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Another study on heroic body language showed that portraits of moral heroes (Martin Luther King, Jr., Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, etc.) portray heroes gazing up and to the viewer's right (the heroes left) in part because ideologically minded followers select and propagate these images of their leaders. | Another study on heroic body language showed that portraits of moral heroes (Martin Luther King, Jr., Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, etc.) portray heroes gazing up and to the viewer's right (the heroes left) in part because ideologically minded followers select and propagate these images of their leaders. | ||
The study found that the gaze direction of portraits of moral heroes tend to show the hero looking up-and- | The study found that the gaze direction of portraits of moral heroes tend to show the hero looking up-and-to their left more often than chance would predict, and more often than portraits of celebrities (e.g., Elvis Presley) do.<ref>https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/7330/f7dbff88009a712e7b613efaf94eaa74e932.pdf?_ga=2.145609524.1696512517.1580140166-346151937.1580140166</ref> | ||
The study essentially proved that looking up and to the left is seen as an objectively, heroic looking gesture. The finding suggest that [[manlet]]s should always keep a person directly in front or to the left so as to appear as morally righteous as possible. Anecdotally, looking down and to the left, also appears heroic suggesting any guy no matter the height should keep people in front and on his left side. | The study essentially proved that looking up and to the left is seen as an objectively, heroic looking gesture. The finding suggest that [[manlet]]s should always keep a person directly in front or to the left so as to appear as morally righteous as possible. Anecdotally, looking down and to the left, also appears heroic suggesting any guy no matter the height should keep people in front and on his left side. |