An Eye for Sexual Orientation

Science Magazine ^ | 1/18/2008 | Matt Kaplan

[valkyrieanne]

I want to play it and test my own!

[wastedyears]

Gotta love those two false teeth.

[wastedyears]

If I were to become a flight attendant, being a short straight male, I’d have a tough time trying to restrain a passenger, but in my layover time I’d probably look for public ranges.

[informavoracious]

interesting point. i went to school with a girl whose eyebrows slanted downward, giving her a ‘sad’ appearance. People were constantly asking why she was so sad. At what point does the constant external reinforcement of confusing what you look like with who you are become internalized? Or doesn’t it?

[racing fan]

interesting point. i went to school with a girl whose eyebrows slanted downward, giving her a ‘sad’ appearance. People were constantly asking why she was so sad. At what point does the constant external reinforcement of confusing what you look like with who you are become internalized? Or doesn’t it?

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I think it would become internalized after awhile. What do I know?

[Tired of Taxes]

At what point does the constant external reinforcement of confusing what you look like with who you are become internalized? Or doesn’t it?

I still believe that old Freud concept that we do internalize what others perceive us to be, even though his ideas are seen as outdated now.

[Tired of Taxes]

They might not be accurate especially if other people say that a particular looks like whatever. Could this be a stereotype?

I think so. And, to a certain extent, people probably wear whatever stereotype they fit.

[massgopguy]

I saw a Judas Priest video yesterday and said to my friend; “How did we miss that in 1984”?

[Tired of Taxes]

LOL. I know, I know. And don’t forget Freddie Mercury and Elton John. No one knew. The news was a surprise. The outfits with the feathers and the sequins were screaming it at us, and we were so clueless.

[T-Bird45]

I would classify the results of the study as further evidence of human survival instinct that developed from earliest man having to make friend or foe choices on first meeting other human groups. The choice is similar today: does that guy play on my team or not?

[Inspectorette]

i went to school with a girl whose eyebrows slanted downward, giving her a ‘sad’ appearance.

Eyebrow shape does contribute a lot to facial expression. The one that comes to mind for me is Brian Williams, NBC-TV news anchor: "He's got the worried eyebrows".