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Physical Attractiveness is a Solved Problem

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The average American woman is 5’4”, weighs 174 pounds, and has a 38-inch waist. On the 1-10 scale we’re about to build, she scores a 5.3. To become a 7 she would need to lose 45 pounds.

The average American woman is 5’4”, weighs 174 pounds, and has a 38-inch waist. On the 1-10 scale we’re about to build, she scores a 5.3. To become a 7 she would need to lose 45 pounds. Disclaimer: this essay is an exercise in scientifically objectifying the human body. The setup. Substack celebrity Cartoons Hate Her recently argued in Most Women Aren’t That Curvy that lower waist-to-hip ratios (WHR) of celebrities over time show that body standards for women today have become unreasonable. The counterargument, best presented by Performative Bafflement in There’s no such thing as “hot at…

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