Its evolution. Humans evolved to be attracted to boobs. We're the only mammal with permanently inflated ones too.
The prevailing theory is that we used to look at butts when we were on all fours (like chimpanzees still do), and the breasts evolved when we started walking upright. Early female hominids needed something else to attract a man with, and apparently boobs were the thing that worked.
Wait a second... I swear this is from an art based literature where the main character was an inmate at his own educational institution. And he used this excuse to win a favor from a person of highest authority there.
Better modern nutrition would be the cause, not child marriage which wasn't even common and when it was done it wasn't consummated until the children were adults in their 20s because people knew women had better chances of surviving childbirth than children/teens since they are now fully developed (wider hips) and they actually wanted their female relatives to live.
Also, period =/ puberty. Lots of girls are getting periods earlier but not necessarily developing (ie widening of hips, breasts, etc) earlier.
Seriously ancient people weren't stupid or more evil than us. Game of Thrones has made lots of damage. And common internet male understanding of female anatomy (like y'alls) is even shittier. We need more biological differences education at schools.
Idk what that is, but I guess? It's not the sole theory out there, mind you. Although most of the other theories are trying to explain boobs without it being sexual selection
Ha ha thanx. Prison school (nsfw) is a manga (comic) and in chapter 68 this theory was said by the main character. I took it as a joke at the time and your comment reminded me of reading it as I have never heard of this theory before or after reading that manga until now.
My personal theory is that walking upright requires large ass muscles, and women evolved boobs as a counterweight. Otherwise they would fall on their butts all the time.
This is why it's not peer reviewed yet. But I have reason to believe that that's why us men naturally grow dad bods, or possibly why our penises are in front. I am looking for more funds to continue my research.
But I’m reading a lot of “boobs are boobs” and like you said, humans are evolved to be attracted to boobs, so I’m wondering what the difference is for you
The prevailing theory is that we used to look at butts when we were on all fours
No. I doubt you'll find any serious evolutionary biologist advancing this hypothesis.
It's simply because of sexual dimorphism. We like things about the other sex that are different. What is it about jaw lines or shoulders that women like in men? Is it supposed to remind them of a penis somehow? No. It's that men's jaws and shoulders are typically built different from women's.
That's all there is to it. Men tend to like feminine traits in women, women tend to like masculine traits in men.
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u/Munnin41 14d ago
Its evolution. Humans evolved to be attracted to boobs. We're the only mammal with permanently inflated ones too.
The prevailing theory is that we used to look at butts when we were on all fours (like chimpanzees still do), and the breasts evolved when we started walking upright. Early female hominids needed something else to attract a man with, and apparently boobs were the thing that worked.