Comments on: How much does being ugly really cost?

By: Weekly Reads for the Past Two Weeks

Weekly Reads for the Past Two Weeks — Sat, 15 May 2010 23:42:37 +0000

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By: Ingrid@Morestylethancash

Ingrid@Morestylethancash — Wed, 05 May 2010 13:42:13 +0000

It is not just about the physical looks but how you present yourself. I always used this to my advantage when I was an antique dealer.

When I was buying I would show up in jeans, a clean t-shirt, minimal make up and my hair pulled back in a pony tail. When I was selling I would be in a dress, jewelry, high heels, hair and make up done.

Estee Lauder the millionaire cosmetic queen use to say that “There is no such thing as an ugly woman, just a lazy one.”

Of course buying her expensive products would help you become beautiful and once again we see how rich people can afford to be attractive while poor people can’t.

By: Larry

Larry — Wed, 05 May 2010 13:08:43 +0000

Don’t forget, however, that the opposite is also true: the dumb-blond stereotype that the pretty person is a brainless nitwit who has gotten by solely on his/her looks. Based on my experiences, there’s a fair amount of truth to that assumption.

And Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are not exactly pretty.

By: simple in france

simple in france — Wed, 05 May 2010 12:47:48 +0000

Sad, backward and true. And here in France, people will actually just go ahead and say that they’re looking for someone of a certain height (I’ve actually seen this!!) in a job offer. And you must include a photo with each resume. . .although that is starting to change. The discrimination is so much more blatant here. . .but it’s real in the US as well.

By: ctreit

ctreit — Wed, 05 May 2010 11:09:23 +0000

Being tall and good looking is not sufficient though. You still got to apply yourself.

Chris Rock had a funny comment in one of his comedy skids about living in Alpine, NJ, a very affluent town. He is one of a handful of blacks living there. These blacks have had outstanding careers. Chris Rock says that his neighbor is a white dentist. Chris Rock continued that a black dentist would have had to invent teeth to be able to live in Alpine.

So, the moral of that story is that it is just easier to get ahead if you are good looking, tall, white, etc. but it is not the only thing that matters.