Posted on 04/10/2006 9:43:46 AM PDT by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
It seems reasonable that people with serious health problems might not be able to pay enough attention to their children. OTOH -- are the "beautiful people" in Hollywood the model parents that the collorely of this study would suggest they should be?
[Insert Hillary/Chelsea joke here]
My wife is an EXCELLENT mother. I, on the other hand, am a terrible father.
This is one of the things that kind of make sense, but not so much as to be worth spending any brainpower on. I wonder if this was financed by the government.
This is a study of "homely" people, not "beautiful" people. I am sure "normal" people scored just as well as "beautiful" people on this test.
All that said, there are good reasons we think of people as "homely" --- it is the fact that someone is mentally or physically unhealthy that makes them "homely."
A plain-faced person who takes care of themselves physically, is otherwise healthy, and is mentally balanced looks just fine.
God (or evolution) causes us to favor such people for a reason.
Children - are those the little people running around my house?
An ugly kid with ugly parents just doesn't stand a chance ...
I wonder where they did this study...unfortunately the area I live has really turned into Uppieville and thanks to plastic surgery and private trainers we are surrounded by beautiful people and I find way to many of these parents are severely lacking in good parental skills.
I do not think it has anything to do with looks it just seems parents do not want to be parents these days. I could go on but then it would be rambling.
My parents must be the best damn looking people on the planet because I couldn't get away with anything! They were all over me....I thought I had 10 parents once!
It's not usually health problems, but general having-your-act-together problems. People who just can't seem to find time or inclination to keep their hair washed and trimmed in some recognizeable style, or dot some cover-up on their zits (and take measures to prevent them), or control their weight, etc., and can't/won't keep a pleasant, alert expression on their faces and stand up straight, usually just don't have their acts together period, so not paying attention to their kids is just consistent with the rest of their lives. If I went to the grocery store looking exactly the way I look when I first roll out of bed in the morning, I'd probably be classified as "ugly". But I don't leave the house looking like that, so I'm sure I'd be counted as "attractive".
I guess that the authors of the study might ask you, "How did you get such a good looking woman to marry such an ugly guy?"
I'll take Junk Science for $1000, Alex.
Or more likely, kids just don't like to be seen with ugly parents.
collorely = corollary (I hit the "post" button, when I meant to hit "Preview")
"I wonder if this was financed by the government."
It's Canada -- I don't think you have to ask.
And poor people don't fare well either. Whats next brown haired people?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.