My friend and I have had countless arguments about the fairness and equality that people get when ethier they are or are not so attractive. My friend believes that attractive people recieve more kind treatments and it's "only" fair. I say that "unattractive" people can get a fair treatment through their intellectual ideas.
I wanted to know what all of you think,
"Who gets the better deal in society?"

I feel attractive people gets better treatment.I feel it should not matter whether a person is attractive or ugly they all should be treated by what they can do not by their looks.I think it's wrong to be judged by what a person looks like.

I agree with blkygirl48...

I think it is a no win situation for attractive and unattractive people. Attractive people get treated better because they look good, but a smart attractive person doesn't get credit for being smart. On the other hand though an unattractive person will get credit for being smart. The attractive person does have the advantage of being able to get into popular clubs and such, but yet a really smart peron probably wouldn't want to be there anyway.


Here I go again I feel like I am arguing with myself.

It is no secret that attractive people get better treatment.

For psychology we ran an experiment on this before. We got one man to dress as if he were homeless. Then we got another man to dress in business attire. We went downtown and both were instructed to ask people for something simple, like the time. The business man got the time from everyone he asked. The "homeless" man got it only from one person, who actually volunteered at the local homeless shelter and told him to go there for help.

We next ran a similar test. However, this time both men were in business attire. However, one person was attractive, while the other was unattractive. This time, they were to ask people for a favor, in this case to watch their dog for a minute. There equal number of men and women asked for the favor. The more attractive man got substantially more "yes" answers (I need to look for the numbers, I'll post them when I find them) than the "ugly" man.

This could have been taking further testing an attractive woman against an attractive man. I would hypothesize that the woman would get more positive responses. I say this because I am positive that most women asked would respond positively and almost 100% sure that every man asked would respond positively.

I agree with everyone attractive people do get treated better than unattractive people. I see this everyday its nothin new. I wish the world wasnt so judgemental. Everyone should be treated equal.

This seems true, no doubt, but then I have to ask: what is attractive? What may be attractive to one person may not be attractive to another. However, it does seem that people who fit one of the many ideal forms of attractiveness (and there seem to be several)are treated differently than those who do not fit such ideals.

Many people say that thinner girls have an advantage over heavier ones, but this is definitely not true where I come from because people have different preferences.

Since everyone is different, I don't think there is any set way to determine such a thing, even with a study because there are so many variables. It is interesting, though.

veggie-thought: "Who is to say what is attractive across the board?"

Even though we don't see division in todays societies, but they are really there. People across the world are divided into groups and categories. Whether we are rich or poor, pretty or ugly, successful or unsuccessful, all of us take a place in the society. In this case, attractive people get a better deal in the society, with complements and people trying to meet them, get their numbers, and etc.

Todays world is very shallow, and an attractive person gets treated better than an ugly person. If you goto a restaurant, and attractive person will get a seat before and ugly person. Even with some jobs an attractive person will get it instead of an ugly person. Just because that person is attractive does not mean they are not intellectual. Attractive doesnt just mean looks, it personality, confidence, they way that person carries themsleves. All those play a factor on how attractive a person is.

Society seems to think that thin is in and fat people don't get crap. Whoever decided that a person's looks can get them places needs to be smacked with a flip flop. Honestly people, does a curvy person not have the same parts as a thin person? Does their looks make them more or less of a person? looks mean didly to me.We all should be treated equaly. We are all human and we make mistakes, so why does our body send of messages saying who has more potential then another? Think people!

I feel that both sides are discriminated against. Because pretty people, are usually seen as only getting anywhere due to their looks. On the other hand, ugly people are discriminated against and don't get a fair chance even if they are qualified. Although this is not always true, it has become so common in our society today that it's more of a norm. Unfortunately, this is just a lose-lose situation for everyone.

It is definitely obvious that "attractive" people get the better deal in society because today's world is so materialistic and focused on appearances. First impressions play such a huge role and people are often judged on how they are initially viewed. In the work force especially, first impressions can either make or break you. When you walk into an interview, the way you look and the way you carry yourself will be a major factor in whether or not you get a job position. Another example is the music industry. Previously, singers were judged soley on their voices because radios were the only devices used to listen to music. Now with television and computers giving people visuals, there is a huge pressure for artists to look good. Many times looks outweigh talent and the true singers are getting rejected because they do not fit the right "image" of today's world.

Yeah you would think that looks don't play a rule in life but it does. They want what is best for their company and for their own eye candy.

Yes unfortunately in todays society physical attractiveness determines so many things. For example form being the one get hired to being helped out when walking down the street. There will probably never be anything anyone could do to change this problem, aside from maybe changing there mindset about things like this. There have been countless studies and experiemnts where they would place an less attractive person against a more attractive person, and in about 100% of those test the more attractive person would do better. So yes as we come to face the facts of this hrash reality I think we need to keep our heads up and continue to move forward.

I agree the attractive people get the better oportunities much easier. The fact of the matter is though when it comes to hiring someone... sex sells! people are naturally drawn to good looking people. it's our nature. i don't 100% agree with it. but it's simply just how it is. and as long as people care how they appear, it will be a problem. it's a hard pill to swallow.

Unfortunately, in our society, I would say attractive people get more opportunities, even in the world of academia. Beautiful people are more likely to move "up" in business and careers, only because people like them based on their appearance. On top of that, I believe that some automatically assume that if youre attractive, you have more to say than those who are not as attractive as you.
Its sad.