All of us knew that chicks love the long ball. It turns out that they love the blue face as well.
According to the Daily Mail (U.K.), a new study shows that covid “masks make both men and women more appealing on the eye.”
Yep. “A Cardiff University study asked 43 women to rank men’s faces with different items covering them,” the Mail explained. “The study found that men with blue medical face masks were the most attractive.”
Here you are, guys. Also, when you speak about me, be kind.
The women were shown pictures of men with “two different kinds of face mask, with a book partially covering the faces and with nothing covering the faces at all.” Apparently they most like the creepy surgeon look.
“Dr Michael Lewis of the university’s school of psychology said that the study proved our preferences have changed over time — with face masks deemed to make a person less attractive before the pandemic,” the Mail said.
According to our study, medical masks make faces look more attractive. We may associate blue face masks with healthcare workers and people who are involved in medical or caring professions. When we feel weak, wearing medical masks may be comforting and can make us more open to the person who is wearing them.
Maybe the men pictured looked like they were prize fighters who had failed. It is clear that there are many out there whose mugs cannot improve when covered with cotton. For example, your humble author. Maybe women are tired of looking for manly men, and they have found a way to be happy with little buttercups or boneless hypochondriacs.
“Lewis added that it was possible face masks made people more attractive because it directed the participants’ attention towards the eyes,” the Mail said.
Not sure how this squares with the feminists who claim that, for their part, women like masking up because it deflects “the male gaze.” But we live in stupid times. There are many magical powers in masks and drugs. Public health officials have all sorts of power. Why shouldn’t an enchanted mask simultaneously have the power to attract and repel?
You can also start to work on your new pickup lines while you wait. “Hey baby, see this bad-boy here? It’s a triple-layer disposable. Yes, contagious drops travel only 0.5ft. Sixty percent of the time, it works every time …”
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