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Do you feel less instinctive empathy for people who are very unattractive? Not including people you know personally, but faint acquaintances or "people on the news" do count.

Yes, significantly less
19.7%
Yes, slightly less
38.3%
No difference
22.5%
More empathy, actually
19.5%

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2:07 AM · Oct 13, 2019

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I mean 'instinctive' as in 'initial' or 'automatic.' The empathy you get by taking time to think about the person's life as unattractive doesn't count.

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I see polls like this more informative about the honesty if the respondents rather than the answer to the question.

Ava Eva Thornton

@AvaEvaThornton

Oct 13, 2019

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@Aella_Girl

Instinctively, I have to admit I would feel more sympathetic to particularly attractive people than average looking ones, though I can overcome that if I stop and think about it, but I don't know that I would feel less sympathetic to particularly unattractive people.

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I have lower amount of instinctive empathy for people who are louder than they should be

LovelyLusciousComrade

@ComradLuscious

Oct 13, 2019

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@Aella_Girl

It makes me so sad. Society can be so cruel so it makes my heart ache. Much more empathy.... Unless they are dicks.

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I'm not sure if I have more instinctive empathy for unattractive people or just less for attractive people.

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I have a pretty high baseline sympathy for ugly people, especially ugly women. Genetics screwed them over and there’s an element of tragedy they have to drag through their lives. In terms of empathy though I try not to waste it on people I don’t know.

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I suppose it depends. If they are a victim somehow of their poor looks, like if someone's making fun of them, that shit gets me in the feels. But just in general, I probably have some beauty bias.