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by hakl 5793 days ago
A Freudian explanation isn't the same as an based on "evolutionary histories". Her last paragraph is about changing perceptions of attractiveness.
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I realize her argument was not a cut-and-dry evo-psych narrative, but she came close, and this paragraph in particular felt suspect:

>For thousands of years, men look for beautiful and young-looking women to bear their children and women look for powerful men who can well protect themselves and their children. Such an instinct has been imprinted into our unconsciousness.