I've read some studies that show identical neurological response zones in women when presented with father figures and taller men.

Yeah, it's pretty sad how far from reality most women's preferences have become.

I've noticed that trend with some curvier women - the desire for taller/larger men to make themselves feel more petite. Conversely, several of my curvier friends feel 'bad' about themselves when they date men their own height but are often more slender.

What's interesting is that I like to date people my own height. There are no weird power dynamics or physical mismatches. I find it highly disturbing that people would want to date people that are taller or shorter than themselves. Moreover, the fact that people don't examine the psychological basis of those so-called…

Yeah, there's a lot of discrimination like the type that you're describing.

I mean, yeah, if this was more than an amusing way to prove a lighthearted point. I really do appreciate your methodological stringency, if this were a real study!

We didn't run that experiment, but I encourage you to do so, and report your results!

Right? She simply wouldn't believe that women would be so shallow about the height thing, and that as long as the person seemed intelligent, considerate, etc, then they would be 'a catch'.

We did control for this, but thanks for pointing that out. I didn't want to be too long winded about the methodology.

My gf and I ran an OKC experiment on the real versus reported preferences of female users.

Being a fan of 'rap' is a glaring red flag anyway.

As the story unfolds: decisions can be good or bad for self or society.

I have it down to 1 block. That way, I don't have to whine anymore.

Though I'm highly skeptical of the above paper, a history of behavior for/around potential mates would easily translate to any potential mate. So the explanation (if this research has any validity) is quite transferable.

You confuse experience and education with 'authority', and your rebuttal is amusing and wildly off-point given your now futile claim that I'm 'uninformed'.

My argument is clear: that the use and value of 'feminism' suffers by the evidence I provided, and that it's nebulous framework does not have the strength to correct for its shortcomings.

I've spent years studying feminist thought and theory, have worked for UN WOMEN, and have spent even more years in the social justice industry.

The only thing I gleaned from your comment was a general dislike of the several valid points that many people seem to agreeing with.

The sheer fact that you think 'celebrities' are the people we should be 'looking up to' is a big part of the problem.

I imagine that the label - and Jez's overt refusal to employ the term - is the crux of this debate. Jezebel is in many ways like the many people and celebrities that avoid the term because of the connotations and divergent interpretations of feminism. In my opinion, though I'm rabidly leftist and a fighter for social…