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Contrary to mainstream [[political correctness|politically correct]] notions, '''creepiness''' | Contrary to mainstream [[political correctness|politically correct]] notions, '''creepiness''' is mostly a judgement about [[Fisherian runaway|ornament]] and genetic dispositions. | ||
Quite often, [[Foid|women]] will call an unwanted sexual advance creepy even though they mean ''ugly''. Calling the man creepy is a sneaky way of blaming him for behavior he could correct, when in fact it is entirely about his looks. As such, the term is intentionally ambiguous. Women know that if they were being completely honest and said "ugly, short guys should eat dust", they would be viewed unfavorably and shallow. Therefore, in order to blameshift, or to covertly act like a chameleon and having a constantly moving goal-post with regards to their moral compass, an ambiguous term such as "creepy" is a welcome adjective in the chameleon's vocabulary. | Quite often, [[Foid|women]] will call an unwanted sexual advance creepy even though they mean ''ugly''. Calling the man creepy is a sneaky way of blaming him for behavior he could correct, when in fact it is entirely about his looks. As such, the term is intentionally ambiguous. Women know that if they were being completely honest and said "ugly, short guys should eat dust", they would be viewed unfavorably and shallow. Therefore, in order to blameshift, or to covertly act like a chameleon and having a constantly moving goal-post with regards to their moral compass, an ambiguous term such as "creepy" is a welcome adjective in the chameleon's vocabulary. | ||