Pretty Privilege

[Jazzy]

Do you believe in Pretty Privilege?

If so how prevalent do you think it is in society?

 

[Lamb]

I absolutely believe in pretty privilege if I have this correct in my head...that because you're attractive you get more benefits or leeway on things?

My husband purposely will walk away when haggling so that I can smile and get a discount, free shipping or whatever else can be offered. I recently got a discount at the car dealership for my oil change and I have no idea why!! I didn't buy my car there and have only taken it there a few times for an oil change. My husband says it's because I batted my eyelashes and smiled at the guys behind the counter and I said, What's if it's a senior citizen discount? LOL

 

[Stravinsk]

For what it's worth, I hate petty privilege. Some years back, I went to an AA meeting and revealed that I was not new to the program to some young attractive female. This wasn't a boast. Fact is, I had to go to meetings as a teen, even though I didn't have a problem with alcohol back then. I became very familiar with the AA program.

When I was chosen to speak, I declined, having not been sober the night b4, which was a requirement to talk. Not that I wanted to anyway.

Said female chose to use her limited information on me to "preach" about how she, when first starting, didn't want to do all the steps. It was only her total commitment to the program that landed her her laudable sobriety. The whole time she looked at me with triumph in her eyes.

This petty beech wasn't speaking in goodwill. She was boasting. It was her way of pretending to be helpful but really just looking down on another in an attempt to boost her stupid AA cred.

To this day I fantasize about slamming my fist into her face a thousand times.

 

[Josiah]

Do you believe in Pretty Privilege?

If so how prevalent do you think it is in society?

Absolutely, I do.

On the flip side, I think the unattractive and obese people face a lot of discrimination. When I was an undergrad YEARS ago, I took a soc class called "Racism in America." It was taught by a Black man (the son of a Baptist minister) who probably weighed well over 300 pounds. He stated that he experienced more "hatred" and "discrimination" because of his weight than his race.

Of course, this is wrong. What matters is NOT outward appearances but inner character and morality. "I dream of a day when my children will be judged not by the color of their skin but by the character of their heart." (or something like that).


- Josiah



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[tango]

Do you believe in Pretty Privilege?

If so how prevalent do you think it is in society?

I have two cousins, both of whom were caught speeding (both were going well over 100mph, I think one was going 120 and the other 130, so it's not like they were only slightly over the speed limit).

One was charged and had to plead with the judge not to be disqualified from driving because their job depended on having a driving license and where they lived if you lost your license you weren't allowed to drive at all, no exceptions.

The other was let off with a warning not to do it again.

One is a man, the other is a pretty blonde woman. Take a wild guess which was which.

 

[tango]

On a loosely related note, my wife used to tell me off for what she called flirting with flight attendants. But just being nice to them meant we both got treated better - quite aside from just being nice to them it's not a huge leap of faith to figure that if there's a spare snack going you'll give it to the guy who was nice to you rather than the guy who gave you a hard time over something you can't change.