1/ Nail polish (like high heels and facial makeup) is a technological attempt to exaggerate a sexual signal. It was invented to call the eye to the tips of the fingers, emphasizing their thinness and grace, and showing off the pink of good blood flow.
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Replying to @MorlockP
Those also are status signals. Manicured nails show that you're a high-class person who doesn't have to do manual labor that can mess up the nails. Heels are also not conducive to actually getting work done.
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Replying to @SumErgoMonstro @MorlockP
Susan Brownmiller wrote extensively about this in "Femininity". Almost everything considered "feminine" is status-signaling. Tight-fitting dresses, long hair, big hoop earrings, pretty much anything we call "feminine" is saying "I have SERVANTS to do my physical labor.".
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