| Apart from the instinct of survival, | | | | physically obvious are regularly and |
| reproduction is the main objective of | | | | seriously considered. Some ugly people |
| any organism. Our instinct to survive | | | | may be chosen as potential mates due to |
| may also be the reason for the | | | | their personality, sense of humor or |
| importance of reproduction, because | | | | other characteristics. But this happens |
| reproduction is the key for the survival | | | | in present times. In the past, ugly |
| of a species. All animals are born | | | | people where somewhat avoided because of |
| imbedded with this goal. This goal is | | | | the exact instincts mentioned before. |
| triggered and can be identified in the | | | | Other similarities to animal behavior |
| behavior of any animal at some point in | | | | would have been displayed in human |
| their lives. The goal is not necessarily | | | | behavior as well, like mating with |
| fulfilled by all of them, but the | | | | several partners. Males show some |
| instinct is present with no exception. | | | | inclination to creating harems, but |
| In the animal kingdom it is very common | | | | females having harems is unheard of in |
| for a male to mate with as many females | | | | any animal or human kingdom. The rise of |
| as he can. The characteristics that | | | | religions has interfered with the laws |
| contribute to a male level of | | | | of nature by creating strict social |
| attraction, defense and fighting | | | | guidelines. People are brought up today |
| capabilities are found at the level of | | | | in most cultures with the idea of strict |
| the differences between the members. A | | | | monogamy imbedded in their thinking, |
| male is larger, more colorful, more | | | | when in nature males mating with several |
| aggressive, better equipped for fighting | | | | females is a natural thing. |
| and other things like that. Apart from | | | | What about fat people? Are they |
| those characteristics, physical | | | | considered to be ugly people? Even |
| attraction is by far the most important | | | | though society has evolved and ugly |
| factor that determines if a male is | | | | people are no longer tagged and avoided, |
| suited for reproduction and what chances | | | | we still can't escape our instincts |
| does he/it have in being chosen as a | | | | entirely. Chances are that fat people |
| prospective mating partner. | | | | may have good looking features, but they |
| Beauty is not overlooked in the animal | | | | are still not accepted in society as |
| kingdom because the physical features of | | | | good looking. Fat women can be found |
| a member of the opposite sex usually | | | | with some pleasant features and some |
| display the animal's state of health, | | | | potential. Unfortunately, most people |
| therefore meaning that a beautiful | | | | perceive these full figured ladies as |
| animal is a healthy animal. Thus | | | | ugly women. That is indeed unfortunate |
| potential partners are chosen based on | | | | for the full figured ladies tagged as |
| looks, so their offspring enjoy good | | | | ugly women, but this is the society we |
| health passed on from their parents. | | | | live in. Apart from them, some are just |
| This instinct of pursuing partners that | | | | plain ugly women with no chances of |
| have good, healthy genes to pass on has | | | | escaping that, no matter how much weight |
| been imbedded within us by Mother | | | | they lose. We are products of the |
| Nature. But not all animals benefit from | | | | society we live in and therefore we |
| attractive features. What happens to | | | | can't escape the way we think, even |
| those less fortunate? Though it is hard | | | | though that way is not exactly moral. If |
| to believe, males that are not so "good | | | | you want to get an idea about how ugly |
| looking" sometimes engage in forceful | | | | some people can be and why some really |
| mating with females. Humans consider | | | | fat women are tagged as ugly women, you |
| this rape, but in the wild it is quite | | | | shouldn't miss the amazing pictures |
| natural. | | | | here, on Our instincts make us choose |
| Speaking of humans, all the natural | | | | potential mates from members of the |
| instincts have been imbedded in all of | | | | opposite sex that we do not categorize |
| us as well. Physical attraction is still | | | | as ugly people. But the complexity of |
| one very important factor in making | | | | the brain can sometimes overcome the |
| choices from among potential mates. If | | | | instincts and make selections by |
| this was the only determinant it would | | | | criteria other than looks, so ugly women |
| have been bad news for ugly people. But | | | | and men still have a chance in finding a |
| due to the development of the human | | | | potential partner. |
| brain, other factors that are not | | | | |