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Sexual dimorphism and dimorphic mate preferences result in different kind of [[intrasexual competition]] for each sex, e.g. men competing with resources and physical power, and women competing merely in looks and with more gossip rather than physical power. Intrasexual competition, in turn can increase sexual dimorphism, e.g. by males evolving to be stronger and taller to achieve high status. | Sexual dimorphism and dimorphic mate preferences result in different kind of [[intrasexual competition]] for each sex, e.g. men competing with resources and physical power, and women competing merely in looks and with more gossip rather than physical power. Intrasexual competition, in turn can increase sexual dimorphism, e.g. by males evolving to be stronger and taller to achieve high status. | ||
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[[Sexual dimorphism]] exists in all races, but it is highest in Europeans, Native Northern Canadians, Native Greenlanders, and Native Alaskans and lowest in Africans, South-east Asians, Indians, and Middle Easterns.{{citation needed}} | |||
Men native to more cold and harsher environments are more masculine looking. Conversely, women native to more tropical and fruitful climates are more masculine looking.{{citation needed}} | |||
Low sexual dimorphism is thought to be caused by a ''live fast/die young'' ecology (fast [[life history]], r-selection, easy but unpredictable environment, far from maximal carrying capacity, favors non-cooperation within species),<ref>http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/Papers/r-KselectionQOL.pdf</ref> favoring less committing men with a quicker succession of sexual partners and hence women with masculine abilities such as [[Momad syndrome|physical strength for protecting the offspring]].{{citation needed}} | |||
High dimorphism, in contrast, comes from a ''live slow/die old'' ecology (slow [[life history]], K-selection, harsh but predictable environment, close to maximal carrying capacity, favours cooperation within species, more time for specialization, more ecological niches), favoring men who spend their teen years acquiring resources instead of reproducing, to take on one wife only in their twenties, thus the woman is always being [[Monogamy|provided for]] allowing them to specialize on childcare and extracting resources from men.<ref>http://philipperushton.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/iq-race-r-k-theory-sex-silverman-rushton-ethology-sociobiology-3-1990.pdf</ref> | |||
For unknown reasons, Asian males are less masculine-looking than Caucasian men.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Black_men_and_women_appear_.27more_masculine.27_than_whites.3B_Asian_men_appear_.27less_masculine.27</ref> | |||
This may in part explain the effectiveness of [[SEAmaxxing]], as Caucasians heightmog and beardmog the relatively feminine looking Asian males. Another explanation for the effectiveness of SEAmaxxing is [[hypergamy]] with SEA females associating Caucasians with high socioeconomic standing.--> | |||
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