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look·isml̍o͝okˈizəm/

noun

1. construction of a standard for

beauty and attractiveness, and

judgments made about people on

the basis of how well or poorly they

meet the standard.

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“I felt like some sort of

monster, I never told anybody

how much I was being picked

on because I was embarrassed.

When I would take a bath at

night, that’s when I would

cry.”

- Lizzie Velasquez

Lizzie Velasquez Dubbed

“The Worlds Ugliest Woman”

Studies have shown that the level of

attractiveness of the defendant was a factor

in bail and fine amounts, with

attractive individuals receiving lower bail and

fine amounts.

(Bonds-Raacke & Raacke, 2007)

“Beauty may be only skin

deep, but the damages

associated with its absence

go much deeper.

Unattractive individuals

are less likely to be hired

and promoted, and are

assumed less likely to have

desirable traits, such as

goodness, kindness, and

honesty.” (Rhode, 2010)

Three quarters of women consider

appearance important to their self

image and over a third rank it as the

most important factor.

Socially constructed ideas of “beauty”

are started at an early age

An employer can discriminate against a

person based on appearance because there

are no federal laws and very few state laws

that prohibit an employer from making

decisions based solely on an employee's or

potential employee's height, weight or general

appearance. Some employees or potential

employees have attempted to sue their

employers by linking appearance

discrimination to other types of

discrimination, but records show that

employers have the law, or lack of law, on

their side.

(Farrell, 2007)

More and more are

seeking procedures

upon graduating from

high school so that

they begin their

college years with a

fresh "look." No one

will know them in

their new

environment, so no

explanations are

required for their

altered looks. They

believe these back-to-

school surgical

procedures will give

them a leg up on social

success and improve

their self-esteem.

Society is obsessedwith looks…

She was judged and laughed at

because of her appearance…

She has sold over 19 million records

worldwide.

Many individuals

experience stigma,

discrimination, and

related difficulties,

such as eating

disorders, depression,

and risky dieting and

cosmetic procedures

“The pain of those who have unbalanced perceptions about their appearance, linked in

extreme cases to mental health conditions such as anorexia and strongly negative views of their own

worth should weigh heavily with us when we consider the importance of using education to combat lookism. Anti-lookist education could

make a notable contribution to the functioning of a healthy liberal democracy in which every

individual citizen is properly respected as the possessors of a unique moral value”

(Davis , 2007).

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CHALLENGE YOUR

THOUGHTS AND JUDGMENTS

ABOUT YOURSELVES AND

OTHERS…..

BE CONSCIOUSLY AWARE OF

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DEMOCRACY. JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION. VOLUME 41,

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DILLER, V. (2012). A SOLUTION TO BULLYING: WHERE DO WE DRAW THE

LINE? RETRIEVED FROM HTTP://WWW.HUFFINGTONPOST.COM/VIVIAN-

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FARRELL, A. (2007). LOOKISM: THE SILENT DISCRIMINATION.

(DOCTORAL DISSERTATION). RETRIEVED FROM

HTTP://DSPACE.NELSON.USF.EDU/XMLUI/HANDLE/10806/4458.

MITRA, A. (2001). APPLIED ECONOMICS LETTER. EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL

ATTRIBUTES ON THE WAGES OF MALES AND FEMALES. VOLUME 8,

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IN LIFE AND LAW. NEW YORK, NY. OXFORD PUBLISHING.

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