I always thought my mother was elegant, beautiful. She was not a bad looking officer, she had long brunette hair, and her ass was pretty nice looking still. One day, I walked up behind her, and grabbed her by the sides, and tried to tickle her. Boy, she freaked out on me. She took me into her office, told me about how hard it was being a lady officer, and to have me just come up behind her, and grab her like that, she was just shocked. I kinda think she might of even got jealous of me. She had at one time, been enlisted in the Navy, and she was a yeoman also, and now she was a LT, and her husband was a full bird captain. She was still pretty hot college girls sexy in a way, but strict.
Thoughtful post. I agree that instinct and evolution could play a role in this (and likely interact with other social factors). Remember that the main study described in this post involved women’s self-reports. It is very possible that some of the behaviors are driven by instincts, but people are unaware that this is actually affecting their behavior (and thus, this would not emerge on self-reports). I wonder if you primed sex, if you would find more self-sexualization for women than if you primed a less instinctual idea, like love. Thanks again for the intriguing comment.