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The name Fisherian runaway derives from the originator of the concept, Ronald Fisher, the 20th century British statistician, geneticist, eugenicist and racialist. | The name Fisherian runaway derives from the originator of the concept, Ronald Fisher, the 20th century British statistician, geneticist, eugenicist and racialist. | ||
Fisherian runaway is a popular meme in the [[manosphere]] used to argue women's mate choices may be maladaptive, resulting in excessive emphasis on courtship and selecting exaggerated anti-social and useless traits | Fisherian runaway is a popular meme in the [[manosphere]] used to argue women's mate choices may be maladaptive, resulting in excessive emphasis on courtship and selecting exaggerated anti-social and useless traits that incite male competition. Fisherian runaway is often misunderstood to refer to exaggerating appearance as lifestyle choice, but it actually refers to ''evolving'' more exaggerated appearance over many generations. However, the sexual preferences that result from that can motivate extreme body modifications like breast enlargement, hormone supplements and bodybuilding. | ||
==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||