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'''Bodyguard hypothesis''' suggests that women choose to pair bond with [[Chad|the most dominant man]] available to them in order to be protected from other contending males, especially sexually coercive ones. | '''Bodyguard hypothesis''' suggests that women choose to pair bond with [[Chad|the most dominant man]] available to them in order to be protected from other contending males, especially sexually coercive ones. | ||
Women arguably used to need this protection because all men are stronger than almost all women.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill_(Supplemental)#Almost_all_men_are_stronger_than_almost_all_women</ref> | Women arguably used to need this protection because all men are stronger than almost all women.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill_(Supplemental)#Almost_all_men_are_stronger_than_almost_all_women</ref> | ||
[[Dominance hierarchy|Dominance]] in this case may even refer to non-violent social power determined by e.g. [[hypergamy|wealth]], [[social skills|social competence]] and [[looks]], but in non-human animals it is more about mere physical power.<ref>Wrangham, R. W. 1979. On the evolution of ape social systems. Social Science Information 18:334-368.</ref><ref>Packer, C., and A. E. Pusey. 1983. Adaptations of female lions to infanticide by incoming males. American Naturalist 121:716-728.</ref> | [[Dominance hierarchy|Dominance]] in this case may even refer to non-violent social power determined by e.g. [[hypergamy|wealth]], [[social skills|social competence]] and [[looks]], but in non-human animals it is more about mere physical power.<ref>Wrangham, R. W. 1979. On the evolution of ape social systems. Social Science Information 18:334-368.</ref><ref>Packer, C., and A. E. Pusey. 1983. Adaptations of female lions to infanticide by incoming males. American Naturalist 121:716-728.</ref> | ||
In many species, including humans, the greater [[Bateman's principle|parental investment]] on part of females causes males to engage in [[intrasexual competition|contest competitions]] over reproductive opportunities.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Men.27s_social_status_accounts_for_62.25_of_the_variance_of_copulation_opportunities</ref><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> | In many species, including humans, the greater [[Bateman's principle|parental investment]] on part of females causes males to engage in [[intrasexual competition|contest competitions]] over reproductive opportunities.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Men.27s_social_status_accounts_for_62.25_of_the_variance_of_copulation_opportunities</ref><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> | ||
This results in an evolutionary arms race between males causing them to evolve to be stronger and taller than the females. A minority of males is predicted to shortcut this competition by directly coercing females into sex ([[rape]]) and threaten or kill the offspring ([[reproductive success#Violent_reproductive_strategies|infanticide]]) for their own [[Reproductive success#Violent_reproductive_strategies|reproductive advantage]]. This, in turn, predicts females would evolve to prefer a strong partner who can protect herself and the offspring, especially from sexually coercive males of [[creep|who are not as strong]]. Protective males defend their own reproductive interests, as well as augment the female's ability to survive and reproduce.<ref>https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4615-5985-6_9</ref> | This results in an evolutionary arms race between males causing them to evolve to be stronger and taller than the females. A minority of males is predicted to shortcut this competition by directly coercing females into sex ([[rape]]) and threaten or kill the offspring ([[reproductive success#Violent_reproductive_strategies|infanticide]]) for their own [[Reproductive success#Violent_reproductive_strategies|reproductive advantage]]. This, in turn, predicts females would evolve to prefer a strong partner who can protect herself and the offspring, especially from sexually coercive males of [[creep|who are not as strong]]. Protective males defend their own reproductive interests, as well as augment the female's ability to survive and reproduce.<ref>https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4615-5985-6_9</ref> | ||
The bodyguard hypothesis applies in particular to unpredictable, [[life history|fast-life]] ecologies with a high prevalence of highly sexually active, [[promiscuity|promiscous]] men, and thus may primarily apply to fast-life strategic women, though other women may still exhibit related vestigial behavioral adaptations. | |||
== Humans == | == Humans == | ||