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gays also use the scale to rate each other of the same sex. that it is an "average" is also already discussed below
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It's not at all a "crazy 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 rating website "Hot or Not" in the 2000s.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_or_Not</ref> | It's not at all a "crazy 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 rating website "Hot or Not" in the 2000s.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_or_Not</ref> | ||
== In detail == | == In detail == | ||
In common usage, the decile scale is usually mostly focused on looks, as people care the most about looks in a potential partner at first. | In common usage, the decile scale is usually mostly focused on looks, as people care the most about looks in a potential partner at first. | ||
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