I understand through natural selection we have lost the need for certain traits such as wisdom teeth. At one point in time our ancestors needed wisdom teeth to accommodate their diet, but at which point did men need nipples? God forbid the thought of a newborn babe suckling on its father’s teat, but if it was ever necessary why are they still apparent on the male species?
After a little research and a few mild pornographic images of male nipples I came to the conclusion that nipples are formed on a fetus before any sex hormones have been developed. Autosomes (which nipples categorize into) are the chromosomes that are given regardless if you are male or female. The sex hormones determine if those nipples will be fully functioning breakfast-lunch-dinner nipples. For example, autosomes gives us a voice box but the sex hormones determine if the voice will be masculine or feminine…but if you’re Gilbert Gottfried then you’re just a genetic glitch.
Basically once the sex hormones determine you will be male: you’re screwed. You have a pair of useless man nips. Aesthetically, the nipples create some sort of cohesiveness among men and women but nipples are not needed to distinguish sexual dimorphism. Quite frankly, it would be straight up weird if a man’s chest looked like his back. Male nipples have not died off through natural selection because it does no harm to the body. The only harm it could do is birth more midgets.
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