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> in professions that ostensibly have nothing to do with attractiveness I can't access the article, but I think attractiveness can be a factor in many jobs. Pe
by Zababa 5y ago
> in professions that ostensibly have nothing to do with attractiveness
I can't access the article, but I think attractiveness can be a factor in many jobs. People are called "ugly" because they create a negative emotion when you look at them. Having to be around people like that is objectively a bit worse than being around regular/attractive people. It's a bit like talking to someone who's always a bit abrasive vs someone who's always a bit kind.
I do agree that compared to other forms of discrimination, there are no legal protections for these people and that maybe that should change.
- techbio 5y agoI really don't think other people's existence creates your emotional response. As an adult, you do. Discrimination against people for unalterable characteristics can affect theirs in pretty obviously damaging ways.
- rhino369 5y agoYou could have made that same argument about minorities in 1955. And people did.
- spins 5y agoTo access NY Times articles, just google search the name of their article. You most often will then find their entire article, reprinted in full, thru another source.