Ugliness a potential health hazard, researcher says (micheal moores not long for this world )

canada.com ^ | 3 14 05 | ARCHIE MCLEAN

[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

[cripplecreek]

"It might not be your fault. It might be because you're ugly."


Well I feel better.

[Gabz]

Good grief.................

[TexasTaysor]

It might not be your fault. It might be because you're ugly.

How comforting, just what I'd want to hear

[johnmilken]

Right, now to tell the wife...

[joke]

[Nachum]

Ugly?

...And your mother dresses you funny.

[Gabz]

yeah.............well your mamma wears combat boots........

[TX Bluebonnet]

Poor Lyle Lovett. He doesn't deserve to be the example for a 1. Michael Moore, now that's a 1.

[Joe 6-pack]

Why are ugly people discriminated against?

We've got a huge majority....

[cripplecreek]

Women, children, and ugly people hardest hit.

[mollynme]

We've got a huge majority....

Darn right! LOL

[DannyTN]

"Ugliness a potential health hazard"

For whom? the looker or the lookee?

[hoosiermama]

Yo mama lives in a barn and wears combat boots.....Oh wait a minute that's Hoomama, UH that's me!

[COUNTrecount]

Julia Roberts thought he was cute.

[Alouette]

UGLOPHOBIA!!!

[PBRSTREETGANG]

We've got a huge majority....

You ugly people really should unite.

[Obadiah]

Ah, more victim hood. More opportunities for people to potentially be morose about their childhood. More opportunity for people to transfer their problems to early childhood upbringing. Yeah, that's the ticket, it's my parent's fault.

Now be honest, how many people read this article and started to ponder their own upbringing.

WAKE UP! Get over it. Life does not revolve around you. You are an adult and in control. You can either choose to be a victim and sulk, or you can live your life to the fullest.

These types of "studies" are stupid and annoying.

[Sax]

U…G…L…Y…youain'tgot no alibi…You UGLY! What? What? You UGLY!

Remember, beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes all the way to the bone.

[theFIRMbss]

>Uglier kids were also allowed to wander away more often than their cute cohorts

I'm guessing her folks
probably purchased Helen
a compass and map . . .

[cripplecreek]

I demand reperations from all the beautiful girls who never went out with me!!!!