Beer Goggles and Attraction

Beer goggles

Beer goggles is a slang term for a phenomenon in which consumption of alcohol lowers sexual inhibitions to the point that very little or no discretion is used when approaching or choosing sexual partners. The term is often humorously applied when an individual is observed making advances towards, later regretting sexual contact with, a partner that is deemed unattractive, unacceptably scandalous, or repulsive when the prospect of sex is considered while sober. The "beer goggles" are considered to have distorted the "wearer's" vision, making unattractive people appear beautiful.

Beer goggles are also known as "Stellavision", "Beerglasses" and "The Cider Visor".

Education

Some police departments have literal beer goggles, which distort vision to an approximation of drunkenness. These are used in education programs to teach people, often teenagers, about the dangers of drunk driving.

External links

• 'Beauty is in the eye of the beerholder' from BBC news
• Drink drivers given 'beer goggles' from BBC news
• Beauty is in the Eye of the Beerholder! from Poopdeck90210
• Literal Parody of the Term from Alien Loves Predator

See - Alcohol Myopia

• http://www.abc.net.au/science/k2/moments/s932941.htm from ABC 'Great Moments in Science', Dr Karl Kruszelnicki