Too bad to be beautiful.
The gorgeous people of the internet have recently complained about the supposed disadvantages of life that come from their good looks, contrary to the popular belief of the so-called “beautiful privilege”.
On Reddit, a thread asking people – their physical appearances obscured – “What was your worst experience with being attractive?”. has gone viral with a host of different responses.
Some were understandable, especially around the recurring theme of “unwanted attention” and harassment, others say it also affects their reputation.
“Apparently I love everyone’s husbands,” replied one woman.
Another person who works with children said they hear the same thing from parents.
“I’ve been accused several times of flirting with men when I’m literally just doing my job. I don’t love your cut man. Some days I hardly love my man”, they wrote.
In other cases, users remembered the harshness of small criticism – after rejecting someone themselves.
“Being attractive enough to hit on but when you’re not interested they choose something to make you feel loved so they don’t feel bad about being rejected,” wrote another.
“I’ve met a shocking number of men who think if they can get my self-esteem low enough, I’ll be into them. It’s crazy,” one commented.
Apparently, this also applies to friendships.
“When people who are your ‘friends’ take every chance they get to criticize your looks or whatever, whatever little bit of shade they can use to ‘put’ you down,” one Redditor shouted.
“I’ve experienced others pretending to be friends just to be seen with me,” added another amazing individual.
Apparently, friendships can become “difficult” when you’re beautiful, as your looks can make close friends feel insecure — “even if you think a lot about them,” wrote another.
Someone else added that “people often assume I’m vain, which is not true.”
Others responded with applause and the stereotype of having only a body and no brain as well.
“You’re supposed to be dumb. It’s fascinating how the IQ bar is pretty low for attractive people,” one user wrote.
At work, it went bad at a medical center when a beautiful female therapist joined a user’s team, they wrote.
“Co-workers who I previously thought were nice people started a smear campaign against her out of nowhere,” they wrote. “He went so far as to report her to the boss for all sorts of trivial things that she didn’t do and had no part in.”
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