ascendrx
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Introduction
The male archetype spectrum is really important when we think about how society views masculinity and attractiveness. It includes various types of male identities that can influence the aesthetic choices someone might make. Understanding this spectrum helps us know which archetypes are considered the most trustworthy, the most attractive, the least trustworthy, and the least attractive.
FYI: Each pillar of the spectrum will be rated in a 1-10 manner.
The Spectrum
Cutecel - Prettyboy - Robust Prettyboy - Maesthetic - E-Boy - Ogre
The male archetype spectrum is really important when we think about how society views masculinity and attractiveness. It includes various types of male identities that can influence the aesthetic choices someone might make. Understanding this spectrum helps us know which archetypes are considered the most trustworthy, the most attractive, the least trustworthy, and the least attractive.
FYI: Each pillar of the spectrum will be rated in a 1-10 manner.
The Spectrum
Cutecel - Prettyboy - Robust Prettyboy - Maesthetic - E-Boy - Ogre
Cutecel
Features: Cutecels typically have super low sexual dimorphism. Like, extremely low. They also look very youthful. They usually have the highest skin quality, the highest hair quality & length, no facial hair, and extraordinarily weak, frail, immature bodies. (Example is Bjorn Andresen)
Male Respect: ●●●○○○○○○○
Female Respect: ●●●●●○○○○○
Trustworthiness: ●●●●●●●●●●
Ideal Age Range: 14-18
Prettyboy
Features: Prettyboys typically have higher sexual dimorphism than cutecels, but also share tons of similarities. For example, their skin quality and hair, as well as their lack of facial hair. Prettyboys on the other hand, have much stronger bodies than cutecels. Prettyboys are usually grown up cutecels. (Example is Archie Cranch)
Male Respect: ●●●●●○○○○○
Female Respect: ●●●●●●●○○○
Trustworthiness: ●●●●●●●●○○
Ideal Age Range: 16-24
Robust Prettyboy
Features: Robust prettyboys typically have higher sexual dimorphism than prettyboys, but again also share a ton of similarities. The robust prettyboy is basically just an upgraded version of the prettyboy. Higher muscle mass, higher bone mass, higher sex appeal. (Example is Tom Welling during Smallville)
Male Respect: ●●●●●●○○○○
Female Respect: ●●●●●●●●○○
Trustworthiness: ●●●●●●○○○○
Ideal Age Range: 18-27
Maesthetic
Features: Maesthetic men typically have higher sexual dimorphism than all of the prettyboys mentioned, since they are objectively more masculine. There are some similarities between maesthetic men and robust prettyboys, which would be their muscle mass and bone mass, but maesthetic men generally have higher sex appeal. (Example is John Rawlinson)
Male Respect: ●●●●●●●●○○
Female Respect: ●●●●●●●○○○ (varies with age)
Trustworthiness: ●●●●●●●○○○
Ideal Age Range: 26-40
E-Boy
Features: E-Boys are similar to prettyboys, however these fuckers reside online and are one of the main causes of looksflation. Fuck these guys. (Example is dannybluaii on TikTok)
Male Respect: ●○○○○○○○○○
Female Respect: ●●●●●●●●●●(unfortunately IRL too)
Trustworthiness: ●○○○○○○○○○ (they are the least trustworthy individuals to ever exist)
Ideal Age Range: 15-19
Ogre
Features: Ogres are easily the most masculine men here. Do they have the highest sexual dimorphism? No, not at all. But do they have the highest male respect? Yes, yes they do. Ogres typically demand the most respect out of any room despite being the ugliest archetype to ever exist. JFL. (Example is Nick Best)
Male Respect: ●●●●●●●●●●
Female Respect: ●●●●○○○○○○
Trustworthiness: ●●●○○○○○○○
Ideal Age Range: 40+
My Thoughts
I feel like this thread is the epitome of "Copy my homework but change it up a little."
Still put effort in, though. So definitely take that into consideration, or DNR
Fuck Cute Cells!
I feel like this thread is the epitome of "Copy my homework but change it up a little."
Still put effort in, though. So definitely take that into consideration, or DNR
Fuck Cute Cells!
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