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Contrary to mainstream [[political correctness|politically correct]] notions, '''creepiness''' is mostly a judgement about [[Fisherian runaway|ornament]] and other genetic dispositions. | Contrary to mainstream [[political correctness|politically correct]] notions, '''creepiness''' is mostly a judgement about [[Fisherian runaway|ornament]] and other genetic dispositions. | ||
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. | |||
Ugly men are not more criminal to meaningful extent,<ref>https://www.nber.org/papers/w12019</ref> so the [[failo effect]] misleads people into thinking creepy people are more criminal. | |||
== Attractive men are less likely considered creepy == | == Attractive men are less likely considered creepy == |