Why Do Women Take Sexy Selfies? - Dr Khandis Blake

Dr Blake is an Evolutionary Social Psychologist at the University of Melbourne whose research focuses on status seeking, the menstrual cycle & sexual politics. It is no surprise that women try to enhance their beauty, put on makeup, wear high heels and sometimes take off some layers for photos. But what predicts beautification? Is it all a product of the patriarchy or is it something else? Just why are women making all this effort? Expect to learn whether women condemn promiscuity more when they have sons, what predicts a high prevalence of sexy selfies, whether society has an incel problem, the relationship between makeup and female assertiveness, how income inequality motivates some very odd behaviour and much more... Sponsors: Get 10% discount on all Gymshark’s products at https://bit.ly/sharkwisdom (use code: MW10) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Extra Stuff: Follow Khandis on Twitter - https://twitter.com/KhandisBlake Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #women #dating #evolutionarypsychology - 00:00 Intro 00:26 Why Do Women Take Sexy Selfies? 06:55 Predicting Increases in Sexy Selfie-Taking 16:25 How Income Equality Impacts Intra-sexual Competition 22:14 Do Sex Ratios Influence Beautification? 28:51 Causes of Conflict Between the Sexes 35:04 Should We Worry About the Future of the Dating Market? 49:37 Does the West Have an Incel Crisis? 1:02:57 Is it Easier for Men to Self-Improve than Women? 1:10:54 Dr Blake’s Background in Gender Studies 1:18:19 Where to Find Dr Blake - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Dr Khandis (Candice) BlakeguestChris Williamsonhost

Feb 6, 20231h 18mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: February 6, 2023
Duration: 1h 18m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Dr Blake is an Evolutionary Social Psychologist at the University of Melbourne whose research focuses on status seeking, the menstrual cycle & sexual politics. It is no surprise that women try to enhance their beauty, put on makeup, wear high heels and sometimes take off some layers for photos. But what predicts beautification? Is it all a product of the patriarchy or is it something else? Just why are women making all this effort? Expect to learn whether women condemn promiscuity more when they have sons, what predicts a high prevalence of sexy selfies, whether society has an incel problem, the relationship between makeup and female assertiveness, how income inequality motivates some very odd behaviour and much more... Sponsors: Get 10% discount on all Gymshark’s products at https://bit.ly/sharkwisdom (use code: MW10) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Extra Stuff: Follow Khandis on Twitter - https://twitter.com/KhandisBlake Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #women #dating #evolutionarypsychology - 00:00 Intro 00:26 Why Do Women Take Sexy Selfies? 06:55 Predicting Increases in Sexy Selfie-Taking 16:25 How Income Equality Impacts Intra-sexual Competition 22:14 Do Sex Ratios Influence Beautification? 28:51 Causes of Conflict Between the Sexes 35:04 Should We Worry About the Future of the Dating Market? 49:37 Does the West Have an Incel Crisis? 1:02:57 Is it Easier for Men to Self-Improve than Women? 1:10:54 Dr Blake’s Background in Gender Studies 1:18:19 Where to Find Dr Blake - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

SPEAKERS

Dr Khandis (Candice) Blake
guest
Chris Williamson
host

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Dr Khandis (Candice) Blake and Chris Williamson, Why Do Women Take Sexy Selfies? - Dr Khandis Blake explores sexy selfies, status, and inequality: Rethinking female competition today Dr. Khandis Blake argues that women’s sexualized self-presentation online is driven less by patriarchy and more by status-seeking in unequal economies. Using large-scale social media data and lab experiments, she shows that economic inequality predicts increases in sexy selfies, cosmetic spending, and beauty-focused behavior, which can also raise women’s sense of assertiveness. Blake and Williamson then connect mating-market imbalances, female and male intrasexual competition, and incel ideology to broader issues like domestic violence, radicalization, and social stability. They close by critiquing adversarial gender narratives and calling for integrated biological and sociocultural approaches to gender and mating problems.

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