Is it possible for beautiful people to be poor?

kristen2

beauty/attractiveness opens more doors right? Or is it a vicious circle?

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Reply 1

DraculaMihawk

No not really. I haven't met many beautiful people who are poor.

Reply 2

chazcaines

Original post by kristen2

Beauty/attractiveness opens more doors right?

Poor is an arbitrary concept but many of the girls who thought they were too nice in my school and whom were chased after by boys are now working in Asda etc.

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Reply 3

username1539513

Many people consider Russian's, Latino's and asian women to be more beautiful than western white women yet the countries they hail from are quite poor

Reply 4

ChrisD0

Music was better when they let ugly people sing

Reply 5

Asolare

Yes it is perfectly possible, just like it is possible for stereotypically 'unattractive' people to be rich.

Reply 6

Akamega

I've seen quite a few handsome homeless guys, but far more that are unattractive. That's just the way life is; the more attractive you are the more successful you will be.

Reply 7

Elastichedgehog

Well I'm not exactly rich :colondollar:

Seriously though, what has money got to do with genetically inherited "attractiveness"

Reply 8

Elastichedgehog

Original post by Akamega

I've seen quite a few handsome homeless guys, but far more that are unattractive. That's just the way life is; the more attractive you are the more successful you will be.

That's more because they're likely to be unclean and unable to shave and eat properly etc.

Give them a shower, a shave and a consistent diet and I'm sure a lot would be.

Reply 9

JamesN88

Original post by Elastichedgehog

Seriously though, what has money got to do with genetically inherited "attractiveness"

You can pay for plastic surgery I suppose.

Yes it is possible.

Original post by JamesN88

You can pay for plastic surgery I suppose.

True, that may mean less poor people are attractive due to the inability to buy "fashionable" clothes, pay for cosmetic plastic surgery etc. on average but it's certainly not impossible?

Reply 12

loveleest

Original post by Elastichedgehog

Well I'm not exactly rich :colondollar:

Seriously though, what has money got to do with genetically inherited "attractiveness"

Tbh it depends.
But clothing, hair styles, dyes does a lot

Reply 13

username2705335

Original post by Elastichedgehog

True, that may mean less poor people are attractive due to the inability to buy "fashionable" clothes, pay for cosmetic plastic surgery etc. on average but it's certainly not impossible?

Deep. They were pretty before though

Reply 14

Elastichedgehog

Original post by loveleest

Tbh it depends.
But clothing, hair styles, dyes does a lot

I agree, hence my other comment :h:

Original post by saraxh

Deep. They were pretty before though

They were

Reply 15

Dheorl

I think you have the cause and effect the wrong way round. It's not that good looking people are well off, but being well off makes you good looking.

You can afford a gym membership, perhaps personal trainer, designer well fitted clothes, nice haircuts etc.

Without this to be good looking you just need to be genetically lucky and be a natural beauty.

Reply 16

ddrrzzeerr

Original post by Elastichedgehog

Well I'm not exactly rich :colondollar:

Seriously though, what has money got to do with genetically inherited "attractiveness"

Traits that are associated with beauty such as systematical facial features are correlated with intelligence and outgoing personalities and, therefore, income. Humans have evolved to find people attractive or unattractive for a reason.

Also, people with money can have there pick of partners and often go for attractive partners meaning rich people are more likely to produce attractive offspring.

Reply 17

Allie4

uh yeah obviously!

there are plenty of naturally beautiful people living in third-world countries

Reply 18

KimKallstrom

Well I'm broke so yes it is........

Reply 19

Dheorl

Original post by Sternumator

If you look at some of the richest (and arguably some of the smartest) people in the world, none of this applies. I'm not saying these people are ugly, but for instance Bill and Melinda Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos, Larry Page and Lucinda Southworth; none of the people are exactly stunners, nor have they chosen stunners for their partners. In fact many would be best described as slightly peculiar looking (not necessarily in a bad way) but with wonky smiles, possibly slightly "unbalanced" looking faces etc.