blackbird and i were having a semi-heated debate last night about the reason for taller men. more specifically, why are we taller now than prior generations. of course, neither of us are geneticists, but inebriation causes one to feel adept at arguing such topics.blackbird's theory? there is an innate attraction to taller men. in other words, taller men have always been seen as the more suitable sex candidate. this, in turn, passed on the line for taller men as the centuries moved on. my rebuttle was that such preference couldn't be genetically alterable. yes, F+M (tall) have a higher probability of making M (tall) offspring, but that wouldn't explain the increase of average height. man has been growing in height. i believe blackbird said the average is now 6 feet.
my theory? i just don't think romantics, though wonderful, are the explanation for physical change. firstly, men have had their demanding choice on who they mate with (and not the other way around) for the bulk history (granted there are thousands of cultures that practice matriachy, but we're speaking for the "civilized"* population). blackbird's argument is that affairs have been around since the beginning of time. true, and lovingly so, but those numbers (i am most undoubtedly sure) are too small for a genetic mutation like this. secondly, i feel that emotions are responses to nature;—not nature responding to emotions.** the same emotions have been popping up through out the past couple of centuries, but, again, not often enough to bloom this kind of change. for instance, war has been common enough through man's timeline that if we hadn't invented armor we might have (caricuturally) grown tougher skin by now. but romantic flings don't call for taller men.
since man started walking upright, we've also been growing upright. we aren't picking food from trees anymore and we certainly aren't reaching for the stars beyond a metaphorical sense. walking upright, alone, was a weird change (seeing how balance and stability is easier on fours, not to mention that most of the animal kingdom is on fours). so, why grow taller?
POO NOUVEAU
the pie and i had a conversation about shitty boys. all of my female friends have shitty boyfriends. well, not all, but the majority do. it's boggling, because these girls aren't stupid, unattractive, insane, or duds (not to say the women with these qualities deserve horrible men, either). a few days ago, i realised, while talking to blackbird about a guy that didn't touch/cuddle during sex, that most men don't actually want to touch women. when i thought about this, i suddenly questioned why someone would engage in sex with someone if you don't want to truly "engage" in sex. for me, the definition of sex is when two (or more) people try their hardest to put everything on their body on the other person's body. to touch every inch of yourself to every inch of your partner. i could be wrong, maybe merriam-webster decided to change the definition in the past five years (i don't have a modern definition for sex, fortunately). but that isn't cool. if there are a bunch of people out there in the world who don't enjoy sex, then what the fuck do they enjoy? shopping? i like shopping, don't get me wrong, but shopping had always been #10 on the list of things-to-do. #1: sex!
reasons for such sexless boys (and girls, as well)? i told the pie that it could be a big change in how our generation sees ourselves in relation to the community, as compared to prior generations. the previous generation and our parents were all about free love;—fit yourself into the community by defining yourself with the community. the generations before that were stern on the duo—marriage. whether there were homo/heterosexual affairs or happy marriages, people defined themselves through a partner. our generation has gone awry, i'm afraid, with the assumption that the only way to be a good human is to be an individual human. instead of freelove as a community excercise, it is now an individual fucking lots of people. there is a documentary playing on channel thirteen that talks about our fellow peers' struggle in the work place. because we are so individually minded, we find it hard to fit into a large work environment that calls for us to work in teams and, especially, non-creatively.
we're all a bunch of apathetic introverts, and our motto is: "hey, is there any other way to be? fuck it." well, i say, if you want better head (or head, at all; i can't believe some people are disgusted by oral sex. that, my cohorts, is a frustrating truth.) and better sex you need to get rid of this whole idea of "individuality". none of us are special enough to be above or below the line of mankind.
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*the mass as a thriving community; the larger stem for genetic change.
**skin is smooth, because it's healthy. that is attractive because it's healthy. NOT: because skin is attractive it becomes smooth and therefore healthy looking.
