This is a bit off-topic, but I noticed something over the weekend that I think it speaks to the "hierarchy of needs" and how it's expressed in our media.

I was watching a TV show (Colony) and noticed they actually show women being killed now and then, in addition to the tons of men. Usually the woman are either hidden by military garb with their faces covered, or they've got butch haircuts or are generally unattractive.

It's interesting that they will show women being killed, but never one that are physically attractive or especially feminine. Pay attention to your media and I bet you'll see this trope play out more often than people realize.

The Disposability Hierarchy as I've witnessed in TV and movies goes like this:

1. Men
2. "Butch", obese, or otherwise unattractive women
3. Small kids
4. Teenagers/young adults
5. Attractive women

Make no mistake, I'm not saying that 1 and 2-5 happen in equal numbers. You'll still see #1 happen 80-90% of the time relative to the others instances, but when those other instances do occur, you can bet your ass that's roughly how things shake out in the end.

My hypothesis is that attractive women are what these writers and showrunners instinctively or socially are groomed to value over the other groups. This makes sense from an evolutionary psychology perspective to want to reproduce with the most attractive women possible who can give you healthy babies, which would explain why they get weighted the highest out of those other groups. You'd think unattractive or obese women would be second, but for some reason I'm not seeing that bear out in our media.