It's 100% a thing. When you're pretty, you get treated better in life. It's just a fact. I'll give you a perfect and personal example. My whole life I've been overweight for the most part, a few years ago I loss 40 pounds or something around there. The way I got treated vs how I was treated at higher weights was so different. Even something as "small" as my hair changes how people treat me. When my hair is short, I hardly get any attention but when it's long, people notice me.
Guys notice me, I get free stuff, dudes want to do stuff for you. Females even treat you differently. They want to be your friend solely because you're pretty, they'll do stuff for you. Even sexual favors.
Studies have shown that people that are seen as attractive have a higher chance at snagging a job. There was a study where four resumes with PICTURES were submitted to muliple jobs offers and out of the four, two of those got the job more times than the ones that were seen as unattractive or less attractive. It was two males and two females, the attractive male and the attractive female were the ones that had better luck finding jobs.
It's also apart of our human nature. Even from a very young age we're able to distinguish between attractive people and unattractive people. Babies stare at people that they find attractive. Some times even for long periods of time.
Companies are more likely to hire attractive people because attractiveness sales. That's why clothing companies have models that look how the average male or female would like to look. Why do you think plus size models still aren't that normal? It's based off of what SOCIETY by large finds attractive. Females tend to shop for clothes online based off of models. I myself don't do this, but I've heard plenty of women say they do, and it's because it gives off this illusion that the clothes are attractive because of the person wearing them.
The way we gauge attractiveness is also the reason why there are so many people that are famous solely for being good looking. In my opinion these people are different from models because models at least serve a purpose, these people are just a look. Alex from Target a couple years back is a perfect example. He became famous SOLELY for how "good" looking he is.
There is this amazing journalist/Youtuber that goes over this.
Of course it is a thing, but it's not called āpretty privilegeā. It's a thing known in social psychology as the āHalo Effectā or āphysical attractiveness stereotypeā. On short, people who are considered attractive tend to be rated higher on other positive traits as well. They are also perceived as caring, good, likeable, worthy of love and all the good things etc. There were plenty of experiments done on how looks affect social perception. Some of the most interesting ones concern trials - offenders who are considered attractive usually get less severe punishments than the ones considered ugly.
Of course it is. But I don't fixate on "which group of people has the most privilege". You can find sufficient reasoning for the notion that EVERYONE living in Western democracies today has "privileges" that were largely not available to most people through most of human history. So it just ends up being "turtles all the way down" because once you start assessing which groups have which privileges, that assessment becomes a bottomless rabbit hole. So it's better to just assume that everone you meet has both advantages and disadvantages in society, and crack the fuck on with whatever you were doing to begin with. Playing the "privilege game" only ends in resentment and victimhood.
Of course it's a thing, pretty people get more attention and way more options and opportunities to get partners. It even helps you get jobs, not so much at like home depot their mostly after skills but it is kind of customer service so they want decent looking people and there are jobs all about looks, you'll never see a flat out ugly stripper, bartenders have to be good looking, car salesmen/women have to be good looking.
I mean really are you going to be drawn to short fat guy? I'd bet youd rather talk to the tall handsome and maybe nuclear or thin guy.
More than it being a thing, it is a fact. Attractive people, but mostly attractive women, almost always get passes or favor, and especially in the work place. Managers and supervisors aren't giving them a job or promotion just because they're actually qualified. They're also sleeping with these girls/women as well.
As people we glorify a woman largely based on her looks and body shape, much more than glorifying any actual qualities of character, intelligence, integrity, etc. that she should have.
Exists 100%. Ugly guy stares = creep. Hot guy stares = creep. Pretty gorls get free stuff. Pass in speeding tickets and other bad behaviour. I know beacuse I have been given a pass on things blatantly because of my perceived attractiveness.
Yeah, itās so messed up. There have even been studies that companies that higher more attractive workers get more money because people are more likely and want to interact with attractive people?
Yes, I definitely think itās a thing. In my experience, I think Iām okay-looking but I ultimately get what I want by being nice and genuine to others. I used to work at a restaurant that had mostly male employees. If I needed something, I would get what I needed almost every time not just because Iām pretty but because they knew me well and I asked nicely. I donāt ask something impossible or difficult of anyone with my āpretty privilegeā, that would be cruel. But some donāt think or act like I do and come off as privileged brats.
I agree! I think it depends on who knows them, and what people are into. But it is true that some beautiful girls get whatever they want because they can abuse others with ease.
They may get treated better by people who find them attractive, but they are not above the law and cannot get out of the system of laws just because theyāre pretty. Take court for example, they arenāt gonna let you off the hook just because you got some charm. Thatās not how it works. And also, people who are smarter, naturally doubt you more because your pretty. You have a disadvantage in the stem field and may be looked down upon if they donāt know you. You also get sexually harassed more than people who are average in beauty. There are proās and conās to the whole āpretty privilegeā thing. So the answer to your question is yes and no. You canāt just have āprivilegeā thereās always a downside. Pretty people have their advantages and disadvantages, like everybody else in this world. They are no different.
Plus if your a girl, some people may think of you as a slut most of the time. Being āslutā and āwhoreā shamed is something pretty people deal with a lot. And some even go as far as trying to physically harm them out of jealousy or hatred, instead of shaming them online.
no, not really, because most people are average looking and jealous and make life of beautiful people quite miserable. even all those "attractive" people with fake lashes and 100 lbs of makeup. lol. they think they're "attractive." and so much attitude on them too. but oh well, i just bat my pretty eyelashes at them and flip my pretty hair. it's so much fun watching them get mad. i don't do this to people who are kind to me, only to the assholes. oh, she's prettier than me. that must be why i failed my exam and could not get into med school. wah wah wah. most of the people i interact with in the workplace are middle aged fat women. they sure love me and my "pretty privilege."
People aren't equal. Whether it's intelligence, physical and mental health, height, etc. I wouldn't say all, but many of us have things someone else doesn't. And of course there are unfortunate people who have nothing. Neither beauty nor intelligence. Or even mental or physical health.
Yes. But there's also charismatic privilege, intelligent privileges, and many other privileges that people tend to ignore. Everyone has many different types if privileges. So an intelligent ugly person can't look at a pretty unintelligent person and say "her pretty privilege offers her a better life" without considering what privileges their intelligent offers themselves. Additionally, quantifying privilege is an unfathomably difficult thing to do, unless you heavily simplify it, but if you heavily simplify it, it's virtually guaranteed to be inaccurate.
I'm of the opinion that people often over-estimate how impactful people's privileges truly are.
if you're an unattractive girl, just wear makeup. Know how to do it professionally. Trust me, you can change a 4/10 to a 7.5/10 if you know how to do it well. One of the biggest benefits of looking more attractive is not only attracting more attention which boosts your self esteem, you also attract better looking handsome guys. When you are more physically attracted to him, you have a better dating experience. Looks do matter, regardless if people like it or not
Look around at any large company and see how many unattractive people are in upper management. Probably not a lot. To say nothing of movies, television, all the way down to who gets drinks bought for them at bars first.
Depends on how you define privilege. Studies show that good looking people have more opportunities at work, and we all know they have potentially more social opportunities. But there are some downsides too... particularly for good looking women. They are often approached by men more than they want to be, and it can be hard for them to know whether they are liked just for their looks, or because someone really likes them.
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This whole "privilege" thing in general is a complete waste of time and energy. What? You mean that people aren't all EXACTLY the same? REALLY? And that means that some people have some things easier than other people? WOW! That's some EARTH SHATTERING NEWS!!!
Give me a break. No freaking kidding? How obvious is that? Also, so what? You think you're going to "solve" that? How, exactly? Besides, the point is for any INDIVIDUAL (you remember what THOSE are, right?) to make the best (s) he can with the gifts he has.
what I think is there are many privilege in life. someone is pretty someone grewup with money. someone had a educated parents. everyone has some sort of edge in life. but people don't care what they have they care only what they don't. yes it would be wonderful if everyone was treated equally. we should all try to stop unjust things. that doesn't mean we should hung up on those things.
Putting aside the fact that privilege was a bad word choice for the concept, sure and it's so obvious it's hard to fathom how anyone would deny it. Not only in social or romantic scenarios, but with teachers, job application, salaries, legal system all of them looks matter quite a bit.
Yes. For men and women. It just means that you donāt have the disadvantages that come with not being pretty. One of the most well studied biases that people have actually comes with how people respond to pretty people. The conclusion was that when they see one, the vast majority of people assume them to be more intelligent, healthier, and kinder than a less attractive person.
I agree with pretty at any healthy size but not pretty at any size. But a lot of the whole concept of beauty and whatās healthy is pushed by the media, in Hollywood if youāre not a size zero than your all of a sudden āoverweight/plus sizeā which isnāt the case at all
Making mostly women feel bad about themselves because of them thinking they need to look like that in order to be viewed as attractive when that isnāt the case
I think that is pretty obvious. There are all kinds of privileges. If you have it, you take advantage. If you don't you do what you must to get around those obstacles.
Sure. Then thereās strong privilege, for people who are strong. Then thereās height privilege for people who are tall. Thereās comic privilege for people who are born funny.
There no such thing as privilege of any kind most especially white privilege. There is also no such thing as equality. We arenāt all the same. We all donāt have the same strengths and weakness so we all canāt be equal.
Iāve been told Iām pretty on here and in person sometimes but I've always been alone and I always feel like nobody notices me. Iām not sure if itās because Iām not white or because Iām just shy or unapproachable or something but yeah I feel like no one notices me or pays attention to me even growing up people chose different people to be in their groups and no one would pick me.
To make things more tragic I've had two guys that I had crushes on one of them told me that I looked like a boy and the other one told me eww when he saw me š this was both in highschool and middle school
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