Study argues that since violence against women is tough to maintain (!), having same-gender attracted partner increases evolutionary fitness
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Lots wrong here: hypothetical not the same as reality. E.g. studies show long-term partners more forgiving of infidelity than short-term r/s
Also sample is skewed towards young people (mean age women 28, men 31) predominantly drawn from PSYCHOLOGY COURSES!http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/05/weird_psychology_social_science_researchers_rely_too_much_on_western_college.html …
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Study finds around half of hetero men surveyed prefer partner who is sometimes attracted to women, but around 10% hetero women say same
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Hetero men in short-term relationships are more likely to want their partner to sometimes have sex with women than those in long-term r/s
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Study concludes *some* women evolving to *sometimes* have sex with women is beneficial to men. Bear in mind they don't have data to supportpic.twitter.com/Ke1v0PHE2v
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In order to make the case for evolutionary drive, they would need longitudinal data over generations. Instead, they have 590 psych students
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Also, that women reported being less interested in seeing their imaginary partners with other imaginary men is seen as evidence of evolution
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It isn't; Western popular cuture (romance, erotica, pornography) produces less materials appropriating gay men's sex for hetero women.
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So there you have it: poorly designed study, with self-referential hypothesis, skewed data, & conclusions steeped in scientific heterosexism
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Bad science is dangerous. It promotes acceptance of stereotypes that protects status quo. In this case, lesbians are for male consumption
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Don't accept bad science. Media should publish more thoroughly researched articles vetted by experts, especially when it impacts minorities.
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