Why Men Are Naturally Drawn Towards Big Bottoms - Anthropologist Explains

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摘要

TLDRThe video explores why men are attracted to women with larger buttocks, focusing on three main points: the attractiveness of fat deposits, the influence of resource insecurity on preferences, and the benefits of glutymoral fat for infant brain development. It explains that fat in certain areas is often associated with fertility and health, and during times of hardship, men may prefer larger women as a survival strategy. Additionally, glutymoral fat is rich in essential fatty acids that support brain development in infants, which may have influenced men's preferences over time. The speaker reassures women that preferences vary widely and are not solely based on body shape.

心得

  • 🍑 Men are attracted to large butts due to fat deposits.
  • 📉 Fat in certain areas is often seen as attractive.
  • 🍽️ Preferences can shift during times of resource insecurity.
  • 🧠 Glutymoral fat supports infant brain development.
  • 👶 Larger butts may indicate better reproductive health.
  • 🌍 Preferences for body types vary across cultures.
  • 🔍 Not all men prefer large butts; diversity exists.
  • 📊 Evolutionary psychology explains these preferences.
  • 💡 Fat is not universally unattractive; context matters.
  • 🤔 Men's selection criteria include multiple factors beyond body shape.

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    The speaker discusses the evolutionary reasons behind men's attraction to large buttocks, emphasizing that this preference is linked to fat deposits, which are often seen as attractive features. The speaker questions why fat in certain areas, like the rear end, is considered desirable while fat in others is not. They note that large buttocks also contain muscle, which may contribute to attractiveness, but primarily, it's the fat that enhances the appearance. The second point highlights that some men find fat desirable, especially during times of poverty or instability, as larger women may indicate better chances of survival and fertility. This preference is explained through the insurance hypothesis, suggesting that men may prefer women with more body fat during resource-scarce times. The third point connects the preference for larger buttocks to infant brain development, as the fat in this area is rich in essential fatty acids crucial for fetal brain health. The speaker concludes by reassuring women that preferences vary widely among men and that this attraction is not universal.

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视频问答

  • Why do men find large butts attractive?

    Men are attracted to large butts due to the presence of fat deposits, which are often associated with fertility and health.

  • Is fat always considered unattractive?

    Not necessarily; fat in certain areas, like the buttocks, can be seen as attractive, especially in contexts of resource insecurity.

  • How does resource insecurity affect men's preferences?

    Men experiencing poverty or instability tend to prefer larger women, as they may associate larger body fat with better chances of survival and fertility.

  • What is glutymoral fat?

    Glutymoral fat is fat stored in the buttocks, which is rich in essential fatty acids beneficial for infant brain development.

  • Do all men prefer women with large butts?

    No, men's preferences are diverse and influenced by many factors beyond just body shape.

  • What role does fat play in infant brain development?

    Glutymoral fat provides essential fatty acids that support brain health and development during pregnancy.

  • Can preferences for body types change over time?

    Yes, preferences can shift based on cultural, social, and economic factors.

  • Is the preference for large butts universal?

    No, it is not a universal preference; different cultures and individuals have varying ideals of beauty.

  • What is the insurance hypothesis?

    The insurance hypothesis suggests that men may prefer women with more body fat during times of hardship, as it indicates better chances of survival.

  • How does this preference relate to evolutionary psychology?

    Men who preferred women with larger butts may have had more successful reproductive outcomes, passing on this preference through generations.

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    I'm a scientist studying human mating
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    and today I'm going to explain why men
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    like big butts. There are really three
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    key things to understand here. The first
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    of which is that we're really talking
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    about fat. I know fat is a bad word in
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    the anglosphere but one thing I want you
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    to notice is that ironically the
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    features that most men find most
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    attractive on women's bodies are fat
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    deposits. Large breasts, large hips,
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    large thighs. Today's topic a large rear
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    end. People might say fat is
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    unattractive but they're really only
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    talking about some fat when they say
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    this. So the question for today is why
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    is this fat glutmoral fat fat on the
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    rear end considered so attractive
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    whereas fat in the armpit or the stomach
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    or under the neck is not? Now, I should
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    note that it's true that a large bottom
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    also contains muscle. And that might be
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    part of the selective story here, right?
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    Maybe part of this is selection for
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    large glutes athleticism in mates. But
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    usually when building glutes works as a
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    means of beautifification, it's usually
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    because it pushes the body fat out to
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    make it appear more copious. Not because
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    men are necessarily finding the muscle
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    itself desirable, or so it seems. And
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    that actually brings us to the second
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    key item, which is that sometimes some
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    men do in fact find fat in general to be
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    desirable. And these men can teach us
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    something very interesting about our
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    evolved psychology. A variety of data
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    show that when men are experiencing
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    poverty or instability, they prefer
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    larger women. There are experimental
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    studies showing that men prefer heavier
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    women before dinner compared to after
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    dinner. There is anthropological
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    literature showing that women in some
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    cultures such as the epic of southern
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    Nigeria restrict movement and increase
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    calories as a means of beautifification.
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    There's even paleo anthropological
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    literature showing Venus figurines
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    becoming more obese in regions of
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    glacial stress in Europe. So there's a
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    suite of studies here all converging on
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    the same theme. But what explains them?
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    Why would men prefer women with more
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    body fat during times of hardship? Well,
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    a common theory related to the
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    overarching insurance hypothesis is that
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    if there is a famine, it would be
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    adaptive for men's preferences to shift
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    towards women who have more stored
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    calories, right? That's what fat is. A
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    woman with copious body fat is far less
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    likely to experience infertility or
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    starvation due to famine or other
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    sources of resource insecurity. And
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    they're also, frankly, far more likely
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    to be able to feed you, right? They
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    probably know where the yams are. And so
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    I think one could safely expect from
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    this literature that larger bottoms
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    would be more attractive to men who have
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    experienced resource insecurity,
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    especially food insecurity, since these
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    men would benefit the most from
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    selecting a woman with more stored fat.
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    Now, I know what you're thinking, Mack.
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    And even in wealthy cultures and
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    contexts where men don't have food
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    insecurity issues, they still prefer
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    women with relatively fat butts, right?
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    That is fat relative to the rest of
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    their body. Why would that be the case?
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    Well, hear me out. It's going to sound
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    quite wacky. This is the third thing
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    you've been waiting for. It's probably
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    because it's good for infant brain
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    development. Glutymoral fat is rich in
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    long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids
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    that are essential for infant brain
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    health and development. And during
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    pregnancy, this fat is mobilized to
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    support the developing fetus's brain.
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    And anecdotally, you will hear women
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    talk about this, right? I lost my butt
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    during pregnancy. So the theory put
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    forth by Lasen Gollin goes like this.
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    Men who preferred women with larger
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    butts were more likely to reproduce with
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    women who had more of this longchain
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    polyunsaturated fatty acids on their
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    rear end. And women with more of these
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    healthy fats were more likely to have
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    babies who had healthier brain
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    development. And babies with healthier
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    brain development were more likely to
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    survive and reproduce and pass on their
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    father's preference for large bottoms.
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    This preference plausibly explains how a
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    preference for fatter bottoms could have
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    proliferated and obtained its robust
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    place in men's evolved psychology today.
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    Anyway, thank you for listening. If
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    you're a woman listening and you don't
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    have a large butt, don't stress about
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    it. Men's preferences are very diverse.
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    This isn't even a universal preference.
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    And even men who have this preference,
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    they generally factor in far more things
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    as part of their selective process when
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    choosing a life partner.
标签
  • human mating
  • attraction
  • body fat
  • glutymoral fat
  • infant brain development
  • evolutionary psychology
  • resource insecurity
  • preferences
  • fertility
  • beauty standards