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Many of the people responding have named specific actors that they already have formed opinions of. I believe the study said that one of the comparisons was simply sillhouettes of body shapes to eliminate facial features, skin color, etc... As well as personal opinions of celebrities. Plus, lets face it. Brad Pitt is not a big dude. Only around 165 lbs.
Note also that the study tried to create differences between sexual arousal and who becomes a good lifetime partner. If I bought a hooker, she is not going to look like my wife. She is also not going to be a nurse and a great future mother.
If you are going to have sex, do you pick the less attractive or the more attractive guy (or Girl)?
One other point. Do some people on this forum pick partners that look more like them? Some of the people here are large and so are their partners. I do not know about others on this forum. However, there could be a thing about picking people that fit how you perceive yourself. If you take care of yourself then you will tend to appreciate that trait in others. If you sit in front of a computer all day then maybe pasty skinny or plump people (like many here) start to look more attractive, because these people by their presence do not illustrate differences in your appearance. So maybe you make negative comments about someone else's appearance to justify your own and you surround yourself with what you want to see to put yourself in a certain light. Not trying to denigrate or personalize with anyone, but I think people in all walks of life tend to point out perceived flaws in others to elevate themselves.
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