23rd January 2019, 01:56 PM
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Potential misogyny thread alert!
SpoilerVirgin wrote:
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Try thinking about women who are over the age of 50. Some of them are very good looking, but not typically "pretty" because (in general) they are no longer attractive to younger men.
Women have a long history of being valued primarily for their appearance, particularly as it relates to finding a mate, while men have been valued more for other qualities. So a man can be good looking without needing to be attractive to women, while historically a woman must specifically be attractive to men, which would include the ability to bear children. A good looking woman who can no longer bear children isn't pretty because she is not desirable as a mate.
And yes, all of this is in general -- I know that there are a limited number of older women who are pretty and even beautiful.
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That's post 28 in this thread:
https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb...8#post21448178 |
Somebody needs to show him this:
 
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