Friday, February 10, 2017

Idea of beauty

Beauty presents a regular of comparison, and it can because resentment and dissatisfaction when not achieved. People who don't fit the "beauty ideal" can be ostracized inside their communities. The TV sitcom Ugly Betty portrays the life of a girl faced with hardships caused by society's unwelcoming attitudes toward those they deem unattractive. but, a person can also be targeted for harassment because of their beauty. In Malna, a strikingly beautiful Italian woman is forced into poverty by the women of the community who refuse to give her work for fear that she may "woo" their husbands. The documentary Beauty in the Eyes of the Beheld explores both the societal blessings and curses of female beauty through interviews of women considered beautiful. Researchers have found that good looking students get higher grades from their teachers than students with an common look. Some studies using mock criminal trials have shown that physically nice "defendants" are less probably to be convictedand if convicted are probably to get lighter sentencesthan less nice ones though the reverse effect has been observed when the supposed crime was swindling, possibly because jurors perceived the defendant's attractiveness as helping the crime. Studies among teens and young adults, like those of psychiatrist and self help author, Eva Ritvo, demonstrate that skin conditions have a profound effect on social behavior and opportunity. How much money a person earns can also be influenced by physical beauty. One study found that people low in physical attractiveness earn five to ten less than common looking people, who in turn earn three to eight less than those who are considered good looking. In the market for loans, the least nice people are less probably to get approvals, though they're less probably to default. In the marriage market, women's looks are at a premium, but men's looks don't matter much. Conversely, being unattractive increases the individuals propensity for criminal activity for some crimes ranging from burglary to theft to selling illicit drugs. unfairness against others depending on their look is called lookism. St. Augustine said of beauty "Beauty is indeed a good gift of God, but that the good may not think it a great good, God dispenses it to the wicked." Ugliness is a property of a person or thing that's unpleasant to look upon and results in a greatly unfavorable evaluation. To be ugly is to be aesthetically unattractive, repulsive, or offensive. People who appear ugly to others suffer documented unfairness, earning ten to 15 less per year than alike workers, and are less probably to be hired for nearly any job, but lack legal option to fight unfairness. For some people, ugliness is a central part of their persona. Jean Paul Sartre had a lazy eye and a bloated, asymmetrical face, and he attributed many of his philosophical ideas to his lifelong struggle to come to terms with his self described ugliness. Socrates also used his ugliness as a philosophical touch point, concluding that philosophy can save us from our external ugliness. Famous in his own time for his perceived ugliness, Abraham Lincoln was portrayed by a contemporary: "to say that he's ugly is nothing, to add that his figure is grotesque, is to communicate no adequate impression." but, his looks proved to be an asset in his personal and political relationships, as his law partner William Herndon wrote, "He wasn't a pretty man by any means, nor was he an ugly one, he was a homely man, careless of his looks, plain looking and plain acting. He had no pomp, display, or dignity, so called. He appeared simple in his cart and bearing. He was a sad looking man, his melancholy dripped from him as he walked. His obvious gloom impressed his friends, and produced sympathy for himone means of his great success."

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