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The pseudoscientific attractiveness scale that grew out of incel forums and is now making money for looksmaxxing influencers

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By Gemma Ware, Jordan Foster
| The Conversation Verified
If you have teenagers in your life, they’ll probably have heard of the PSL scale. Or at least the language associated with it. Chad. Stacy. Normie. Subhuman. The PSL scale is a pseudoscientific attractiveness rating system used by looksmaxxers, men in a part of the manosphere who sometimes use extreme methods to change their appearance.
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From gym to jawline: What looksmaxxing says about modern masculinity Original

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By Jillian Sunderland, Jordan Foster
| The Conversation Verified
Young men and teenage boys are learning to see their faces and bodies as projects to measure, rank and optimize. On social media platforms like Reddit, Instagram and TikTok, jawlines are dissected, cheekbones compared and “flaws” are catalogued. And widely viewed videos advise on just how best to bulk up, trim down, make over and become more desirable and more masculine. Some will even help you rank your face for areas to improve.
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Bizcommunity.com· 7h Men are embracing beauty culture — many of them just refuse to call it that 4 min read

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By Jordan Foster
| MSN South Africa Verified
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