Gross Manipulations

As mammals of nature, most humans are sexually interested in those of the opposite sex, and one way to attract one another is by physical means. Individuals who have a hard time attracting members of the opposite sex physically, are sometimes cast aside as somewhat less significant to society. For example, what determines who is the better looking person between Angelina Jolie and Bette Midler, or Mel Gibson and Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean)? We all read and silently answer this question in our mind, yet who and what is determining the answer? In today's American society, there appears to be a…