Comments on: Women judged on their appearance are considered less competent http://www.helenjaques.co.uk/blog/2009/women-appearance-competency-objectification/ Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:42:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: RaiulBaztepo http://www.helenjaques.co.uk/blog/2009/women-appearance-competency-objectification/comment-page-1/#comment-518 RaiulBaztepo Sun, 29 Mar 2009 01:03:32 +0000 http://www.helenjaques.co.uk/?p=674#comment-518 Hello! Very Interesting post! Thank you for such interesting resource! PS: Sorry for my bad english, I'v just started to learn this language ;) See you! Your, Raiul Baztepo Hello!
Very Interesting post! Thank you for such interesting resource!
PS: Sorry for my bad english, I’v just started to learn this language ;)
See you!
Your, Raiul Baztepo

]]> By: Helen Jaques http://www.helenjaques.co.uk/blog/2009/women-appearance-competency-objectification/comment-page-1/#comment-481 Helen Jaques Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:17:47 +0000 http://www.helenjaques.co.uk/?p=674#comment-481 Granted, judging people on their appearance might be evolutionarily beneficial when it comes to fitness and so on. The objectification of women that follows, however, is probably societal and isn't for the best. Thanks for your comment and sparking the debate though! Granted, judging people on their appearance might be evolutionarily beneficial when it comes to fitness and so on. The objectification of women that follows, however, is probably societal and isn’t for the best.

Thanks for your comment and sparking the debate though!

]]> By: Nash http://www.helenjaques.co.uk/blog/2009/women-appearance-competency-objectification/comment-page-1/#comment-480 Nash Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:08:55 +0000 http://www.helenjaques.co.uk/?p=674#comment-480 Of course, there is also a body of research that documents the fact that there is some benefit and evolutionary motive to judging people by their appearances. 1999: Rubenstein A J; Kalakanis L; Langlois J H Infant preferences for attractive faces: a cognitive explanation. Developmental psychology 1999;35(3):848-55. An evolutionary/chaotic theory of beauty and meaning Journal of Social and Evolutionary Systems Volume 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 103-124 Jablonski N. “The Evolution of Human Skin and Skin Color” Annual Reviews Anthropology 33 (2004) 585-623 Facial attraction and evolution http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/news/2007/august/news_12230.html These and many other studies suggest that beauty may not be just skin deep, and cultural interpretations of aesthetics, beauty and so forth have a firm footing in biological fitness assessment. Of course, such opinion is politically incorrect, but science is often so. Admittedly, I haven't read the study, but the fact that article quotes the authors opinion of the implications for women, but only passingly mentions that the trend is in fact, universal , gives me the impression of being one of the "pro-feminism propaganda category" at the outset. Of course, there is also a body of research that documents the fact that there is some benefit and evolutionary motive to judging people by their appearances.

1999: Rubenstein A J; Kalakanis L; Langlois J H
Infant preferences for attractive faces: a cognitive explanation.
Developmental psychology 1999;35(3):848-55.

An evolutionary/chaotic theory of beauty and meaning
Journal of Social and Evolutionary Systems
Volume 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 103-124

Jablonski N. “The Evolution of Human Skin and Skin Color”
Annual Reviews Anthropology 33 (2004) 585-623

Facial attraction and evolution
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/news/2007/august/news_12230.html

These and many other studies suggest that beauty may not be just skin deep, and cultural interpretations of aesthetics, beauty and so forth have a firm footing in biological fitness assessment. Of course, such opinion is politically incorrect, but science is often so. Admittedly, I haven’t read the study, but the fact that article quotes the authors opinion of the implications for women, but only passingly mentions that the trend is in fact, universal , gives me the impression of being one of the “pro-feminism propaganda category” at the outset.

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