Posted on 09/19/2023 5:18:02 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
A recent study conducted at the University of Arkansas finds that men with heightened physical strength are perceived as more conservative by others.
The study found that men who seem fit and healthy and have some bulk are considered right-wing, while thin or svelte and weak-looking men were not assumed to lean right. The results came from a series of four experiments that sought to establish a link between political orientation and a fit physique, according to the Daily Mail.
Viewers were presented with photos of male bodies with faces covered and asked to rank which ideology they thought the men would espouse. The bulkier, more fit subjects were thought to be conservatives, with experts linking their more fit appearance to a heightened competitiveness.
“There’s always a possibility that politicians lean into these stereotypes when making their decisions, but I don’t necessarily have any data to support those claims,” said evolutionary psychologist and lead author of the study, Dr Mitch Brown.
“That said, physically strong men are indeed more likely to espouse conservative viewpoints (or at least what we have deemed to be conservative with our modern folk language),” Brown added.
“Think of political ideology as a means toward self-interest,” he said.
The study asked 203 students, primarily women, to guess the political ideology of eight men while also ranking how strong they might be.
The results showed that those thought of as “strong” were ranked as leaning to the right, while those deemed “weak” were not ranked as conservative.
“Strong men have considerable bargaining power that would have historically led to win contests for resources more easily,” Brown explained.
“When they gained access to resources, they would have ascended hierarchies and thus codified social norms of competition in which they had a competitive edge,” the Dr. said.
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Hence the term “girly man” as a derogatory term.
Heard a professor discuss the UAW strike as the workers losing the “illusion of self sufficiency, upward mobility and rugged individualism.” Where would we be without those attributes?
No surprise there. Mentally and spiritually strong too.
That’s kind of hard to understand when liberal “males” in skinny pants spend so much time with their arms above their heads putting up their “man buns.”
Who authorized the appropriation for that extremely important bit if information?
Unless they have a man bun or grew their muscles in a gym.
Gmta
Lefties are afraid of the whole big bad world, which I actually sympathize with because there are a lot of selfish aholes out there not to mention the lurking sociopaths, but what I cannot agree with is wanting to give up rights and freedoms because I want the illusion of a big powerful government to protect me.
Lefties are children inside. They adult when they are forced to, but they really just want to be taken care of.
Conservatives would rather deal with all the hassles of their own life and not have anyone meddling in it.
5’ 6”, 102 lbs, man-bun, coke-bottle thick glasses, ... just what every girl wants.
Real Libtards Don't Throw Lead
lefties 2010: Only The Police Should Have Guns
Lefties 2020: DEFUND The Police
Lefties 2022: Trump MAGA People Cause Drastic Increase In Violent Crime
Lefties 2023: We Need More Police!
And hot chicks are angels.
Study: judging by looks happens, regardless of reality.
I've met big, strong men who were great people, and I've met ones who were assholes.
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