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It's What's on the Outside
Does it matter how someone
looks? Of course it does...
By Cesar Z.
 When
people have asked me, "Do looks matter to you in a person?" I
have answered, "No, it's what's inside that counts." Well, I
lied. Even though I would like to believe that looks don't matter, it is
inevitable to look for physical attraction when meeting a person —
whether to date, be friends with, or work with.
I was watching a documentary on the Learning Channel about research that
proves that even though most people would say "it's the inside that
counts," they actually mean "it's the inside that counts if
you are tall and thin with an hourglass figure and have blond hair, blue
eyes, good skin and teeth." I think this is very true. You don't
necessarily have to have blond hair and blue eyes, but the rest you do
have to have.
When I first heard about the results of this
research, I tried putting it to a test. I asked my mom what she thought
about the research and she said it was not true, that physical looks do
not matter. So I asked her, "If you had to hire someone, who would
you hire?"
"The one with more experience," she
answered.
"What if there are two people, both with the
same kind of education, same years of experience, very professional.
Person number one has OK skin, hair, and teeth and is a little over
weight. Person number two has good clean skin, white teeth, nicely
brushed hair and an hourglass figure. Who would you hire?"
No comment. I understood this to mean that person number two would get
the job. It has been proven that there are more beautiful white-collar
people than blue-collar people.
To me it is sad to come to the
realization that looks in our society are everything. If I were to go
buy a pair of shoes, I would say that almost half of my decision would
be made on the sales person's looks. If he looks good it would make me
feel that the shoes I am about to buy will make me look good too…so
I buy them. In a restaurant the food is more appetizing if the waiter is
good looking. I know it sounds bad, but it's true — and most people
feel that way without realizing it.
I know a lot of people who
would disagree with me, but at the same time they are worried about
their weight, skin, teeth, shoes, hair, clothes, cell phones… all
this makes someone look better and cooler. Nobody wants to admit it, but
we all try to fit in with what we as a society have made to be cool and
beautiful.
— Cesar Z. is Youth Radio's associate producer.
His other job requires him to be with some of the world's most
"beautiful" people…models….with a bad attitude, fake
identity, and most wishing they were down to earth and beautiful where
it counts.
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