The little one of everything usually looks cute. The same is true for humans; The reason we find babies so cute is mostly because they are small, harmless.
As they get older, facial features, nose bridge and limbs become more prominent. That’s why cuteness fades away. Of course, this situation remains the same for some people, especially Asian people.
What we call cuteness is not beauty, sexiness or attractiveness; something else entirely.
Baby face, baby, cute or sweet, whatever you want to call it is up to you. In order for a person to look like this, they must have certain physical characteristics that are mostly seen in infants and normally disappear as they grow.
Among these features are remarkable things such as a large head compared to the body, thin bone structure, short limbs, and hairlessness. In infants, many of these traits are not lost and are transferred to adulthood. This condition is called neoteny.
The most common ethnic group with neoteny is Asians.
It is estimated that this is due to a gene mutation that occurred about 30,000 years ago. This gene, called the edar gene; It causes thickening of hair follicles, reduction of chin protrusion and breasts, and also changes in the structure of the eyes and ears.
Thanks to this gene, Asians look younger and cuter. Also, over the years, this gene has caused Asians to become more segregated from other races. In other words, over time, the heads of the Japanese and Chinese became larger than their bodies, and their facial features became flatter. At the same time, physical differences between men and women began to diminish.
Another reason why Asians look cute is their choice of mate.
The choice of Asian men to marry women with neotenic features caused the traits we mentioned to be passed on to future generations. In other words, marrying women with these characteristics led to many more people having these characteristics.
Today, not only Asian women are attracted to men of other races, but also Asian men are attracted to women of other races. The biggest example of this is that K-Pop groups like BTS have millions of fans around the world.
According to the latest research; Thanks to the popularity of K-Pop music in recent years, it has been revealed that the male understanding of beauty has evolved into smooth faces, thin bodies, in other words, a more feminine appearance in general, instead of the harder-looking features called macho.
In fact, it is known that the number of people who have plastic surgery has increased recently in order to have these features. Who knows, maybe Asia’s understanding of beauty will soon spread all over the world.
- Sources: NG Opera News, Bright Side
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