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i know im the fool for explaining but to be clear, the CORE appeal of himbos is that they're very emotionally intelligent. it's literally "they know the things that matter (be kind, read the room) and don't know the things that don't matter (astrophysics, how to read clocks)"
like i know im a bigger clown with every word i type about this topic but. i DO want to acknowledge that historically, when men objectify "dumb girls" (the traditional bimbo), it can be with a predatory instinct because they want someone easy to manipulate and flex on.
but the contemporary appeal of himbos (including himbettes, thembos, himbims, and all other "fuck im a moronsexual" character archetypes) is NOT that they're anyone's intellectual inferior, it's often in defiance of the idea that academic intelligence is the only marker of value.
ALSO, like, "wanting a real-life romantic partner to be less smart than you" is a very different impulse to "liking it when fictional idiots flex their beautiful muscles and have zero thoughts because head empty heart full", and with that im done saying unhelpfully obvious things
