Needless to say, the other team was elated. It was a narrow contest right to the end but our team lost. Everything was normal as the game progressed and as usual, both the teams rejoiced at the high points and wore disappointed expressions at the low points of the game.Ī rather strange thing happened when the game was over.

It was a bright Sunday morning and we had arranged a cricket match with some schoolmates. I must have been around 11 or 12 years old. This clearly indicates that such a behaviour is an evolved tendency in homo sapiens. What’s even more mind-boggling is that the same penis-waving tactic is also employed by some New Guinea tribes even today who are essentially cut off from modern civilization. They display dominance by spreading their legs and displaying their penis, giving it continual adjustment or even waving it at their enemies. Some primates such as baboons are a bit more direct. Even though the apes don’t wear any belt or trousers, still they highlight their crotch with their hands when they have to stake their territory and show other apes that they’re unafraid. Interestingly, this crotch display gesture is also seen in apes and some other primates. This gesture communicates the non-verbal message, “I am virile, powerful and dominant”. Men also use this gesture to stake their territory or to show other men that they’re not afraid. It’s perhaps the most direct sexual display a man can make towards a woman. This gesture is used by men to display a dominant, sexually aggressive attitude. The thumbs are hooked to the belt or the pockets while the fingers spread out and highlight the crotch. The most common way in which men display their crotch is by taking up the thumbs-in-belt gesture. I know it sounds weird but, as I’ll explain later, this behavior is something that we’ve inherited from our ancestors. One way in which men display dominance is by displaying their crotch.

On the other hand, male courtship signals involve a display of wealth, status, and dominance. When it comes to attraction, males and females use different signals to display their attractive qualities.įemale courtship signals primarily involve displaying beauty and submissiveness.

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