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The '''decile scale''' or '''system''' is the scale everyone uses to rate [[beauty|looks]] on a 1-10 scale. The decile scale is not an incel invention as scales for rating attractiveness have been around for at least a century<ref>http://doi.org/10.1037/h0066147</ref> and calling someone a, "nine" or "ten" is extremely common lingo. The decile scale was popularized by the shitty film "10" in 1979<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10_(film), full film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7x6JchwGHU</ref> and by the, "Hot or Not". rating website in the 2000s.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_or_Not</ref> | The '''decile scale''' or '''system''' is the scale everyone uses to rate [[beauty|looks]] on a 1-10 scale. The decile scale is not an incel invention as scales for rating attractiveness have been around for at least a century<ref>http://doi.org/10.1037/h0066147</ref> and calling someone a, "nine" or "ten" is extremely common lingo. The decile scale was popularized by the shitty film "10" in 1979<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10_(film), full film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7x6JchwGHU</ref> and by the, "Hot or Not". rating website in the 2000s.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_or_Not</ref> | ||
Other scales are the (unecessary) [[PSL]] rating scale which goes from 1-9 | Other scales are the (unecessary) [[PSL]] rating scale which goes from 1-9. | ||
The "advantage" of an odd-numbered scale is a middle option, but it just ends up confusing everyone. | The "advantage" of an odd-numbered scale is a middle option, but it just ends up confusing everyone. | ||
Most incels, however, use the decile scale instead of the PSL scale. | Most incels, however, use the decile scale instead of the PSL scale. |