are|to unreasonable degree]], such as intelligence and health, which is called the ''beauty-is-good stereotype'', a certain kind of [[halo effect]]. This is possibly caused by a subconscious attempt to gain some benefits from the relationship with a high status person subconsciously knowing its importance for social status. | |||
== Objective vs subjective == | == Objective vs subjective == | ||