I'd love more discussion around the invisible privilege of beauty and the hardships around being unattractive, but a big roadblock is that both beautiful and unattractive people mostly don't like self-identifying as those things
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As in: if you're prettier, it feels awkward when an uglier friend points it out. "No no," you say, trying to put you both on the same playing field, to make them feel better. "No honey, my nose is big. Your hair is so lucious though."
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That's more of a fake euphemism problem then a beautiful people "privilege" problem.
As for me, I don't say lies like "Everyone is beautiful...blah blah." If I don't think someone is beautiful, I make no false pretenses that the person is.
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When I lost 40 pounds, the way people treated me changed dramatically. Women flirted with me a lot more, men seemed to show me a little more respect. The social advantages of being attractive are substantial.
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...What bothers me is when pretty people, especially men, yammer on about the burden of their looks; as if they would be able to cope with averted eyes from women, being invisible, or, when in close proximity, the fear in their eyes & body language. Just by walking in the room.
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I've noticed a new trend among female celebrities of pretending to complain when there images are photo-shopped to make them look better. It's weird, because they're suggesting they're not THAT good looking, but if they weren't no one would know who they were.
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