Emile comments on [Link] How Signaling Ossifies Behavior - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Emile 22 January 2013 03:47:27PM 0 points [-]

anyone who has ever committed a felony isn't even allowed to VOTE

That example is clearly not about mere intolerance of weirdness: people dislike criminals because they're criminals, not because they're different!

Some of your other examples are more borderline; I agree that for pretty much any behavior related to sex weirdness is judged negatively.

Walking barefooted and on all fours are clearer examples of negatively judging weirdness. I wouldn't have expected bare feet to be the worst!