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guest19

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face shapes
« on: December 10, 2022, 11:59:22 am »
I remember a while ago you posted a list of face shapes and you listed either the triangular or oblong as "terminal", what do you mean by that?

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Re: face shapes
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2022, 01:03:22 pm »
I remember a while ago you posted a list of face shapes and you listed either the triangular or oblong as "terminal", what do you mean by that?

Here's an example of an oblong face:
https://trueleft.createaforum.com/human-evolution/who-were-the-neanderthals-dw-documentary/?message=12542

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EvqXbkTWQAEvfQv.jpg

More examples:
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The Oblong face shape is similar to the Oval. However, it often gives an "overgrown" impression and its often extreme length makes the face too long overall to comfortably fit within an aesthetically-pleasing oval. Additionally, people with Oblong faces have heavy features which are not typically seen on Oval faces. People with this face shape are sometimes humorously referred to as "horse faced", suggesting the Oblong's proportions are just simply too long and heavy-featured to be as aesthetically pleasing as the Oval.
https://aryan-anthropology.blogspot.com/p/how-many-face-shapes-are-there.html



Inverted triangle and triangle:
 


Most of your face shape questions can be answered here:
https://aryan-anthropology.blogspot.com/p/how-many-face-shapes-are-there.html

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Re: face shapes
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2022, 04:08:44 pm »
See also:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/human-evolution/re-sexual-dimorphism-preferences/msg965/#msg965

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Whenever in doubt, I recommend going back to neoteny. While we agree that Oblong is less robust than Square, do you not think that Oblong is actually the LEAST neotenous of all the shapes, even less so than Square? I have seen children with Square, Pentagon, Round and Oval faces, but have you ever seen a child with an Oblong face? I haven't. Therefore Oblong could be viewed as a terminal group for selective pressure that minimizes neoteny.

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Again let's look at how children's face shapes change as they become adults.

Square adults were Square or Round children.

Pentagon adults were Pentagon, Oval or Round children.

Oval adults were Oval, Round or Pentagon children. (Note that this is the same set as the Pentagon.)

Round adults were Round, Oval or Pentagon children. (Same set again.)

Oblong adults were Oval or Square children.

Not only is the Oblong the odd one out in terms of not being able to map onto itself, but also the Pentagon, Oval and Round taken together map onto themselves. This suggests to me that the Oblong is a dead end.

Another dead end would be the Hexagon:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/true-left-vs-right/western-civilization-sustainable-evil/msg13720/#msg13720