Men lose their minds speaking to pretty women
I found THIS lovely article where research has shown the women are able to make men stupid simply by pretty.
The research shows men who spend even a few minutes in the company of an attractive woman perform less well in tests designed to measure brain function than those who chat to someone they do not find attractive
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that's really offensive and sexist for men. they should be outraged by this.
The truth hurts.
I am, trust me I am.
However the criteria for being outraged by this should not be whether your male, but if you give a damn about men.
My favorite part was how women don't respond the same way toward handsome men. You know, how the reason behind that was the part about how women don't really care about mating opportunities.
It's definitely insulting to men in that the researchers felt that men only look for one thing when looking for a mate: The Hotness. Cause we all know that brains, energy, and personality are bad traits to want to pass on to the offspring.
I wonder what their criteria was for "handsome" men though?
Probably being White would be a large contributing factor.
Maybe you get initially bowled over by physical beauty, but that will only take you so far for so long. If there's nothing beyond it, I find myself growing immensely bored. But then again, I have never been accused of being the average man.
It doesn't say we want to marry them, it just says we stop acting intelligently in their presence. Along with thousands of years of human history, this subject was dealt with extensively in lil'Abner.
And the Illiad. And highschools and colleges across the land.
The study itself seems sloppy and poorly controlled with a lack of understanding external factors in their results. There were poor sample sizes with no indication of whether proper randomization of candidates took place. There is no "actual" scientific explanation, only pseudo-science and wild conclusions.
Proof of the female gaze?