Why Looks Are The Last Bastion Of Discrimination

In Gary Soto’s short story “The Talk” he reveals how society values appearance way too much. The main characters discuss about how their appearance affects their self-esteem, mindset, and their future jobs. The characters start out discussing their appearance and call themselves ugly, “We were twelve, with lean bodies that were beginning to grow in weird ways. First, our heads got large, but our necks wavered, frail as crisp tulips” (par.2). The boys talk about their appearance as if they were really awkward when in reality they probably don’t look like the way their describing themselves. While they’re discussing this the boys look up at the prettiest girl on the street and saying how she’s way out of their league, they make this assumption

There are three main senses in writing. Every Piece of literature will contain at least one of three of these senses. What are the three senses? Pathos, logos along with ethos are the main senses of writing. All three of these senses are from the Greek vocabulary. Pathos relate more to the emotional standpoint. Logos are attached to the logical view such as statistics and facts. Ethos is direct from the author. In the article “Culture Of Thin Bites Fiji Teens” Ellen Goodman exhibits all three senses of writing to elaborate on how television shows are affecting teens in Fiji.

At one point or another, everyone has felt insecure about the way they look or apprehensive about how people see them. Throughout every stage of life we’re expected to act a certain way, to dress appropriately, and to respond properly in social environments. What happens when someone doesn’t fit the norm? In the article “Masks” Lucy Grealy shares an emotional story of depression, isolation, self-worth, and loneliness because of how she looks. She was different than people expected her to be. If we don’t fit the ideal cultural assumptions of beauty than who are we? What determines our identity if we’re not socially acceptable? According to Webster Dictionary identity is the qualities and beliefs that make a particular

Over the past years, women have struggled and made strides for the fight to gain economic, social and political equality. Author Emma Lord, writes a problem about this called “Women Who Wear Makeup Are Paid More, According To Bummer Study”, published in May 2016 in the Bustle, and argues that a person’s attractiveness is a factor that affects how much money someone earns, specially on women who wear makeup compared those who don’t. With her article, Lord builds her credibility by citing facts and statistics conducted by research, applying emotional appeals to the audience; however, her credibility on her argument weakens with the usage of ethos towards the end of the article.

“Maybe she’s born with it. Maybe it’s Maybelline.” This slogan has been heard in every Maybelline makeup commercial and presents its viewers with women with unrealistically long eyelashes, flawless skin and fully glossed lips. But have we ever stopped to consider the message that these commercials entail? Could these Maybelline models have stumbled upon a full face of makeup that could be mistaken as a natural look? The media portrays these unrealistic standards to men and women of how women should look, which suggests that their natural face is not good enough. Unrealistic standards for beauty created by the media is detrimental to girls’ self-esteem because it makes women feel constant external pressure to achieve the “ideal look”, which indicates that their natural appearance is inadequate.

"Whether we admit it or not, appearance matters in our culture…Our society often idealizes attractive people. Research shows that those who are attractive typically receive preferential treatment across their life span.” (Center for Human Appearance at Penn: The Psychology of Appearance).

Growing up we often fail to recognize how we are privileged and the opportunities we are given due to our privileges. In the essay “White Privilege: Unpacking The Invisible Knapsack,” Peggy McIntosh discusses the privileges of being White and the ways she was prioritized because of her race. Throughout the essay McIntosh allows readers explore how she has been given opportunities, due to specific traits she has in her invisible backpack, privileges she once had taken forgranted. Her personal experiences take up most of the essay and with it she invites the reader to partake in her apprehensions and fears. Like McIntosh, I also have been rewarded with privilege contributed through my beauty, social class,

Practitioners and children and young people’s organisations generally aim to be inclusive and welcoming to all children and families who wish to use their services, despite this, overt discrimination does sometimes occur, this can be the result of,

This leads into the term known as Ethos, which focuses on the credibility of the speaker or author. We listen and value the opinions of those whom we respect. The speakers objective is to give the audience a reason to listen to them and why they deserve a chance. This is exactly why as children we tend to believe everything our parents say, because we trust and respect them. Even appearance can impact the audiences perception of the speaker. Postman expands upon this using the steps in hiring a news anchor as he explains: “You would, first, choose a cast of players, each of whom has a face that is both “likable” and “credible.”…This means that you will exclude women who are not beautiful or who are over the age of fifty, men who are bald, all people who are overweight-“ (100) What makes this sad is that you can flip on the news right now, and be met with a pretty face who can read just as well as the next guy. No one wants look at a rather uninviting face as they reveal current events when they could be looking at someone with pretty eyes, or good looking hair. Why might you ask? The answer is simple: entertainment. It makes you wonder why people care so much, and it may seem hard to believe that appearance is linked to credibility. We have ratings and views that show whether or not the audience is enjoying the

We can all say that we’ve judged people at first glance. Your appearance can say a lot about who you are. There are many situations in which people are being judged wrongfully. In the Minister's Black Veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mr. Hooper was being unfairly judged by the black veil he was wearing. I, as well, have judged people unfairly by what they were wearing, but for good reasons. In my opinion, appearance directly links to the type of person you are as shown in the Minister's Black Veil, with the actions people showed towards Mr. Hooper's new look as well as my own experiences.

Internalized oppression is an extreme subconscious acceptance of dominant society’s stereotypes and biases. In the novel Coming of Age in Mississippi, internalized oppression disunites the black community in the face off white oppression. The black community supports the oppression because they accept the injustice for their equality. The author’s family looks down upon rebelling against the injustice and her mother claims, “Black people have to deal with misery in life”. Internalized oppression affects all lifestyles by altering people’s physical appearance, limiting ones capability, and accepting injustices.

Not many people know what sizeism is or have never even heard of it, but it is a ginormous problem in the world today. Sizeism is present in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The Creature could have prevented the discrimination by not killing Frankenstein's brother and his wife. Unfortunately, sizeism is still present today all over the world.. However, hashtagging could thwart sizeism by raising awareness of the situation. It is critical that this issue be discussed because it harms people emotionally and make it harder for people to get a job.

According to Greenberg (2013), approximately 20% of the girls between the age of 8 and 18 who are using makeup say that they felt unappealing and undesirable without wearing makeup. And as a result of the survey she conducted, girls are wearing or using makeup in early age. They are also influenced by their celebrity idols, other people in TV shows and by the people in the environment they belonged. It says that women are more comfortable going out and socializing when they are wearing makeups. It also implied that the reasons why girls in early age prefer using makeup are because they are copying what older people around them do.

Hawkins (2017) stated that the definition of beauty has been shaped by society 's standards instead of what people actually look like. It signifies that the society sets up expectations of how we define beauty by manipulating beliefs of people to recognize that body shape, skin color, race, ethnicity, or anglicized features are what makes a person distinguish their beauty instead of what people actually look like in reality. This makes people believe that the beauty that they see, especially in films, is something that they need to attain in order to be considered as attractive.

Umberto Eco raises the question in his work ‘why is the history of beauty documented solely through works of art?’ As Eco states, art is what we are left as examples. As a result, it gives us an insight into beauty standards throughout time and of different cultures around the world. Furthermore, artists ideally strive to create something that is appealing to the eye of the viewer, but also what the artist themselves envisions as beauty. However, what one may see as beautiful may not be so through another’s gaze, which leads me onto my next point about beauty and desire.