Guy On Tiktok Explains What Straight People Find Attractive In The Opposite Sex Using Evolutionary Theory Bored Panda Bored Panda works better on our iPhone app Continue in app Continue in browser Like what you're reading? Subscribe to our top stories Please enter email address By submitting email you agree to get Bored Panda newsletter. We respect your privacy. We will not publish or share your email address in any way. Almost finished... To complete the subscription process, please click the link in the email we just sent you. Almost finished... To complete the subscription process, please click the link in the email we just sent you. Are you leaving already? Are you sure you want to post this? We're asking people to rethink comments that seem similar to others that have been reported or downvoted this warning is a mistake x x Let's fight boredom together! Continue with Facebook Continue with Google or Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Forgot your password? Creating an account means you agree with Bored Panda's Terms of Service 0, text: error()"> Become a member Sign Up Have an account? Login Forgot your password? Creating an account means you agree with Bored Panda's Terms of Service 0, text: error(), css: errorCssClass"> Password reminder Please provide your email address and we will send your password shortly. Send Have an account? Login Don't have an account? Sign Up Get our top 10 stories in your inbox: Finish 0, text: error(), css: errorCssClass"> Please enter your email to complete registration Finish 0, text: error(), css: errorCssClass"> Activate to continue Your account is not active. We have sent an email to the address you provided with an activation link. Check your inbox, and click on the link to activate your account. I have already activated my account Resend activation link We and our trusted partners use technology such as cookies on our site to personalize content and ads, provide social media features, and analyze our traffic. You can read more about it and change your preferences here. Agree Bored Panda iOS App Available on App Store Continue in App Bored Panda Android App Available on Google Play Continue in App By using our services you agree to our use of cookies to improve your visit. You can change your preferences here. Agree BoredPanda Login Add Post Search ArtPhotographyAnimalsFunnyTravelIllustrationComicsDIYGood NewsParentingChallengeAsk Pandas More Featured Trending Latest Newsletter The Bored Panda iOS app is live! Fight boredom with iPhones and iPads here. Bored Panda Guy On Tiktok Explains What Straight People Find Attractive In The Opposite Sex Using Evolutionary Theory Home Partnership Advertise Success stories Jobs About us Contact -8points User submission 8.2K Nature, People1 year ago
Guy On Tiktok Explains What Straight People Find Attractive In The Opposite Sex Using Evolutionary Theory
8Kviews Gabija Jan
Community member Attractive body ideals come and go with different eras and cultures, but would you like to understand the lasting underlying trends and where they come from? Evolutionary psychologists try to find answers to questions like this about behavior, thought, and feeling by looking at how phenomena like natural selection shaped them through generations. Burhan Mustafa, 17 at the time, made two TikTok videos where he summarized male and female attractiveness to one another from an evolutionary psychology perspective. Bored Panda invited evolutionary psychologist and author Nigel Barber to comment on these videos as an expert, as he wrote one of the papers Mustafa cited. More info: tiktok.com
A science enthusiast created two TikToks about male and female attractiveness from an evolutionary psychology perspective
Image credits: burhan.mustafa Burhan Mustafa makes easily comprehensible TikToks on science and trivia. He started making them after finishing high school in July 2020. His illustrated, quick-to-the-point videos with cited sources have gathered him 146.8K followers on the platform. So far he has covered male discrimination based on height, fake internet facts, snakes, etc.
Female attractiveness based on evolutionary psychology
Image credits: A. R. Stone Image credits: burhan.mustafa Barber said that the video on males, as far as he knows, is well done and accurate. He added that the video did not acknowledge the role of beards, claiming beards "can be considered a sexually selected trait analogous to the tail feathers of peacocks. Beards are mostly shaved in developed countries, possibly as a means of expressing sexual fidelity."
The hip-to-waist ratio of female C is the most desirable to men
Image credits: neuropathology.net Image credits: burhan.mustafa The expert had more critique for the female video. He claims that Mustafa probably conflated omega-3, which is in breast milk, with "estrogen levels that are related to breast size and shape and also correlated with fertility," thus being a more likely reason men who are attracted to women are "wired" to be attracted to them. Nigel Barber added that female breasts, in addition to being sexually selected traits, are "bona fide sexual organs" as they are connected to sensory systems in the brain that also respond to genital stimulation.
Burhan quotes the abstract from evolutionary psychologist Nigel Barber s paper on sexual selection and human morphology
Image credits: Cynical C blog Image credits: burhan.mustafa After posting his videos on attractiveness, Burhan responded to comments with a caveat: "I'm 17, not a scientist, sources at the end," then confirmed that evolutionary psychology as a field is often criticized by other scientists and that these theories are not a reason to excuse predatory and misogynistic behavior.
According to scientists human males are wired to be attracted to breasts
Image credits: fitness 4 her Image credits: burhan.mustafa However, Barber says that evolutionary psychologists have successfully proven many hypotheses about physical attractiveness and managed to repeat the experiment results, for instance, the attractiveness of the neonatal feature of a small gap between the eyes and mouth in women. However, there is a major problem for scientists of his field: "standards of attractiveness vary from one society to another and these differences are often poorly understood. For example, people in some indigenous societies see narrow-waisted women as sickly and unattractive."
The survey says the ideal male height from the perspective of women is 5 11
Image credits: YouGov Image credits: burhan.mustafa Barber says that there is no major difference in approach to studying attractiveness between evolutionary psychologists and evolutionary biologists. According to him, responding positively to high social status and to physical features such as facial symmetry (as a proxy for good health) apply to both humans and animals of other species.
Evolutionary psychology looks at phenomena like natural and sexual selection
Image credits: DEA Picture Library/De Agostini/Getty Images Image credits: burhan.mustafa Barber says evolutionary psychologists are used to topics deemed controversial. He recognizes the term controversial is subjective depending on the observer and their society; for instance, in Texas, it is evolution, which is even being taken out of school texts there. He added that, because you can already read about things like lap dancers earning more money during ovulation in a mainstream scientific journal, there wouldn't be much use of Journal of Controversial Ideas in his field. The new journal provides an opportunity to publish under a pseudonym, as a reaction to no-platforming. Image credits: burhan.mustafa I asked Barber what technology he would like to see invented to help with his work. Surprisingly he did not say some futuristic device to ease experimentation, but AI to reduce the "grunt work" of submitting papers to scientific journals. He said that some of the steps, such as ethics declaration and data use appendices to data analysis files, are mainly there to reduce the submission rate.
Facial symmetry can be viewed as a proxy for good health
Image credits: Lisa M DeBruine Image credits: burhan.mustafa If the prospect of paperwork is putting you off the path of studying, as Nigel Barber calls it, the human beast, remember that the process of collecting data can be quite comedic. His colleague Dr. Robin Dunbar let people know in an interview for Ologies that sometimes he does it by recording conversations at nightclubs. So the introvert you see in the corner texting might be taking notes on your courtship attempts.
Check out the two videos
@burhan.mustafaReply to @ss.kksa ##fyp ##science##biology##evolution##learnontiktok##edutok##education##learn##nature##zoology##girls##women##female##psychology##psych♬ original sound – Burhan
[email protected]'s always an explanation. ##fyp ##science##biology##psychology##biology##edutok##learnontiktok##shark##dinos##dinosaurs##animals##psych##education##zoology♬ Walk – Phaeleh Remix – Ludovico einaudi Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! 8Kviews Share on Facebook Gabija Jan Follow Unfollow Gabija Jan Author, Community member Gabija is a cinephile with an education in audiovisual arts. Has a wide array of interests including fashion, popular science, and literature. And now she found herself as a content creator right here at Bored Panda. Read more » Get the latest inspiring stories via our awesome iOS app! Download Bored Panda app! You May Like "I'm Just So Tired. Why Are Men Like This?": Men Working In This Restaurant Lose Their Minds After New Waitress Is Hired Mantas Kačerauskas Bartender Shares How She Deals With Unpaying Customers, And The Internet Is Congratulating Her On Her Good Problem-Solving Skills Gabija Palšytė Amazon Driver Says Manager Asked Him To Finish His Route Before Heading To The ER, Goes Viral With 177K Views Saulė Tolstych Popular on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective Overworked Employee Quits Because He Wasn't Getting A Fair Wage, Costs The Company $40 Million 40 Embarrassing Moments People Didn't Know Who They Were Talking To And Made A Fool Of Themselves 30 Of The Most Hectic Homes As Shared On 'The Broke Agent' Instagram Account Bride Doesn't Include Wedding Dinner Price In Her Wedding Invites, Is Surprised To See Many Guests Canceling On Her After They Find Out Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective Overworked Employee Quits Because He Wasn't Getting A Fair Wage, Costs The Company $40 Million Start the discussion POST Ranax Ranax Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This was a popular theory a while ago but it's bullshit. Proper studies showed it to be simply not true. 27 27points reply Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago He was 17 ffs. What does he know? Why does he think we are interested in his bs. 10 10points reply Load More Replies... Not A Panda Not A Panda Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Did nobody tell him that evolutionary psychology is pure bullshit and has been debunked by proper science? 23 23points reply sofacushionfort sofacushionfort Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago A better BP re-posted article would be a list of the most ridiculous EvoPsyche back-splainations 11 11points reply Load More Replies... CalicoKitty CalicoKitty Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago The fact that the entire LGBT+ community exists throws the entire concept out the window. Like. If it was like this there simply would not be gay people. What does he think happens, a magic switch goes plink and Permission To Ignore activates? 5 5points reply Load More Comments POST Ranax Ranax Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This was a popular theory a while ago but it's bullshit. Proper studies showed it to be simply not true. 27 27points reply Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago He was 17 ffs. What does he know? Why does he think we are interested in his bs. 10 10points reply Load More Replies... Not A Panda Not A Panda Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Did nobody tell him that evolutionary psychology is pure bullshit and has been debunked by proper science? 23 23points reply sofacushionfort sofacushionfort Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago A better BP re-posted article would be a list of the most ridiculous EvoPsyche back-splainations 11 11points reply Load More Replies... CalicoKitty CalicoKitty Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago The fact that the entire LGBT+ community exists throws the entire concept out the window. Like. If it was like this there simply would not be gay people. What does he think happens, a magic switch goes plink and Permission To Ignore activates? 5 5points reply Load More Comments Popular on Bored Panda I Used AI To See What These 23 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life 30 Y.O. Woman Takes DNA Test For Fun Only To Discover Her Long-Term Boyfriend Is Her Full Sibling "I Just Said Thank You And Left": Man’s Nice Gesture Is Praised After Pizza Hut Driver Got A $20 Tip On A $938 Order Woman Flabbergasted At Thrift Store's Prices, Calls Them Out By Sharing 14 Examples 50 Parents Having A Pretty Miserable Day Photoshop Troll Who Takes Photo Requests Too Literally Strikes Again, And The Result Is Hilarious (17 Pics) Popular on Bored Panda 40 Embarrassing Moments People Didn't Know Who They Were Talking To And Made A Fool Of Themselves 30 Of The Most Hectic Homes As Shared On 'The Broke Agent' Instagram Account Bride Doesn't Include Wedding Dinner Price In Her Wedding Invites, Is Surprised To See Many Guests Canceling On Her After They Find Out I Used AI To See What These 23 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life 30 Y.O. Woman Takes DNA Test For Fun Only To Discover Her Long-Term Boyfriend Is Her Full Sibling "I Just Said Thank You And Left": Man’s Nice Gesture Is Praised After Pizza Hut Driver Got A $20 Tip On A $938 Order User Submissions The Best Microscopic Photos From The Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition 2022 (92 Pics) I Am So Passionate About Creating Mystical Art, Here Are Some Of The Magical Notebooks I Have Made (23 New Pics) 30 Comics About Making It Through Life While Fighting Mental Health Issues By This Artist “I Own An Official Nanosecond”: 35 Rare Items Owned By Our Community I Photographed This Ukrainian Village Because It Is My Solace That Inspires Me (38 pics) By Changing His Lifestyle And Eating Habits At Age 60, Steve Ramsden Has Successfully Lost Over 60 Lbs And Now Has A Body Of A Bodybuilder Almost finished... To complete the subscription process, please click the link in the email we just sent you. Like what you're reading? Subscribe to our top stories Subscribe Please enter email address Also on Bored Panda "Lost In History": 50 Pictures That Shed A New Light On Our Past Management Introduces Disciplinary Rules To Make Most Of Employees, Freaks Out When They Turn The Rules Against Them 50 Times People Spotted Stupid Design Decisions In Public Places And Just Had To Share 23 Y.O. Son Tells His Parents He’ll Never Speak To Them Again After Finding Out They’re Paying For Sister’s Education Yet Didn’t Pay For His 50 Times Teachers Hung The Funniest Signs In Their Classrooms And They Ended Up Being Praised Online 30 Mistakes Made By Designers And Architects Who Didn’t Think Of The Person Who’d Be Using Their Designs 50 People Who Are Having A Terrible Day At Work 32-Year-Old Independent Modern Woman Draws Comics On Her Observations About Society (30 New Pics) Woman Buys Ex-Hoarder's Home With All Of Their Belongings, Spends 4 Years Cleaning When Relatives Start Demanding Heirlooms They Didn't Want “I Felt So Shaken Up”: Woman Leaves Family Trip After Eavesdropping On Husband’s Conversation With Mother-In-Law "An Entitled Mother Insists That I 'Share' My Nintendo Switch With Her Child On My Flight" Employee Laughs In Boss' Face For Saying It's "Unethical" To Make Plans After Work, Takes The Case To The Director Employee Gets Told They're "Replaceable", So They Play Along And It Ruins The Company The Best And Worst Transformations Seen During School Reunions, As Shared By These 30 Internet Users Employee Maliciously Complies To Work Only His 8 1/2 Hours, Makes The Company Lose $85k Per Year Woman Goes Viral With 7.7M Views When She Shares That Her Date Called Her An Uber To Go Home After He Saw How She Was Dressed This Online Group Is Dedicated To Things That Are Inexplicably Satisfying, Here Are 50 Of The Best Ones (New Pics) I Used AI To See What These 30 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life, And Here's The Result (New Pics) Chefs Are Sharing 30 Common Cooking Mistakes We Need To Avoid 50 Times Signs Were So Funny, People Had To Share Them On This Facebook Page "Never Come Back To My Restaurant": Chef Bans Rude Restaurant Patrons And Gives $1,350 Bill To 22 Y.O. Employee They Disrespected Dad Overhears A Conversation Between His New Wife And His Son, Cancels The Mother’s Day Celebration He’d Planned European Is Shocked To Learn How American Suburbs Work, Goes Online To Ask Some Accurate Questions People Are Roasting Airbnb For Getting Completely Out Of Hand, Here Are 30 Of The Most Savage Tweets Also on Bored Panda 50 Parents Having A Pretty Miserable Day 23 Y.O. Son Tells His Parents He’ll Never Speak To Them Again After Finding Out They’re Paying For Sister’s Education Yet Didn’t Pay For His “I Felt So Shaken Up”: Woman Leaves Family Trip After Eavesdropping On Husband’s Conversation With Mother-In-Law Employee Laughs In Boss' Face For Saying It's "Unethical" To Make Plans After Work, Takes The Case To The Director "Never Come Back To My Restaurant": Chef Bans Rude Restaurant Patrons And Gives $1,350 Bill To 22 Y.O. Employee They Disrespected Woman Flabbergasted At Thrift Store's Prices, Calls Them Out By Sharing 14 Examples Chefs Are Sharing 30 Common Cooking Mistakes We Need To Avoid "Lost In History": 50 Pictures That Shed A New Light On Our Past Management Introduces Disciplinary Rules To Make Most Of Employees, Freaks Out When They Turn The Rules Against Them This Online Group Is Dedicated To Things That Are Inexplicably Satisfying, Here Are 50 Of The Best Ones (New Pics) Photoshop Troll Who Takes Photo Requests Too Literally Strikes Again, And The Result Is Hilarious (17 Pics) 50 Times People Spotted Stupid Design Decisions In Public Places And Just Had To Share 50 People Who Are Having A Terrible Day At Work People Are Roasting Airbnb For Getting Completely Out Of Hand, Here Are 30 Of The Most Savage Tweets The Best And Worst Transformations Seen During School Reunions, As Shared By These 30 Internet Users 32-Year-Old Independent Modern Woman Draws Comics On Her Observations About Society (30 New Pics) Employee Maliciously Complies To Work Only His 8 1/2 Hours, Makes The Company Lose $85k Per Year European Is Shocked To Learn How American Suburbs Work, Goes Online To Ask Some Accurate Questions 50 Times Teachers Hung The Funniest Signs In Their Classrooms And They Ended Up Being Praised Online 50 Times Signs Were So Funny, People Had To Share Them On This Facebook Page Employee Gets Told They're "Replaceable", So They Play Along And It Ruins The Company 30 Mistakes Made By Designers And Architects Who Didn’t Think Of The Person Who’d Be Using Their Designs Woman Goes Viral With 7.7M Views When She Shares That Her Date Called Her An Uber To Go Home After He Saw How She Was Dressed I Used AI To See What These 30 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life, And Here's The Result (New Pics) Follow We're also on Instagram and tumblr App Store App Store User Submissions Hey Pandas, How Often Do You Forget Something Important, And What Was The Result? 35replies 21 points Hey Pandas, Share Pics Of Your Halloween Decorations 4comments 22 points This Artist Continues To Create Amazing Logic-Challenging Photo Manipulations (70 New Pics) 5comments 33 points Hey Pandas, What's Something You've Made Yourself? (Closed) 6comments 29 points I Created My Own Dark Tarot Deck Featuring Creepy Creatures And Demons (78 Pics) 16comments 53 points This Artist Reimagines Brazilian States As Video Game Characters (22 Pics) 9comments 30 points Hairstylist Shares 30 Women Who Took The Risk Of Cutting Their Hair Short And Got Awesome Results (New Pics) 75comments 51 points Hey Pandas, What Is The Weirdest Name For A Human You've Ever Heard? (Closed) 80replies 21 points Artist Creates Adorable Images Of Dressed-Up Animals With References To Star Wars, The Hobbit And More (44 Pics) 23comments 61 points "An Amazing World Right Under Your Nose": 24 Pictures Of Nature That I Took With A Macro Lens 7comments 43 points Get the App App Store App Store Google News © 2022 Bored Panda