Why do women(& some men) like thugs so much?

[Ghost_Tracker]

Well, I hope this doesn't come across as chauvanist or
something, 'cause I'm not a chauvanist; but I've
always felt that it's because many women are operating
under the false delusion that someone like that is going
to be able to "protect" them. Seems to me - and granted
I'm generalizing and stereotyping - that they're "the first
to jump ship" when the going gets tough. But then, I'm
sure there's plenty of "tough guys" that also have 'hearts
of gold' etc. It just seems to me though that many women
tend to be turned on by all the wrong things - the whole
"I'm sure you're a nice guy" thing that destroys so many
could-have-been-great relationships. But also, there's
the whole "the guys you F. and the guy you marry" thing -
thing is, though, guys are equally guilty of that. So I guess it
"goes both ways" - why is there a stereotype that young guys
are only interested in dating "bimbo" supermodels with 80
I.Q.'s? BLONDE ones, naturally! . . . .
And do blondes REALLY have more fun?

I also think there's something very hard-wired in the brains of both sexes
which "isn't very nice" but is just plain true, in terms of cold hard reality -
people equate good looks and strength with health; and therefore with
a higher chance of survival in terms of their offspring.
That's "just the way it is."