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Being A “Hot” Girl: Humblebrag or Hindrance?
Acid attacks, hostility and harassment: is extreme beauty all it’s cracked up to be?
Extensive research suggests that good-looking women have it much easier in life.
It has been well-documented that those who are physically attractive enjoy a plethora of benefits and preferential treatments compared to their less desirable counterparts— from better job prospects and higher salary negotiations, to receiving freebies, being excused from minor offenses, acts of chivalry from men, and even superior health care from medical professionals.
Beautiful women also possess the superpower known as the halo effect — the idea that since you have one positive attribute (in this case, good looks) you’re more likely to be in possession of other favourable qualities such as intelligence, aptitude, or charm.
Positive assumptions are made about your character and capabilities based on how physically attractive you’re perceived to be.
As someone who enjoys the occasional foray into sociological and cultural commentary, I wanted to examine the other side of the coin:
The downside(s) to being an extremely beautiful woman in today’s society.
