It is amazing, these days, the extent to which a second or two glance allows me to categorize particularly a female talent within the "Hollywood ecosphere", for

It is amazing, these days, the extent to which a second or two glance allows me to categorize particularly a female talent within the "Hollywood ecosphere", for lack of a better term. Such guestimates are not 100% accurate, but once one gets away from the established A-list (particularly the older set, established before some of the latest "prettification"), they are pretty close. This has been talked and written about time and again, but I also see appearance playing such a role in many work environments. I wonder to what extent the former may be reinforcing the latter. I see similar selection bias in the popular music industry. Again, top talent may escape it (but have plenty of professionals around for makeup and whatnot), but below that level, looks are king or queen.