People who possess antagonistic personality traits, such as manipulativeness and callousness, tend to judge immoral individuals more leniently than the average person does. However, new research published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences suggests this leniency has definitive boundaries, as antagonistic people still find immoral individuals less physically attractive. This provides evidence that antagonistic individuals are fully capable of recognizing moral shortcomings but may evaluate bad behavior less harshly to protect their own self-image. Antagonistic personality traits, sometimes called dark personality traits, describe a broad category of self-centered behaviors, including aggression, entitlement, greed, and manipulativeness. Individuals who score high in these traits tend to lack basic empathy and often act callously toward others to get what they want. Most people naturally distance themselves from individuals who lie, exploit others, or ignore established social norms. This avoidance behavior serves a practical evolutionary purpose, as avoiding harmful individuals protects personal safety and preserves cooperative relationships. Yet, past psychological work has revealed a pattern known as darkness tolerance, which is the tendency for people with highly antagonistic …