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The white of the eye permits us to perceive signals of others accurately: reaction of a young Indian woman to a compliment—affection and timidity are juxtaposed.<br/>From a 50 frames/second 16 mm film, Figure 4.45.<ref name="ethology"></ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://evolution.anthro.univie.ac.at:80/ishe/images/coy.gif</ref></p>}} | The white of the eye permits us to perceive signals of others accurately: reaction of a young Indian woman to a compliment—affection and timidity are juxtaposed.<br/>From a 50 frames/second 16 mm film, Figure 4.45.<ref name="ethology"></ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://evolution.anthro.univie.ac.at:80/ishe/images/coy.gif</ref></p>}} | ||
'''Courtship''' is the demonstration of one's genetic quality to the opposite sex in order to be [[sexual selection|selected]] for reproduction. It primarily involves traits that are under [[Fisherian runaway|runaway sexual selection]] such as [[beauty]] and [[IQ|intelligence]]. | '''Courtship''' is the demonstration of one's genetic quality to the opposite sex in order to be [[sexual selection|selected]] for reproduction. It primarily involves traits that are under [[Fisherian runaway|runaway sexual selection]] such as [[beauty]] and [[IQ|intelligence]]. | ||
It is a kind of [[intrasexual competition]] as it involves [[dominance hierarchy|outcompeting]] others with interest in the same reproductive opportunity. But rather than competing directly e.g. by physical violence and intimidation,<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Among_male_university_students.2C_only_cues_of_physical_dominance_over_other_men_predicted_their_mating_success</ref> gossip<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324460432_Competitive_reputation_manipulation_Women_strategically_transmit_social_information_about_romantic_rivals</ref> or bullying,<ref>[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283732484_Adolescent_Bullying_Dating_and_Mating_Testing_an_Evolutionary_Hypothesis Adolescent Bullying, Dating, and Mating: Testing an Evolutionary Hypothesis], Researchgate</ref> it consists in ''impressing'' the opposite sex, e.g. by eliciting [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernormal_stimulus super stimuli] in their brains. | |||
Male courtship additionally consists in signaling their willingness and ability to provide resources as women heavily depend on them.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill_(Supplemental)#Women_were_historically_predominantly_involved_in_cooking_and_they_never_dominated_men</ref> | Male courtship additionally consists in signaling their willingness and ability to provide resources as women heavily depend on them.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill_(Supplemental)#Women_were_historically_predominantly_involved_in_cooking_and_they_never_dominated_men</ref> | ||
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Courtship among humans is special due to the disproportionally large amount of resources that males provide, which is, in fact, unique among primates and also extreme compared to animals overall (see [[hypergamy]]). For this reason, human males not only engage in display of their ornament, but also their wealth, e.g. by buying an expensive ring. | Courtship among humans is special due to the disproportionally large amount of resources that males provide, which is, in fact, unique among primates and also extreme compared to animals overall (see [[hypergamy]]). For this reason, human males not only engage in display of their ornament, but also their wealth, e.g. by buying an expensive ring. | ||
Humans are less ornamented than other animals like birds, but they do have ornament which mostly consists of smoothness, averageness and symmetry ([[beauty|simplicity]]). Such ornament and exaggerated sexual attraction to it may have evolved by [[Fisherian runaway|runaway selection]]. Courtship of both sexes involves presentation of this ornament, e.g. a male may flex his muscles and the female present breast and buttocks. | Humans are less ornamented than other animals like birds, but they do have ornament which mostly consists of smoothness, averageness and symmetry ([[beauty|simplicity]]). Such ornament and exaggerated sexual attraction to it may have evolved by [[Fisherian runaway|runaway selection]]. Courtship of both sexes involves presentation of this ornament, e.g. a male may flex his muscles and the female may present breast and buttocks. | ||
Geoffrey Miller suggested that human intelligence has also been selected by runaway selection and is merely "cognitive ornament", with males eliciting super stimuli in women in order to be selected, e.g. by humour and artistic performances (see [[Fisherian runaway|Fisherian runaway § Intelligence]]). In fact, instrument building has been a near exclusively male activity across cultures.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill_(Supplemental)#Women_were_historically_predominantly_involved_in_cooking_and_they_never_dominated_men</ref> | Geoffrey Miller suggested that human intelligence has also been selected by runaway selection and is merely "cognitive ornament", with males eliciting super stimuli in women in order to be selected, e.g. by humour and artistic performances (see [[Fisherian runaway|Fisherian runaway § Intelligence]]). In fact, instrument building has been a near exclusively male activity across cultures.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill_(Supplemental)#Women_were_historically_predominantly_involved_in_cooking_and_they_never_dominated_men</ref> | ||