The Importance of Looking Good

Lookism is an umbrella for fat phobia or anti-fat bias because beauty standards include thinness. It really means an appearance-based discrimination. When you are discriminated against for your looks, then you can also be rewarded on the flip side for having good looks. And it further tightens that conflation of good looks for a good life,. Beauty equals morality, even though that's dubious. Having good looks is your personal responsibility. And if you fail at it, it's your personal failing.

Transcript

Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!

Get the app