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How Much Do Looks Matter?
A friend of mine use to tell me I have a tendency to judge people by their looks rather than their personality or intelligence or integrity or something; I dunno, I wasn't really paying attention because she wasn't that attractive. Perhaps you're a believer of the old adage 'it's not the looks but what's on the inside that counts'. Well, unless you mean the inside of one's wallet, I'm afraid looks do matter, and they matter a lot. Good looks bring a lot of advantages, in fact, I've heard some people are so good looking they get to have sex for free!
Not convinced? Here's a short list of privileges that research have shown to be enjoyed by attractive people. As always, whether or not something made my list is partially based on how interesting I found the fact to be, but mostly determined by my ability to come up with a joke on the subject matter.
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Admit it, you instinctively swiped right didn't you?
Advantages Enjoyed by Attractive People
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Annoyingly, research shows that attractive people are seen as more trustworthy, more intelligent, more healthy and even more attractive than less attractive people. Well that sucks, not only do I have a greater need to drug my future mates, they're likely to be more suspicious of me doing it too!
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Scientist theorize attractive children are more likely to be healthier which partially explains why parents instinctively give more attention to attractive children than their less attractive counterparts. I wouldn't say my brother is any more attractive than me, but dad certainly favored him growing up, probably because he didn't resemble the postman as much as I did.
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Attractive men are less likely to be found guilty in criminal proceedings by judges and members of the jury. However, this sort of balances out because if convicted, they're more likely to have trouble holding onto their soap in the prison showers.
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A study has found that even very young children prefer to play with kids who were more attractive. The same group of researchers are now exploring whether this also holds true for Catholic priests.
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Yeah, I had to be pretty careful googling for pictures like this one, so I did it on my brother's laptop just in case...
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Teachers give preferential treatment to more attractive students. Well, the reciprocal is certainly true as well; I mean who didn't fantasize about hooking up with their hot arts teacher? Aside from kids who are home schooled of course; I'm guessing they probably wouldn't unless they're from the south.
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Attractive women are 36% chance more likely to land a job than those who are less attractive but equally qualified. That's so unfair: I knew I was just as good a pole dancer as Candi!
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Similarly, attractive men are paid more on average, which is pretty unfair if you think about it, because they're also the ones who are more likely to get a discount at the brothel than the rest of us.
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It'll come as no surprise then, that being attractive helps political candidates win over voters. Which must then imply that the only thing that can adequately compensate for being born with a face like an orangutan's scrotum is having tiny fucking hands.
So there you have it, pretty much from the moment of birth, attractive people get everything they want. On a related note, Scarlett Johansson would love it if you upvote this post right now.
How about you? Do looks matter to you? As for me, I don't really care either way, I find most girls to be equally susceptible to roofies regardless of how they look.
Sources:
8 Scientifically Proven Reasons Life's Better If You're Beautiful
15 Shocking Facts About Being Attractive
Unfair Advantages of Being Attractive
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Looks matter, and exceptionally good looking people can use that.
But there are many very successful people who do not generally have "good looks."
What matters more is how one presents themselves. A good hair style ("good" depends entirely on the type of hair, ALL kinds of hair will have a good style, some will be harder to attain than others), clean and good-smelling skin, clean and well-chosen clothes, etc.
People who obviously do not take care of themselves, who have hair that is not taken care of, who are dirty or smelling, who wear clothes that are unkempt, will not be treated as well as people who obviously take care of themselves. This may or may not be fair, but it happens.
Therefore, I would say that "presentation" matters more than "looks" even though looks do matter.
A great looking person who presents poorly is likely to get a worse reception than an ugly person who presents well.
you are absolutely right,,, I am this kind of person that does not care about apparences at all,,, and once I go to any nice coffeeshop or good Restaurant I receive a little harsh treatment,, I know It is because of the way I appear,,, lately I get used to it.
but when I finish and give a nice tip to the waiter or waitress,, guess what,, they remember me because I am different, this is the first thing,,, and nobody expected to get a tip from somebody who looks like me.
when I come back to the same place another time,, maybe a week or two weeks later,, I notice that the treatment gets better than the first time,, I even feel that I am the best treated client in the place..
this is really what happens to me all the time I promise... and I really liked it this way..
anyway everyone is a human being and we have equal rights as per GOD and as per Governments as well.
Cheers
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An important and relevant terminology for what you describe in this article, as I've heard it, is called lookism. Lookism is discriminatory treatment against unattractive people. In fact, in the US in the 70s, there used to exist laws that prevented people from appearing in public if they were deemed "too ugly."
In recent years, it seems like the mobility for physical appearance alterations has increased (makeup, plastic surgery, etc.) but I believe it's created a system where beauty and class has become intertwined - only the rich can afford expensive surgeries, makeup, beauty products, and the right grooming tools to look a certain way.
In this regard, I fear that lookism is becoming a proxy for classism, which is why I personally always try to avoid basing judgment on individuals on appearance (agreed, however, that this is a highly complex issue).
Looks to me matter for the very fact that none of us are mind readers.
The people who say looks don't matter and start to call others shallow talk as if unpleasant looking people are automatically angels sent from heaven.
But that's obviously not true.
So what can you do?
You just follow your senses, guts, instinct and natural inclination.
If you think someone is attractive, by all means, think whatever the hell it is you want of that person. Whether you go overboard or not, is up to your maturity.
If you think someone is unattractive, by all means, think whatever the hell is is you want. Whether you go overboard or not, again, is up to your maturity.
Heck man, you can't even smell the shampoo of a person's hair when you first meet them. You only have your eyes and minds. Do what you want with them.
On another note, how you deal with the idea of looks being important can be your weakness or strength, regardless of whether you're good looking or not. It will all be linked back to your will to upkeep your health, self-esteem and happiness, which is then linked to an individual's taste.
It's all a fucking complicated mess, but bottom line, looks are important as fuck.
What a provocative article! :-)
I would add the following: attractiveness is here in Germany and where we call ourselves modern people,"the habit of what we see". What we as a swarm generally consider attractive and established is Zeitgeist. This causes a certain habit, which is considered "beautiful" and "ugly". For many years now, I've largely avoided looking at title covers and mainstream advertising and visuals. I had the following very interesting experience. The weaning of a visual habit into another habit has completely shifted my beauty ideal. So I looked at your cover picture of the young woman and found it repulsive, artificial and somehow dangerous. And masked. I can't help myself, I find such faces anything but attractive. Partly also because I decided to do so and my reprogrammed habit did the rest. That's how I used to find fragrances beautiful, which I find disgusting today.
To make the comparison vivid: I feel as if I had gone to a remote village where there are no media and no cosmetics. Only primitive life (which I don't mean as derogatory!). After ten years I return to "civilization" and am horrified by what people generally find attractive.
Admittedly, without make-up, the girl would be "beautiful"for me. So I would like to say that we humans per se consider the "young" or "young people" as beautiful and I will hardly be able to solve this problem myself, because young people are simply really attractive (referring to the exterior).
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