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Do attractive people get treated differently?; just something I realized.
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Julesy Apr 4 2007, 02:06 AM Post #1
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Have you ever come across this yourselves? I mean, have you noticed you treat more attractive people better? Im not talking in a "I-want- to -fuck- you- cause -youre- hot-so- I- will- be- nice- to -you" way.
I mean, just in genera. Like overall?

We talked about this at work and we found out we do on a daily basis. I mean, sometimes you dont because, say you know the person. But to good looking strangers, I find myself being more courteous.

I looked it up on Wiki and it mentions something called THE HALO EFFECT. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_effect

Post your thoughts. Have you treated someone different because of thier looks? Have you thought you were treated better or worse, based on your looks.
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Julesy Apr 4 2007, 02:46 AM Post #2
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I heard it has something to do with symmetry, too.
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la anaconda de chocolatee Apr 4 2007, 02:59 AM Post #3
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in general, people do this is a well known fact. Studies have been done on it, many studies many sociological studies that I read when I was in school.
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Julesy Apr 4 2007, 03:02 AM Post #4
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do you find yourself treating people different?

Michele, you work with different people everyday.
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la anaconda de chocolatee Apr 4 2007, 03:03 AM Post #5
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I dont think that I do cause I am used to working with and interacting with people of all different races, creeds, sizes, shapes, and socioeconomic classes. I think I treat everyone the same but I might not be able to see it in myself.
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Julesy Apr 4 2007, 03:18 AM Post #6
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I bet you do! We all do!
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la anaconda de chocolatee Apr 4 2007, 03:19 AM Post #7
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I might possibly a little bit but I bet not as much as the average person does because I am a social worker and most of my clients are not pretty people!

Most of the people I work with arent either! lol
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I think society has been brought up to believe that the beautiful people should be treated differently. Look at the fashion magazines and how they portray the "idea" image of what is sexy and beautiful, appealing in our society.

What was considered beautiful a decade ago wouldn't probably hold up now. And now they are starting to see more men becoming obsessed with the idea image of what a man should look like, with men have anorexia and other issues that was once common to women. I think there's more men out there then they think that don't come forward.

But as to the question, I don't think I have done that. There's always some thought in the back of my mind that tends to pick a person apart detail by detail till they aren't as "beautiful" as they look.

Also, people like that tend to be high maintenance =P
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Atomic Blonde Apr 4 2007, 06:14 AM Post #9
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i just learned about this in social psych a couple weeks ago.

we saw an undercover movie where they would have two people who wear the exact same clothes, act the exact same way, have exact same backgrounds and credentials go around towns doing this and that, getting interviewed for jobs, looking for apartments, getting help when their car breaks down, etc. The only diff between them was one was average and one was above average looking.

And scientific testing says YUP, they are treated differently, from large scale situations to small details.

If you want actual examples from the vid Ill give them when its not 1 in the morning... :chuckle
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Dwight Apr 4 2007, 07:30 AM Post #10
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I think I watched a few talk shows where they did the same things. They usually had a woman put on a fat suit and go to these places then they have her go back as the skinny attractive person and get different reactions/treatments based on her looks.
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Hunter Apr 4 2007, 10:28 AM Post #11
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Good topic hoe_mie !!!!!

Ive seen similar shows as well
When the beautiful girl had to dress up as the less attractive one
Oooh she took it so very badly
I mean almost breakin' down, yeah she got treated very differently
But she didnt get totally put down
She couldve gotten it much harsher

Her reaction to me said how good shes had it n' to have slightly less
broke her. What got to her most was how invisible she became, well that was
the impression I got from her.

Oh n' plus it hit home, that shes been the jerk herself
Teasin' those she finds ugly
Which she openly admitted to beforehand
Bet she doesnt tease the overweight kids at school anymore .....

I do it. Without meanin' to
Be nicer to really attractive strangers, not to try n' get with them
Just automatically treat them nicer

I see most people I know do it all the time
Its almost a natural reaction I reckon
Oh she/he beautiful, be extra nice

Its wrong but I reckon most of us do it, for sure.
Go anywhere
The mall, a bar, the movies, the library
Just walk down the street even
You'll see it within moments

No matter what someone looks like
They respect me then I respect them
But yeah Im extra nicer to the super beautiful

:blush
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Julesy Apr 4 2007, 01:52 PM Post #12
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Hunt admits it! :cheer lol

I know I do.

Larisa, post the link!

Ill post again when I got more time.
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Noname Apr 4 2007, 04:16 PM Post #13
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I do. i don't try.
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I agree I think attractive people are treated better, more likely to the get the job etc... Also aren't we suppose to make a judgement about a person within about 5 seconds after meeting them? A lot of this must go on looks because that's all you have to go on! I think the first impression can change though once you see a person's personality etc.

Another point about Larisa's research example...I've seen similar studies myself in psychology, but it could be that the good looking people know they are good looking and so they are more confident that the less good looking ones.
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A friend told me not too long ago that I don't immediately remember a person's name unless they are good looking to me.

I thought about it...and found that he was right!
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Dwight Apr 4 2007, 07:21 PM Post #16
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It's either 5 seconds or 5 minutes. My mother is scary good at doing that within a few minutes of the person talking. She can tell if they are bs-ing, lying, or being honest. And my sister's friend Dallas is the same way. She'll tell you within minutes what that person is like and has never been wrong.
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look at movies and hollywood. gorgeous people are in movies because people like to look at them.
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People's perceptions of good looking can be different though...but there must be a standard that most of us like to look at!




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Auntie Maine Apr 4 2007, 10:29 PM Post #19
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. :rocks
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There was a lingerie company that had average weight models, for a change.
Neither skinny nor overweight
They asked people randomly all day about the new models

Not only did the men say they were ugly and it was a turn off
So did most of the women !!!

You'd think most of the women and some men would have supported such a thing
But shezz guess not eh
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