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Why Men and Women Disagree on What’s Attractive

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Warm-up Questions

From the title, what do you think men and women might disagree about when they talk about attractiveness?
Have you ever been surprised that someone found a person attractive (or not attractive)? What happened?
What kinds of images do you think you would see in magazines aimed at men vs. magazines aimed at women?

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Why Men and Women Disagree on What’s Attractive

Intro: “guy pretty” vs “girl pretty” (00:00 – 01:42)

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1. Where does the speaker suggest you can easily compare “guy pretty” and “girl pretty” in real life?

Only in movies from the 1970s
Only by asking close friends
In magazines and on Instagram
Only in scientific journals

2. According to the speaker, what is NOT the main claim of “guy pretty vs girl pretty”?

Many attractive women fit both categories
Most people would consider the women discussed attractive
The most-liked looks are often different
Men think “girl pretty” is ugly

3. How many main differences does the speaker say they will review?

Three
Five
Seven
Ten

Why Men and Women Disagree on What’s Attractive

Differences 1–3: leanness, framing, and conformity (01:42 – 04:15)

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1. In studies described by the speaker, what do women tend to prefer compared with men when rating women’s attractiveness?

More muscular models
Older models
Less symmetrical faces
Thinner models

2. What is given as a main cause of more “prominent bone structure” in a leaner-looking face?

Higher cheekbone implants
More makeup contouring
More sun exposure
Lower facial adiposity

3. How does the speaker summarize the difference between “making a statement” and “catering to mainstream styles”?

Conformity
Neotony
Adiposity
Trajectory

Why Men and Women Disagree on What’s Attractive

Differences 4–5 and a hypothesis (04:15 – 06:01)

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1. What does the speaker say about evidence for the last two differences?

They are based only on a single experiment from 1975
They have many studies proving them
They are rejected by all researchers
They are mostly speculated, without particular studies or poll data to share

2. For facial androgyny, what does the speaker claim is generally true?

Women admire faces with higher facial femininity than men do
Men admire more masculine features in women than women do
Men admire higher facial femininity, while women may admire some striking masculine features
Both sexes prefer maximum facial masculinity in women

3. What is the speaker’s hypothesis about why women might like slightly older or more masculine-looking women more than men do?

Because men do not notice faces at all
Because media companies force them to
Because women prefer only celebrity faces, not real faces
Because traits women find attractive in men may bleed over into what they find attractive in women

Why Men and Women Disagree on What’s Attractive

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1. Which option best summarizes the video’s main idea?

Men and women completely disagree about who is attractive
Only fashion choices matter for attractiveness
There are subtle, repeatable differences in what men vs. women tend to find most attractive, and media may reflect this
Attractiveness is purely random and cannot be studied

2. Which of these is presented as an evidence-based difference (not mainly speculation)?

Celebrity career trajectories always change from guy pretty to girl pretty
Leanness preferences
Facial maturity
Facial androgyny

3. What does the speaker imply about “guy pretty vs girl pretty” overall?

It proves that attractiveness is only about the body, not the face
It means one group’s preferences are morally superior
It helps explain patterns in media and social perceptions, even though many traits overlap
It only applies to people who use Instagram

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

Why Men and Women Disagree on What’s Attractive

Do you think “guy pretty” and “girl pretty” are real patterns, or mostly social media labels? Why?
The video mentions media “framing” (sexualized vs agentic). Where do you see these differences today (ads, movies, Instagram, etc.)?
Do you agree that “making a statement” vs “conformity” changes how people judge attractiveness? Can you think of examples?
What do you think about the hypothesis that preferences for the opposite sex might “bleed over” into preferences for the same sex?