# Don't hate me cuz I'm beautiful.... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 9, 2005, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hate-me-cuz-im-beautiful/293709 "2005-03-09T20:10:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hate-me-cuz-im-beautiful/293709/1 "2005-03-09T20:10:57Z")
:smack: …ummm, on the other hand… go right ahead! 😛 [Yet another beauty myth supported.](http://msn.careerbuilder.com/Custom/MSN/CareerAdvice/297.htm?siteid=cbmsnhp4283&sc_extcmp=JS_wi02_june04_home1>1=6195&cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=39215dab27354e789b1337fcb3a279fc-163696967-tq-1) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hate-me-cuz-im-beautiful/293709/2 "2005-03-09T20:21:27Z")
This is why I went into Civil Service! Short, fat and ugly is no way to go through, son! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hate-me-cuz-im-beautiful/293709/3 "2005-03-09T20:33:39Z")
I wonder how much of that is attributable to low self-confidence held by the “plain” people. If someone’s negative perception of him or herself is reinforced repeatedly, perhaps he or she won’t try for that new job, won’t push for a promotion, et cetera. ---
**Author:** ![sweetfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@sweetfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweetfreak)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hate-me-cuz-im-beautiful/293709/4 "2005-03-09T21:37:03Z")
> [@lno](#): > > I wonder how much of that is attributable to low self-confidence held by the “plain” people. If someone’s negative perception of him or herself is reinforced repeatedly, perhaps he or she won’t try for that new job, won’t push for a promotion, et cetera. That’s what I would think. Also, someone who is better looking, or is perceived that way by society, would probably be more assertive and self-confident and would dare to try for the new job or promotion. ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hate-me-cuz-im-beautiful/293709/5 "2005-03-09T21:36:41Z")
> [@](#): > > Size matters, too. A study released last year by two professors at the University of Florida and the University of North Carolina found that tall people earn considerably more money throughout their careers than their shorter coworkers, with each inch adding about $789 a year in pay. Any one know how I can make myself taller? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hate-me-cuz-im-beautiful/293709/6 "2005-03-09T22:09:34Z")
> [@sweetfreak](#): > > That’s what I would think. Also, someone who is better looking, or is perceived that way by society, would probably be more assertive and self-confident and would dare to try for the new job or promotion. Keep in mind that the same study (and many like it) also show that infants, who presumably haven’t been indoctrinated into the rat race, exhibit signs of preference for a ‘pretty’ face. It’s not all just about self-esteem folks. There’s a goodly part of nature in this. sweetfreak: remember my rule! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Agonist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@Agonist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agonist)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hate-me-cuz-im-beautiful/293709/7 "2005-03-09T22:15:08Z")
> [@lno](#): > > I wonder how much of that is attributable to low self-confidence held by the “plain” people. If someone’s negative perception of him or herself is reinforced repeatedly, perhaps he or she won’t try for that new job, won’t push for a promotion, et cetera. Somewhere towards the bottom of the article it says, "Hiring managers say it is the appearance of confidence they find attractive, not the presence of physical beauty. And they contend that attractiveness has more to do with how you carry yourself and the energy you exude – rather than having perfect features or a great physique. " ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hate-me-cuz-im-beautiful/293709/8 "2005-03-09T22:19:26Z")
> [@Agonist](#): > > And they contend that attractiveness has more to do with how you carry yourself and the energy you exude – rather than having perfect features or a great physique. " Still doesn’t explain Paris Hilton though. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![sweetfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@sweetfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweetfreak)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hate-me-cuz-im-beautiful/293709/9 "2005-03-09T22:36:36Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Keep in mind that the same study (and many like it) also show that infants, who presumably haven’t been indoctrinated into the rat race, exhibit signs of preference for a ‘pretty’ face. > > It’s not all just about self-esteem folks. There’s a goodly part of nature in this. > > sweetfreak: remember my rule! 😉 I don’t disagree with that. Some of it is nature. I know for a fact that I was hired for one particular job simply for the way I looked. Don’t ask me how I know, it’s a long story. :rolleyes: But, someone who has high self-esteem is more likely to make themselves look attractive whereas someone with low self-esteem won’t even bother because they don’t think they _can_ look attractive. So esteem effects appearance and vice-versa. It’s a vicious cycle, I tell ya. 😛 on your rule ---
**Author:** ![sweetfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@sweetfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweetfreak)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hate-me-cuz-im-beautiful/293709/10 "2005-03-09T22:38:35Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Still doesn’t explain Paris Hilton though. 🙂 Is there an explanation for her? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2005, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hate-me-cuz-im-beautiful/293709/11 "2005-03-10T02:42:30Z")
> [@sweetfreak](#): > > Is there an explanation for her? 😕 Nah. She’s like a UFO. ---
**Author:** ![Rhubarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/59ef9b/32.png) [@Rhubarb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhubarb)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2005, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hate-me-cuz-im-beautiful/293709/12 "2005-03-10T02:53:51Z")
> [@Harimad-sol](#): > > Nah. She’s like a UFO. **U** ntalented **F** reaky **O** ject ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2005, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hate-me-cuz-im-beautiful/293709/13 "2005-03-10T03:07:25Z")
Woohoo! I’m gonna earn 18% more than all you chumps! ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2005, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hate-me-cuz-im-beautiful/293709/14 "2005-03-10T09:05:10Z")
At last there is an advantage to being tall and beautiful. Stand back oh unattractive lesser beings! I’m off to earn me a fortune.