Why Are Action Stars More Likely to Be Republican?
7th April 2013
Fighting ability, largely determined by upper body strength, continues to rule the minds of modern men, according to a new study by Aaron Sell from Griffith University in Australia and colleagues. Their work explores the concept that human males are designed for fighting, and shows how this fighting ability drives both their behavior and attitudes to a range issues, including political orientation. For example, their research demonstrates that among Hollywood actors, those selected for their physical strength, i.e. action stars, are more likely to support the Republican position on foreign policy.
I’m thinking that the presence of testicles probably has something to do with it.
These features include abilities to dissipate heat, perceive and respond rapidly to threats, estimate the trajectory of thrown objects, resist blunt-force trauma and accurately intercept objects.
We call this ‘football’. There’s a reason why ‘throw like a girl’ is a cliché, and why it applies to Barack Obama.
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