Leandra Jacobson 4/9

I loved the discussion on the Tender Carnivore today. The exploration of a human “evolution” could really be just thought as breeding us, like the dogs discussed, for desirable characteristics. This is very possible because of the awareness human posses and the need for survival, choosing mates that have positive characteristics we would want in our own children. I would like to prove Shepard’s idea of the production of muscles geared toward hunter-gatherers due to breeding though my personal relationship and how I see this is very possible. I joke to my boyfriend that the only reason l date him is that he has 20/20 vision to make my children less susceptible to having my mole vision. I find it visible in humans, even now, the types of “breeding” that has been done. People are attracted to those that reflect similar attributes as themselves, and many people weirdly have told me how David and I look alike. Also, athletic people are attracted to other athletic people due to shared body image, parts of the person they are attracted to, and activities they participate in. David and I share similar athletic interests such as hiking and running. I definitely believe that people choose certain characteristics of other people not purely on looks, but also on ability such as athletic ability to pass onto their children.