Posted on 03/15/2005 7:27:20 AM PST by freepatriot32
If you were neglected as a child or if your parents paid more attention to your siblings, take heart.
It might not be your fault. It might be because you're ugly.
That's what Andrew Herrell's research at the University of Alberta suggests. Herrell, the director of the population research lab in the university's sociology department, studied parents' behaviour in grocery stores, where children often suffer minor injuries. He was trying to understand what factors contributed to those injuries.
What he found would stun most fair-minded parents - ugly kids were neglected more often than attractive ones.
"They'll deny it," said Herrell of most parents' reactions, but adds that 426 observations in 14 local supermarkets are telling.
Herrell and his colleagues followed parents and their 2- to 5-year-old kids around the grocery store for 10 minutes each. They checked if the adult buckled the child into the grocery cart seat, and how often the child wandered more than three metres away.
Only 1.2 per cent of the least attractive kids were buckled in, compared with 13.3 per cent of the most attractive kids. Uglier kids were also allowed to wander away more often than their cute cohorts.
Of course, ugly is subjective. Herrell and his research team judged it on a sliding 10-point scale, one being the Lyle Lovett of kids, 10 being Brad Pitt.
Edmonton Journal
© The Gazette (Montreal) 2005
"you're fat!"
"well I can diet... YOU'RE ugly!"
me thinkst thou protesteth too much......... ;-)
I agree that Lyle should not be the example. I do have 2 other suggestions. Madeline Not so Bright and Helen Thomas. No that's the standard for ugly
Archie, Archie, Archie. I can't believe a politically correct Canadian such as yourself is referring to people as "ugly". How un-PC is that?? These people are facially challenged, not ugly!!!!
Where do you think ugly people come from?
Well, I guess it's just that evolution, survival of the fittest, thinning of the herd thing kicking in here. We're nothing but trousered apes after all. (/s)
You know, I was an ugly kid. I was so ugly that my folks had to tie a pork chop around my neck so the dog would play with me.
I hope my brother doesn't see this! ;)
"Julia Roberts thought he was cute."
actually I do too. and he has a great voice.
UGGOS OF THE WORLD UNITE!
WASHINGTON, DC -- March 15, 2005 -- Senators Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Hillary Clinton (D-NY) today introduced legislation making it a hate crime for parents to spend less time supervising their ugly children...
ROFL!!!!!!!!!
No = Now
DO NOT give them any bright ideas...........
"Where do you think ugly people come from?"
LOL!!
"It might not be your fault. It might be because you're ugly."
Also it might be because your parents just didn't give a damn.
UB 40 wrote a song about them.
"I am a one in ten."
What about Janet Reno? Imagine if Janet Reno and Michael Moore had kids... ugh. I'm gonna go puke now!
"Reparations? We don't have to show you no stink-- in' reparations!" |
Ping for a good laugh!
I was the favored one. uh-oh
but then I WAS a cute kid and my sister wore glasses
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