Comments on: Women ‘on heat’ http://www.seductionlabs.org/2007/09/24/women-on-heat/ The method of science; the craft of seduction. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:41:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Jonathan http://www.seductionlabs.org/2007/09/24/women-on-heat/#comment-69 Jonathan Sun, 30 Sep 2007 22:44:32 +0000 http://www.seductionlabs.org/2007/09/24/women-on-heat/#comment-69 This article has turned out to be quite an education, because I've seen it reported in several other publications now, And in pretty much each case the story has been something along the lines of "Women want a bodybuilder". Being fit is certainly a good thing, and I’m sure there are even a few women that have a thing for bodybuilders. But only a moron (or perhaps the media) would confuse nature with nurture, and attempt to claim that someone’s decision to build muscle was genetic. If we consult the scientist’s earlier book - A Natural History of Rape: Biological Bases of Sexual Coercion (<em>Thornhill and Palmer</em> 2000) – The good Doctors (talking about 'good genes') state, on page 48: <blockquote> The three most important categories of physical-attractiveness traits in human males are age, bilateral symmetry, and hormone markers. (Hormone markers are the traits of the face and other areas of the body that are proximately caused by the actions of sex hormones - androgens in men, estrogens in women - during young adulthood.) All else being equal, elderly men are not preferred by women because they are less able to provide resources (including protection) and probably because their DNA has a higher incidence of deleterious mutations than that of young men (Ellegren and Fridolfsson 1997). However, older men who have accrued disproportionate wealth can be very attractive to women (Kenrick at al. 1996). </blockquote> I suppose it all boils down to there being no money to be made, if people realise there’s not a lot they can do about their age, bilateral symmetry or hormone markers. But if the media can twist the facts to tell the story they want to sell, then their advertisers will flog far more Gym memberships, Exercise equipment, Steroids, Dietary supplements, Sports wear, Personal trainers, Counselling, Holistic therapies and even Plastic surgery. This article has turned out to be quite an education, because I’ve seen it reported in several other publications now, And in pretty much each case the story has been something along the lines of “Women want a bodybuilder”.

Being fit is certainly a good thing, and I’m sure there are even a few women that have a thing for bodybuilders. But only a moron (or perhaps the media) would confuse nature with nurture, and attempt to claim that someone’s decision to build muscle was genetic.

If we consult the scientist’s earlier book - A Natural History of Rape: Biological Bases of Sexual Coercion (Thornhill and Palmer 2000) – The good Doctors (talking about ‘good genes’) state, on page 48:

The three most important categories of physical-attractiveness traits in human males are age, bilateral symmetry, and hormone markers. (Hormone markers are the traits of the face and other areas of the body that are proximately caused by the actions of sex hormones - androgens in men, estrogens in women - during young adulthood.) All else being equal, elderly men are not preferred by women because they are less able to provide resources (including protection) and probably because their DNA has a higher incidence of deleterious mutations than that of young men (Ellegren and Fridolfsson 1997). However, older men who have accrued disproportionate wealth can be very attractive to women (Kenrick at al. 1996).

I suppose it all boils down to there being no money to be made, if people realise there’s not a lot they can do about their age, bilateral symmetry or hormone markers. But if the media can twist the facts to tell the story they want to sell, then their advertisers will flog far more Gym memberships, Exercise equipment, Steroids, Dietary supplements, Sports wear, Personal trainers, Counselling, Holistic therapies and even Plastic surgery.

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