Posts by Emma Hart
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And the underlying conditioned cultural response that it's not ok to share ideas, that people must work independently, is why the environmental problem will never be solved.
Mark, the underlying cultural assumption behind 'plagiarism is bad' is 'credit where it's due'.
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where "bicuspid" is rhymed with "maladjusted"...
Special mention to Shriekback for
"big black nemesis" "parthenogenesis"
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(It occurs to me that Darcy Clay was probably the first of the 'rediscovering "Jolene"' people, wasn't he? So there, Jack White!)
My memory of the period is somewhat unreliable, but I think the Sisters of Mercy beat him to it.
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I think Van would be much the more attentive lover.
I am not disputing that, in any way. Jethro would be a cruel, selfish bastard. I also fancy Loretta.
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Standard Disclaimer for this argument: I've got no problem with evo psych in itself. I think it gives us valuable knowledge and insight. What I do have a problem with is the presentation of evo psych as if it's the Sacred Truth on sexual behaviour, and the media's habit of representing 'significant' as 'universal' when reporting study results.
But I do think subjects looking at photos tells you what people find attractive in a photograph, and nothing else.
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Can't be doing with pretty boys.
Which means Jackie and I can divide up and pursue different men instead of wasting energy competing for the same ones.
A theory only slightly dampened by John Barrowman's extreme gayness.
I can even get this slightly back on topic. I fancy Jethro, but not Van. Same facial features, proportions, same genes...
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And yes of course there is a broad spectrum and outliers.
'Outliers' suggests a scenario where most people agree about who is attractive, and a few people disagree. But as Megan says, you have to actually work quite hard to find a person that most members of the requisite gender/sexual prefence will find attractive. Consensus is pretty much impossible. That suggests that attractiveness is far more complex than basic evolutionary biology would suggest. Which makes sense, given most of us make decisions about whether or not we'd like to sleep with someone after that person has moved or spoken.
Some fanciers of men even think this guy is a smarmy git.
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Everyone finds different things attractive, don't they?
Yes indeedy. While I'm not the only bisexual woman I know whose long-term relationship operates under an Angelina Exception, you could survey both groups and get some average data, but the variation inside the groups would be so big it'd be difficult to get anything really meaningful. So, y'know, show me 'the women to which heterosexual men are attracted', and I can tell you if I find them attractive, but not if 'bisexual women' do.
One of the more interesting questions I've been asked is if I miss 'sex with women', or if sex is sex regardless of partner gender.
I know I can't remotely predict which men women find attractive and frequently find myself saying "you like him? But why?"
My partner has gradually been learning which men I will find attractive, just as he's been learning to spot my taste in jewellery. "What about him? He's got dark hair and a big nose..."
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Hart Hanson? The guy who made a character bisexual, then three episodes later forgot and had her panting after every guy in the place and none of the women?
A sitcom is necessarily different from a drama that has some light relief. I haven't seen that particular episode of BBT for a while, so while I don't remember it being problematic, it's a while ago. Certainly I've always found the humour around Sheldon affectionate rather than cruel.
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There's probably a reason I shouldn't be this incredibly proud of that, but I can't think of one.