[–] daskapitalist 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

It's essentially the same as studying any other sexual characteristic to see if nature is min-maxing to attract a mate. E.g. trading off IQ vs breast size vs butt size vs lip size vs hair color vs whatever else humans find attractive. E.g. if there was a strong inverse correlation it'd indicate badonkadonk is substantially more appealing to the locals than IQ. Since it's so weak, it's likely that locals arent making that tradeoff.

It's pretty similar to studies in the West to see if men will chase women who are attractive but dumb as a brick (they will).

[–] WORF_MOTORBOATS_TROI ago 

All those studies are just an excuse to find a bunch of pretty girls and talk them up while putting a tape measure up against their sexy parts

[–] Olivefigs 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Pretty girls

Africa

[–] Hoppes9 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

If this was honestly the purpose of the study that seems like the most typically african study ever.

I dunno. A study on how the amount of gold inside a person's head correlated with melanin levels would be more African.