Is it Legal to Discriminate Against Ugly People?

As 'The Economist' pointed out, there is only one group of people for whom its legal to discriminate against - ugly people. Regrettably, there is a strong link between beauty and success. Our society places a premium on beauty, it's considered a virtue and those well endowed go on to experience far greater success than their ugly peers.

Studies show that beautiful people are healthier, earn higher incomes and possess greater intelligence. In the corporate world they are hired sooner, get promoted quicker and assume more higher-ranking positions within the firm. This is because attractive candidates bring in more revenue to their employers. Furthermore, we are subconsciously biased in favour of good looking people because its embedded in human nature - It is 'the pleasure of dealing with good-looking people'.

The sad truth is that people born with natural beauty will experience greater success in all spheres of life. It's an inconvenient reality I'm trying to reconcile with.

Interesting Reads 

Dario Maestripieri, Ph.D 'TheTruth about why beautiful people are more successful' from Psychology today, March 2012

The Economist 'Beauty and Success', 19 December 2007