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Ugly? You May Have a Case
NY Times ^ | August 27, 2011 | DANIEL S. HAMERMESH

Posted on 08/29/2011 10:45:33 AM PDT by neverdem

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1 posted on 08/29/2011 10:45:39 AM PDT by neverdem
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To: neverdem

Careful NYT, you may end up with people being hired on merit!


2 posted on 08/29/2011 10:47:35 AM PDT by Williams (Honey Badger Don't Care)
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To: neverdem

-—Rush had a blast with this, this morning-—


3 posted on 08/29/2011 10:49:09 AM PDT by rellimpank (--don't believe anything the media or government says about firearms or explosives--)
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To: neverdem

What if you are ugly because you are fat?
Does that mean “fat” is now protected as a form of ugliness?
Wouldn’t that make “the war on Obesity” a hate crime?
I don’t think they thought this one out.


4 posted on 08/29/2011 10:50:28 AM PDT by marstegreg
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To: neverdem

Eventually, everyone will be a “class” of disenfranchised victim. None of this is really a secret. There have also been numerous studies about tall people doing much better financially. As a petite woman, I have seen this time and time again. I have seen taller counterparts move ahead (less qualified). Men who are of a short stature will experience this as well. Another problem with being small is that people just don’t “see” you. It caused me to learn to be assertive early on. Deli clerks and so many other situations cause me to be behind a counter that is above my head. The world was not created for Lilliputians. : )

One of the first realities we learn as children is that life is not “fair.” We can whine about it or accept it and work hard.


5 posted on 08/29/2011 10:50:51 AM PDT by Paved Paradise
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To: rellimpank

yeah, I was tuned in and it was pretty funny. Like he said, what is the criteria? And, something that most women know is that we can make ourselves look beautiful. Go out with shlumpy clothes and no make-up and messy or - better yet - greasy/dirty hair and see how you are treated. Then just go out and doll yourself up and wear a beautiful outfit. Even store clerks will treat you differently. None of this is news.


6 posted on 08/29/2011 10:53:36 AM PDT by Paved Paradise
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7 posted on 08/29/2011 10:56:09 AM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: neverdem

I thought that all the ugly people had government jobs already in DC?


8 posted on 08/29/2011 10:56:28 AM PDT by penelopesire (Let The Congressional Hearings Begin!)
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You know what they say....DC is Hollywood for ugly people.

That must be why they hate Sarah so much - too beautiful for them.

LOL


9 posted on 08/29/2011 11:00:36 AM PDT by Aria ( "If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.")
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-—Rush had a blast with this, this morning-—

That's how I found it.

10 posted on 08/29/2011 11:01:26 AM PDT by neverdem (Xin loi minh oi)
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What about those with ugly hearts and minds?

People in this world are fooled by painted turds.


11 posted on 08/29/2011 11:02:40 AM PDT by Talisker (History will show the Illuminati won the ultimate Darwin Award.)
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To: Williams
Careful NYT, you may end up with people being hired on merit!

Indeed! It's about time.

12 posted on 08/29/2011 11:03:27 AM PDT by neverdem (Xin loi minh oi)
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“That must be why they hate Sarah so much - too beautiful for them.”

I think this is a HUGE issue. Womyn are just hissy jealous.


13 posted on 08/29/2011 11:05:07 AM PDT by Persevero (Homeschooling for Excellence since 1992)
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To: neverdem

>> How could we remedy this injustice?...

Abort the ugly.


14 posted on 08/29/2011 11:05:50 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Your Hope has been Redistributed. Here's your damn Change!)
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To: neverdem

Being smart is already discriminated against.


15 posted on 08/29/2011 11:06:37 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Palin is coming, and the Tea Party is coming with her.)
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To: neverdem

Whoa, I guess J. Nappy broke the mold.


16 posted on 08/29/2011 11:07:24 AM PDT by Molon Labbie
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To: Paved Paradise
Men who are of a short stature will experience this as well.

Guys like Napolean and Audy Murphy learn to adapt and compensate.

Another problem with being small is that people just don’t “see” you. It caused me to learn to be assertive early on. Deli clerks and so many other situations cause me to be behind a counter that is above my head.

You did too!

17 posted on 08/29/2011 11:08:23 AM PDT by neverdem (Xin loi minh oi)
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To: Paved Paradise

Just as long as it does not make you so “assertive” as to set out to conquer the world...

Recall what one of the characters in Erich Maria Remarque’s “All Quiet on the Western Front” says when he catches sight of Kaiser Wilhelm for the first time.


18 posted on 08/29/2011 11:09:45 AM PDT by sinanju
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To: central_va

You DO know that a “Graphic Image” warning is required before you post these?


19 posted on 08/29/2011 11:10:55 AM PDT by LaybackLenny (All hail Her Royal Highness Sarah, Queen of The Hobbits)
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To: neverdem

Not that one again! Napoleon wasn’t a shortie. He was actually of average stature for his place and time.


20 posted on 08/29/2011 11:16:43 AM PDT by sinanju
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