Another form of discrimination??

Tuesday, July 26, 2005

Some people may say looks do not matter. But can you deny the fact that what is beautiful is often loved? Consider the following:

Would you love to keep this

or this

as a pet?

Would they live happily ever after if the Beast did not turned back into his handsome, good-looking prince self at the end?

Now consider the term "falling in love at first sight".

What actually made that happen?

(Ding! Good-looking faces of course!)How would you fall for somebody if he/she doesn't catch your eye at the first place?(or he/she is ugly looking?)

In fact studies consistently proved that what is beautiful is better/beautiful/successful, etc. People who are born pretty are often blessed with more privileges than those who don't. (Seems unfair, right? Unfortunately, this is the cruel reality.)

Physically attractive job candidates with the exact same qualifications as less physically attractive candidates (slightly below average in attractiveness) are more likely to be hired for a particular job. Even experienced personnel managers are not immune to the attractiveness bias. And therefore physically attractive people tend to have better-paying jobs in higher-level positions than their less attractive counterparts.
Good-looking people are better liked than those who don't. And they're more POPULAR too. (Consider the case of prom queen and prom king or whatever it is.)
They often successful in getting whatever they want.

And, whether you realize it or not,

Most of us like to be in the company of physically attractive people.

We are more likely to help a physically attractive person than a physically unattractive person.

In a public transport, we are more likely to be sitting next to a good-looking person.

So what happen to those fall outside the category of beautiful/gorgeous/handsome/cute/good-looking/attractive people?

Question: Is this some kind of discrimination for them?

5:03 AM | Permalink

i'm doing prejudice in my english class..my lecturer asked us, would you hug a person with d history of rapping a 5 months old child? of course, as normal person, we won't right..then the lecturer said, u are PREJUDICE..she too..

Posted by ahfoo | Tuesday, July 26, 2005 6:38:00 PM

Just LOVE CATS .. so so .. stealthy,mysterious,naughty .. just love them :) nice pics.. i realy wish i had one of them :)

Posted by Vijay | Tuesday, July 26, 2005 10:30:00 PM

I think the wet cat is kinda cute!

Posted by Nettie | Wednesday, July 27, 2005 6:23:00 AM

I go for the underdog definitly

Posted by Renee Wagemans | Friday, July 29, 2005 3:24:00 AM

No doubts that physical look is rather important but so is the inner self. I would rather talk to the not-so-pretty one rather than talking to a 'bitch'. I hate those famous people that always make use of their looks. I always believe that this world is very fair. If we are not gifted with beauty, then most probably we were gifted with some other thing...that is something for us to find out. :)

Posted by emotionalistic | Friday, July 29, 2005 10:07:00 AM

ah foo: Yup, i guess everyone have a certain extent of bias/prejudice whether they're aware of it or not.

nettie, vijay: Aha! Maybe i should've chosen another picture rather than that wet cat to indicate my point.

Posted by Jocelyn | Monday, August 01, 2005 1:55:00 AM

poems&writings: Yeah, i would too.

emotionalistic: I definitely agree with ya. Unfortunately people tend to judge someone by his/her look rather than his/her innerself.

(p/s: Hope u enjoy yourself when you get to Penang.) May all the best of luck be with ya..=P

Posted by Jocelyn | Monday, August 01, 2005 2:01:00 AM

Thank you :)

Posted by emotionalistic | Monday, August 01, 2005 6:51:00 AM

To be "prejudiced" isn't always negative: sometimes prejudice protects us against something that could harm us. For instance, a prejudice against convicted rapists (as ah foo said above).

As far as who/what we are attracted to, I definitely saw that in the work world. I interviewed for a job with a cooking magazine and didn't get it because they hired someone slender with not quite the same qualifications as me.

Your post was definitely thought-provoking!

Posted by MissBossyPants | Monday, August 01, 2005 7:37:00 AM

Well put, Jocelyn! I hate to think may be, jus may be I've been hating on anyone. Yet, coz of human nature sometimes we do act very much as u've posted.

Its hard to deny outer looks but with time ahve learnt after all is said and done, soo much is done. Like, Its really what's inside that counts. Its hard but when we put ourselves as those who wuld easliy fall under the not-so-loved catergory no one wants not to be loved. Plus,everyone is beautiful in their own way, not by how they look.

Great post, truly something to sleep on and live by!

Posted by Poi | Saturday, August 13, 2005 12:48:00 AM

I still go for inner beauty. I have known some really stuck up beautiful people....Yes indeed, beauty comes from within.

Posted by Lucy Stern | Monday, August 22, 2005 12:04:00 PM