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Basically, these guys want you to believe that attractive people only want to fit in and are self-centered–and of course the study only judged women. The study surveyed 118 women about their personalities, then had them read the weather on videotape. Another group of 118 people (both men and women) watched the videos and determined which women were the most attractive. The women who were more attractive were more into themselves and less rebellious, while the women who were considered less attractive were not.
First of all, a study involving 236 people should not be making generalizations about human nature. Secondly, of course a study that equates physical attractiveness with superficiality would only include women. Women are the only people we judge by appearance as a culture. Lastly, we don’t know what the actual questions were, so we have to rely on the judgment of the scientists who probably have their own ideas about what makes someone self-centered or not.
What the study only briefly acknowledges, and what is actually super important, is the fact that people who are superficial will probably appear more attractive. Meaning, if you’re someone whose only concern is to fit in and to appear good looking then you’ll probably spend a lot of time trying to meet society’s standard of beauty. Um, duh. If you’re someone who has a different idea of beauty than what is the norm, or you just don’t care about what people think, or it’s not your priority to fit in any mold, then you’re not necessarily going to look like the cookie-cutter bombshell (although, heck, you still might).
Even if this is the case, I still refuse to believe that conventional beauties are just narcissists. The study is far too small to draw real conclusions about “pretty girls”. It just seems like another tool to judge women for looking a certain way.
Do you think there is any truth to this study? Let us know in the comments!
Totally not true. Just because a person may not be pretty or attractive according to society’s standards, it doesn’t mean that they are automatically nice people. And this entire perception that pretty girls are mean, is just as ridiculous as the idea that good looking people aren’t funny or they don’t face as many problems as the not so attractive ones. If you’re going to judge people by their looks, then that’s probably the biggest mistake you would make.
Well that’s bull. Have they ever considered that maybe people who are attractive are more self-centered because they’ve learned over time that their only true value is in their looks? I know a lot of very self-involved people who are that way because they’ve been told it’s all they have, since because they’re attractive they can’t be smart; the opposite is true for unattractive people too.
I don’t like looking like a rag so I am as beautiful as I can be. I’m also known for not starting any fights or making anyone mad. Hmm, this study might be a little off.
My friends are the same way, but there are some beautiful girls with ragged insides. But hey, everyone is different ad unpredictable.
I think it just gives them the confidence and they sort of know that they’ll be accepted because of their looks so why put inthe extra effort to be kind and charming?
@Ceanne what is the evolutionary reason for why attractive people are mean? I know a lot of attractive people that are nice. It kind of is an attack on woman because these kind of studies show that you can be either pretty and mean or ugly and nice. Attracive people can be nice and Ugly people can be nice.
This is very true. More then one study proves this. And instead of taking this as a personal attack on women and pretty people you should look at this objectively. This is the kind of reaction that gives feminists a bad rep. There is an evolutionary reason for why attractive men and women are mean. It’s necessary.