Pretty Privilege Research Paper

Reagan Moreng Mr. Bates English 12 26 February 2024 Does Being Pretty Make Life Easier? Have you ever been served first even if there were people waiting there before you? Has someone offered to take some work off your plate “just because”? Perhaps you have been given free food with your coffee? Now, just imagine if you looked differently, would people still treat you the same? If these things have happened to you, you might have something known as “pretty privilege”. Pretty privilege is the idea that people who are viewed as more attractive or “prettier” than others receive more opportunities, attention, and rewards. Pretty privilege has really halted our growth as a society; death rates of young people have been increasing and there have been signs of over consumption of products in an attempt to be pretty. First, we …show more content…
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