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'''Sexual dimorphism''', sometimes known as '''severe gonochorism''', refers to different appearance and behavior between the sexes within a species. A species with high sexual dimorphism has very noticeable difference between e.g. males and females. For example, the irish elk had such high sexual dimorphism that it was maladaptive, possibly being a major contributing factor in the extinction of the species. | '''Sexual dimorphism''', sometimes known as '''severe gonochorism''', refers to different appearance and behavior between the sexes within a species. A species with high sexual dimorphism has very noticeable difference between e.g. males and females. For example, the irish elk had such high sexual dimorphism that it was maladaptive, possibly being a major contributing factor in the extinction of the species. | ||
==Arguments on sexual dimorphism== | |||
[[Otto Weininger]] argued that in humans, the less sexually dimorphic the genders, the less of a problem [[feminism|female sexual liberation]] becomes. Whereas, if there is high sexual dimorphism in humans, [[feminism|female sexual liberation]] leads to agitation, domestic abuse against husbands, and [[IM LIEK SUCH A NERD LOL|corruption of the arts and science by feminine women only expressing vanity and seeking male attention]]. | [[Otto Weininger]] argued that in humans, the less sexually dimorphic the genders, the less of a problem [[feminism|female sexual liberation]] becomes. Whereas, if there is high sexual dimorphism in humans, [[feminism|female sexual liberation]] leads to agitation, domestic abuse against husbands, and [[IM LIEK SUCH A NERD LOL|corruption of the arts and science by feminine women only expressing vanity and seeking male attention]]. | ||