when my cousin used to live in Tacoma & I would go visit, I was always like “wtf. Why does everyone here look inbred?” The people of Washington state were really beat with the ugly stick.
I bet those people are out of this world beautiful by comparison to rural Arkansas peeps. It sounds like an exaggeration, but in a town of about 2,000 you can count the attractive people on one hand. The amount of ugly is mathematically fascinating.
Historically speaking, if you lived somewhere rural and were looking for a spouse you'd want someone that looked more like a Viking than a Barbie or Ken doll.