Ugly Bettys will always do worse say scientists, who claim a bias towards beauty is human nature

The Daily Mail ^ | 14th August 2008 | Fiona Macrae

[Soliton]

It is a blow for Ugly Bettys everywhere.

Research shows we value beauty over intelligence.

A study of a quiz show - similar to the Weakest Link - revealed those lacking in looks were twice as likely to be eliminated by their fellow contestants, even when they got more questions right, than those easier on the eye.

[FlingWingFlyer]

A study of a quiz show - similar to the Weakest Link - revealed those lacking in looks were twice as likely to be eliminated by their fellow contestants, even when they got more questions right, than those easier on the eye.

"Ugly Bettys" ain't got nothing on conservative, white males. We don't even get a chance to be eliminated anymore.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Survival of the fitest. Always hang around those who are uglier, slower, and dumber than you.

[Soliton]

I was eliminated at “hello”.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

"Ugly Bettys" ain't got nothing on conservative, white males. We don't even get a chance to be eliminated anymore.

Maybe it's that you are becoming a bunch of whining victims-of-everything?

[Soliton]

Survival of the fitest. Always hang around those who are uglier, slower, and dumber than you.

I hang around me all the time

[Man50D]

Survival of the fitest. Always hang around those who are uglier, slower, and dumber than you.

You made a typo! What does that say about you! ;O)

[miliantnutcase]

My wife baits me as a decoy! I knew it...

[Soliton]

My wife baits me as a decoy! I knew it...

Thanks for the response, chum.

[uglybiker]

The 'other' forum is quiet tonight.

[DManA]

Why haven’t all the ugos died out generations ago? Did our tastes just change? Say, since the invention of Hollywood?

[Soliton]

Yo! Deys phat y’all!

[Enchante]

This does not explain how a hideous hag like Helen Thomas has been around the WH for so long....... it’s certainly not due to competence or objectivity.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Quit that. You don’t have to be faster than the bear. You just have to be faster than your hiking buddy.

[Soliton]

Why haven’t all the ugos died out generations ago?

At first I thought you were making a slur against Yugoslavians and then I remembered that would be impossible (just kidding, Tesla is my hero?). Watch Maury Povich, us guys will "do" ANYTHING!

[Conspiracy Guy]

It says I’m fast and spell bad.

[ladyjane]

Does anyone remember the report, about a year ago, about some researchers who were studing animal mating behavior?

They found some female animals (gorillas?) who were very attractive to males and some that were considered very very unattractive. They covered the unattractive females with the scent of the attractive ones and put them in a pen - in the dark. The males mated with the unattractive females and when they found out what they had just done they attacked the researchers. It was a funny article but I can’t find it on google.

[Soliton]

Quit that. You don’t have to be faster than the bear. You just have to be faster than your hiking buddy.

You REALLY have to be faster than your bare hiking buddy!

[Soliton]

The males mated with the unattractive females and when they found out what they had just done they attacked the researchers. It was a funny article but I can’t find it on google.

for the record, I attacked no one. They attacked me first.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Much faster.