army1987 comments on Why Real Men Wear Pink - Less Wrong

51 Post author: Yvain 06 August 2009 07:39AM

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 08 August 2009 11:13:39AM 5 points [-]

exaggerating desirable body traits

To be specific, exaggerating sexual dimorphism. Business suits emphasize shoulders, for example.

Comment author: [deleted] 23 March 2013 02:38:31PM 1 point [-]

On the other hand, more people wear business suits at work than in nightclubs and the like. So I don't think that's the whole story.

Also, in certain parts of the world it's unfashionable for men to not be clean-shaven, which decreases sexual dimorphism.