- A taboo is something that is not acceptable in social circumstances; for example, calling an infant “ugly.” But why is this so? Why is it more socially acceptable to call an adult “ugly,” but not an infant?
- In the study Bakalar was describing, it clearly states that some parents left their “ugly” babies unattended in the cart, or would let “ugly” children wander off. If the reporter isn’t calling these parents “bad,” then what is Bakalar saying about this particular situation?
- Do you agree with Dr. Harrell when he states that, “…There are a lot of things that make a person more valuable, and physical attractiveness may be one of them”? Explain.
- Select a portion of text you feel is significant in some way. Explain it and why it is significant.
- Respond to another student's comment in some way. Keep responses academic in nature!
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Ugly Kids Get Parental Short Shrift
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ReplyDelete1.In society it isn’t acceptable to call either adult or infant ugly. This may seem more acceptable to call an adult ugly perhaps because the adult it matured and the final outcome of appearance is there. This is clearly not so with the infant. On the other hand the reason an infant won’t be called ugly is because the infant cannot defend itself and is young and “innocent”. These are all factors as to why the youth is protected.
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2.Bakalar is saying to me that attractiveness has to do with attentiveness. If a boy is handsome then there is a greater chance that you will look at his beauty. This goes the same way with an ugly boy. If he is ugly you’ll look at him once and then try and stare at him again, because of his lack of appeal. The same must be what Bakalar is stating about the youth. If a baby is really cute than you will check on him more.
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3.This is a very true statement stated by Harnell. This is key examples at clubs. If someone is “more attractive” than the bouncer is told to allow them into the club because they set the vibe that you must look good to be in a good place. As well as with modeling. You must be a certain level of attractive in order to model, this of course is based on the person hiring. There are also of course many types of beauty.
ReplyDelete4.Dr. Harrell states that physical attractiveness “cuts across social class, income and education.” This to me means that beauty causes problems to society, money, and learning. In society if someone is “better looking” than you, you sometimes get offended or depressed and that causes a problem. This can lead to you spending lots of money on products to try and increase your appeal, even if it is only temporary. This is also a problem in schools because it is hard to learn when you think you’re ugly and everyone is judging you.
ReplyDeleteNarine Medford
Narine: I'd like you to go one step further with your analysis of #2. Why would parents check on an attractive child more?
ReplyDelete1. Calling infant “ugly” is not acceptable because the infant just came into this world and it needs time to adjust and develop their appearances. Also calling an infant “ugly” will offend most parents because to each parent their child is the most beautiful living thing on the planet. A child is supposed to be respected and taken care of because they are the ones who hold the future just like you did when you were that young. Calling an infant “ugly” is like taking a shot at someone’s baby, even your own baby, or maybe even yourself because at some point you were as young as the infant that’s being called “ugly”. With that being stated it is just wrong and unacceptable to call an infant “ugly” in any way.
ReplyDeleteChris Pellot
Calling someone ugly I think is not acceptable but we all do it once a while. When we call an adult ugly it’s usually because how they are dressed. How they present their selves to the public. But we don’t call an infant ugly because they didn’t choose the way they look or how they are dressed or if they are clean or dirty.
ReplyDelete1.) When some people look at infants immediately they think about how harmless, and innocent they are. For others this may not be the first thought that crosses their mind. People might think how physically ugly their exterior is rather than look pass this. Although some people may have this opinion it is not acceptable to say such a comment because it is hurtful not only to the infant but to the person saying the comment as well. It brings back the old saying “to pick on someone your own size.” With this being said it is more acceptable to call an adult ugly because you are in the same age level as them. Although it is wrong to judge someone based on appearance it looks more reasonable to call an adult ugly than an infant.
ReplyDelete2.Bakalar is saying to me that attractiveness has to do with attentiveness. If a boy is handsome then there is a greater chance that you will look at his beauty. This goes the same way with an ugly boy. If he is ugly you’ll look at him once and then try and stare at him again, because of his lack of appeal. The same must be what Bakalar is stating about the youth. If a baby is really cute than you will check on him more. This is probably because if a child is attractive you will enjoy watching its beautiful face so much. Since the child is so attractive and you’re watching the child.
ReplyDeleteNarine Medford 2.0
Freddy Carpio
ReplyDeleteCalling an infant ugly isn’t really bad as long as it stays on your mind. Calling an infant ugly is offending not only the child but also the parents. Obviously the parents will not think the same as someone that isn’t related to that child and by saying that the infant is ugly is very offensive to the mother. As an adult you really don’t care what people think or say you have grown to accept who you are and be satisfied with it. But as a child it affects you completely because you are in that stage where you want to be accepted by everyone.
Narine: rethink #4. Much of what you are saying may be true, however how does this fit into the idea that it “cuts across social class, income and education”? It seems like there is a missing link in your stated rationale between the quote and your opinion on what it means.
ReplyDelete4) Second paragraph, or passage for me. It is pretty significant to the fact that their studies are based on just the fact that they are in a supermarket, and they just been studied on that specific type of environment. I mean why supermarkets? Why not choose other places to research this too? What I’m saying is that it’s not really a good enough data to just base the fact of ugly kids being treated better than pretty children. Sure their researches shows that the ugly kids are being treated less than the pretty ones. But only in that area. I mean what if other areas around the world have different standards as to what we read here. Maybe good-looking kids are treated less affection than ugly kids in other places.
ReplyDelete-Miguel Pecho
I agree with Yesenia Coronel's response to question 1. It does make more sense to insult an adult more than it does to insult a child. It shows a lack of respect either way but, an adult is more capable of defending him/herself than a child. Also an adult is basically as intelligent as you in some ways, while a child is not. On top of that there is no point in insulting someone who cant say anything back.
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3) I don’t agree with Dr. Harrell’s statement when he says that physical attractiveness may be one of the things that can make a person more valuable. Looks are just a thing in my opinion. They aren’t what makes a person valuable. Looks are one thing, but personality is another. It’s like what people say, “You can’t judge a book by its cover.”. If physical attractiveness are valuable, then that could be the one important thing/feature people could be looking at first. Is it wrong to judge someone just by their looks? Yes it is. You will never have a chance to know how people really are like if you tend to judge them based on appearance.
ReplyDelete-Miguel Pecho
Funny, a common response to #1 is that the infant many need to sort himself out in appearance before we can decide if he is ugly or not. Then we can announce the verdict!
ReplyDeleteMiguel: Good observation with regard to the researchers opinions on attractiveness and standards of beauty differing in other parts of the world!
ReplyDelete2.) Bakalar is trying to say that ugly children are not getting the appropriate amount of care as pretty children. In the article Dr. Harrell saids, “Pretty children, represent the best genetic legacy, and therefore they get more care.” The statement is silly for some people but many parents have this mentality. Bakalar is trying to say that parents don’t want any harm to occur to their “pretty children” because it can be a loss to their attractiveness. If a parent has a “pretty child” then possibly the attractive appearance can continue in their generation. If something happens to the blessed child then this unattractiveness can scare parents in believing their future grandchildren, etc can inhabit this “ugly appearance” as well.
ReplyDeleteYesenia, I like your thinking on #1. Perhaps it seems unfair to pick on a helpless being and that's why we find babies cute-- or at least say so if they are not!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if behavior plays into attractiveness for babies as much as an adult? An person can be more attractive with a winning personality. Is this true for infants??
I think what Bakalar is trying to say is, these parents are ignorant because they are the ones who passed on the traits to the child. And it’s not the child’s fault they didn’t choose their looks they were born that Way. And that they shouldn’t be embarrassed to be seen with them just because of the way the child looks. parents shouldn’t treat their children different no matter what they should all be treated equally. “Don’t judge a book by its cover”.
ReplyDelete1. Well let’s be real here, How can you really feel if you just call an infant or a little kid “ugly”? Making the poor kid break into tears or just end up screaming and crying. I mean calling an adult “ugly”, well it’s pretty different because they can really just defend themselves, and some just don’t give a care about what other peoples’ opinions are of them. They won’t let that break them down or lose their self confidence just because of on one word. But to a child, it’s different. To be honest, if you start calling them that at an early age, the child will think he or she is not good enough for the parent or the family in that case and will go on in such different states. Depending on the kind of family they are raised from. To some children, if you insult them like that, they will go into a rebellious act or always try to do bad things to have some attention drawn to them or at least have the attention of their parents. As a child’s life goes on, their treatment from their parents can affect them.
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Miguel: You present an interesting point with #3. Of course we would not say that looks matter above all else, however there is a strong correlation between attractiveness and income. Also, we tend to perceive attractive people as "better". This is known as the "Halo Effect". How does this fit into your comment?
ReplyDelete4.Dr. Harrell states that physical attractiveness “cuts across social class, income and education.”
ReplyDeleteThis is significant to me because I have seen these “cuts” first hand. In form of social class the attractive people don’t normally hang out with the unattractive people because it may lower their “social status”. In form of income I have seen that sometimes the more beautiful looking people get discounts because the salesperson is trying to “hit on them”. They can also get good jobs as well as faster promotions if they can “sell” their attractiveness right. In education the better looking sometimes get graded “loosely” because they are appealing to the teacher/professor. These are all many reasons why what Dr.Harrel said is significant to me, solely because it is very true.
Narine Medford 2.0
Okay-- please note that when we say some kids are called "ugly", we don't mean they are called ugly to their faces. We mean that the term is used to describe their appearances!
ReplyDeleteLet's make overused expressions a thing of the past-- no more judging books by their covers!
ReplyDeleteFreddy carpio
ReplyDeleteBakalar states that parents leave their ugly children unattended or let to wander around. He explains that he isn’t calling them bad parents but what I believe he’s saying is that their less caring. Parents always dream of having a gorgeous child and when they don’t get such a nice looking baby their disappointed, and don’t give them the same attention they would have if they were adorable. They do love the child but for the reason that they
Daniela Farfan
ReplyDelete1) Infants are much more sensitive to adults, so by saying you are ugly it will affect them mentally and personally much more than it will affect an adult. Parents care a lot about what people say or think about their child and they would be hurt if their children are called ugly as well. A sibling is the most precious thing and is important to the parents that their children aren’t affected by what other people think. In a social society most people have respect for the fellow adult so keeping quiet about another person’s child is good manners.
2. The reporter may not necessarily use the word “bad” when talking about the parents, But I think the reporter is just using other words to clean up his opinion about the parents. Like using other words other than “bad” to describe them. He could be saying in a matter of sense, that the parents could be careless with their children, or perhaps even shallow to say the least. Leaving your children unattended is bad enough, but to justify the fact that they are doing it because of their appearance and beauty is awful and somewhat questionable as to why they can be doing that. Or maybe they really are just bad parents and would want the best for their good-looking son/daughter than offer the same amount of treatment to the “ugly” child.
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1) I think that calling an infant ugly is not acceptable because for one the baby can’t talk back. Also why would you be mean to an infant when it hasn’t done anything wrong because it’s not able to do anything but just stare and make baby noises. It’s not fine either to call an adult ugly either but at least its fine in some ways because they can talk back and they will defend themselves and their child. Yet it’s hard to figure out why one would attack an infant when it’s more innocent than anyone until it grows up that is than it’s a different story. For example one person may not like the other person for reasons and attacks them where it hurts the most your own child. Yet no one would do that they should realize that they have a child of their own as well and they wouldn’t want no one insulting their child so it would be ok to call an adult ugly.
ReplyDelete2) I think Bakalar is trying to say that parents don’t take better care of their child because they are ugly. This situation shows how parents treat their children depending if they are attractive or not and how parents are responsible of their children whether they are pretty or ugly. Dr. Harrell states “pretty children represent the best genetic legacy and therefore they get more care” which I think that this statement is pretty dumb because a baby shouldn’t be taking care of depending on the way they look or what other people think.
ReplyDelete3. I do agree with what Dr. Harrel states because most often people in general always pay more attention to the cutest baby or the most adorable than the less attractive baby. Dr. Harrel states that “there are a lot of things that make a person more valuable, and physical attractiveness is one of them.” The doctor is correct in regard to this statement because when someone is interested in another person it’s usually for the simple fact that the person is attractive.
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1) Many people believe that it is more socially acceptable to call an adult “ugly” than an infant, reason being people are so focused on the outside that they forget what truly matters. Of course, by them calling a baby “ugly” will make them look like a horrible person because they’re babies and some of them eventually grow out of it. On the other hand, when it comes to calling an adult “ugly” people tend to care less because they know they’re old enough to “accept the truth.” Babies are innocent and they can’t defend themselves when being called “ugly.” The reality of this situation is that nobody should judge other people by the way they look. It’s discrimination and it needs to stop otherwise it will lead to a negative result.
ReplyDelete2)It has come to a point where some parents would leave their “ugly” babies unattended in the cart because they probably don’t care, or they don’t think that anybody would take their baby because they’re “ugly.” The reporter should call these parents “bad” because “ugly or pretty” each kid deserves their parent’s attention. Bakalar was probably trying to make his point across that people don’t pay attention to “ugly” people. Which is dangerous when you think about it because this is how the people that were treated and called as “ugly” as they grew up develop insecurity. The majority may develop hate towards others which can lead to them becoming violent and hurting others in the future. People need to understand that even though it may not look like a big deal when you call someone “ugly” but it is! It hurts people’s feelings and it can even build up grudges or hate towards others which can result in a negative way. Why do you think there’s so many people that kill others, one of the main reason is probably because they have been called names, mistreated and discriminated against in their past.
ReplyDelete3)I agree with Dr. Harrell when he states that “…There are a lot of things that make a person more valuable, and physical attractiveness may be one of them.” When it comes to physical attractiveness it is not the most important thing in the world but people make it seem like it is. There are much more valuable things in life and I strongly believe personality is the most important. Unfortunately, people tend to focus more on looks which can sometimes affect their decision to whether or not they want to give them the opportunity to get to know the person.
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ReplyDelete3.) As much as I hate to believe that our physical appearance is very important, society tells us otherwise. Whenever we go to an interview or a simple walk to the grocery store people are looking and observing our appearance. I agree with the above statement because attractiveness unfortunately is a big factor which many people focus on. Although this is not the only attribute in which people notice I’ve seen in many situations where a person’s full attention is on someone’s physical beauty.
ReplyDeleteI agree to Narine Medford's response to question 4. She is correct because sometimes looks are taken into perspective rather than hard work, or intelligence. Some people slide through situations without going through any challenges because of their physical attractiveness.
ReplyDelete4.) In the text Dr. Sternberg saids, “Wealthier parents can feed, clothe and take care of their children better due to greater resources, possibly making them more attractive." I find this significant because not all children are more attractive just because of the wealthy family they were brought into. My family is certainly not wealthy, and they have provided me with three meals a day, clothes on my back, and a home to live in. I feel this theory is not true. In a lot of cases when a child is born to a wealthy family sometimes they look ugly in a sense of depressed because they feel unloved, or rejected. The theory that was brought upon the text needs to be further looked into because it does not have enough information to back it up.
ReplyDelete4)Dr. Robert Sternberg “Wealthier parents can feed, clothe and take care of their children better due to greater resources,…possibly making them more attractive.” I think in a way that the wealthier someone is the more spoiled and corrupt they become. It’s true that because of all the expensive clothing and resources that wealthy people can have gives them the advantage of looking better. But when it comes down to this, does it really matter to have the finest shoes, or the most expensive clothes instead of being someone humble. I personally think that a humble person is more beautiful than someone who has the ability to look good.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Yesenia with her answer for number 4. I'm not wealthy either and my mother has always worked hard to provide us three meals a day and give us clothes and a home. Just because someone is wealthy and has expensive clothes and items does not make them attractive. I personally think what makes a person more attractive is their personality instead of their looks. It's better to be humble and noble than spoiled and greedy that makes you look "ugly"
ReplyDeleteIn general everyone is beautiful inside and out. Therefore, as the statement mentions I believe that nobody should be called “ugly”. As when it comes to adults most of the time they don’t really care how they look or what others have to say. For a child, it’s a more sensitive situation where they’re still young, care about what others have to say, and care how they look. As an adult now, I don’t care what they have to say about me but as for a child I’m more sentimental and caring.
ReplyDelete2.Adults act differently with pretty and “ugly” babies. Bakalar has a good point of view of what do they call their parents when they leave their child unattended. In my opinion he’s trying to say that they’re irresponsible, non- caring parents in a way. They’re the types of parents that care more about their OWN babies’ physical view. Those types of parents act different toward their “ugly” babies then they’re cute babies. In other words they will pay more attention to their “cute” baby instead if it’s an “ugly” baby
ReplyDelete3.Dr.Harell has a point when he says “There are a lot of things that makes a person more valuable”. Honestly, I agree with him until a certain extent especially your physical view. Physical attraction can make you more valuable and sometimes get you what you want, when you want it. For example, if two males walk in a party one is REALLY attractive and the other one isn’t. The really attracted one will get all the attention from the girls while the other one might just be hanging out in a corner with his friends. It’s like an attractive male or even female can get whatever he wants or desires. And it shouldn’t be like that!
ReplyDelete4.In a way I always noticed that physical attraction can make a big difference in many types of ways. Can make a difference with parent, jobs and even with others. Meaning with aren’t as the article mentions can make a difference with parents paying more attention to their cute babies then to their “ugly” baby. With jobs it can be hiring cute guy instead of hiring the ugly guy just because of their physical view. People in general it can be people treating you different because you have a punkish type of look they’re treat you differently like if you have some type of problem but if it’s a nice attractive girl they’re treat you normally. I believe it because I’ve seen it in person as well at my job.
ReplyDelete5.I agree with yesenia unfortunely our appearance is very important. It’s as important to go to an interview if we go to an interview and go with jeans and a nice shirt they might not hire me just because I don’t look professional enough to work in their companies. Where everybody’s decision is based on the way you look. She’s also right we’re not only judged by our physical looked but it’s a big factor in many situations as well.
ReplyDelete1. 1. Calling an infant ugly is wrong according to everyone in today’s world because of the fact that it would make you look immature and evil. Most likely people would think it’s not acceptable due to the fact that their young and defend less. However, when it comes to an adult it’s okay because there all grown up and people figure they can take the insults. Also some adults are mature and could care less what people have to say about them. Either way, it’s wrong to say negative things to anyone, young or old, but at the same time it’s a free country, and freedom of speech is what the United States believes in.
ReplyDelete1. 1. Calling an infant ugly is wrong according to everyone in today’s world because of the fact that it would make you look immature and evil. Most likely people would think it’s not acceptable due to the fact that their young and defend less. However, when it comes to an adult it’s okay because there all grown up and people figure they can take the insults. Also some adults are mature and could care less what people have to say about them. Either way, it’s wrong to say negative things to anyone, young or old, but at the same time it’s a free country, and freedom of speech is what the United States believes in.
ReplyDelete2. 2 Bakalar is backing up what he believes is true. He believes that ugly kids are not treated as good as pretty kids and he’s letting the world know about the situation. This doesn’t mean he agrees or disagrees with what he believes in, he’s just stating what he believes is happening in today’ world. However, other people have other opinions and say it’s not true at all, such as Dr.Frans de Waal.
ReplyDelete3. 3. I don’t agree with Dr.Harnell when he makes that statement because I believe it’s what a person does with his or her life that makes them valuable. Also who they really are and what they have accomplished in their lives as well. Life is much more than good looks and having them won’t really get you anywhere in life besides good compliments from the crowd. Regardless ugly or beautiful, we are all equal, and have the chance to do or be whatever we want.
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ReplyDelete4. 4. A text I found significant is when Dr. Frans de Wall was debating whether or not ugly people have fewer offspring than handsome people due to the fact that the offspring was equal in both categories. I agree with Frans, there shouldn’t be any reason for adults to treat pretty kids better than ugly ones. I myself have seen many offspring in both categories and believe that that the researchers have come up with a false observation. Parents love their kids no matter how they look due to the fact that it’s their own son or daughter. If ugly ones are treated without care it’s just because they have bad parents, simple as that. The observation should be about bad parents instead.
ReplyDelete5. I agree with Rochi when she states that physical attraction can make a big difference in many ways because a lot of people in this world are simply blind. Everyone wants the beautiful ones and keep forgetting that it's not right because there are a lot of ugly people in this world as well. So in a cruel way the beautiful ones have advantages that ugly people just cant have, such as when it comes to who gets the job.
ReplyDelete1. I believe its acceptable to call an adult ugly because there old enough to know if they are or not. An adult can also defend themselves and be mature to ignore it, or they could say it back to the person without feelings being hurt. In other words adults know how to live life and could take criticism. Although infants don't know whats going on therefore you shouldn't be calling one ugly. There young minded and could take all that negative saying and keep it with them until they get older, this causes for children to have low self-esteem.
ReplyDelete2. The parents aren't being "bad" just that they aren't really being realistic. Most people would look at it like there being bad because there letting there kids unattended at a store or letting them wander by themselves. They should take care of the child wheather the child is ugly or not. A responsible parent wouldnt leave a child alone in a cart at anytime, theyll keep on eye on them to protect them and keep them safe.
ReplyDelete3. Yes I do agree unfortunately. Physical attractivness isnt the most important but in the world we live in its the most important. Theres a lot more valuable things in life that matter and honestly personality is the most important thing on someone. But of course people focus on looks then personality, if someone is ugly there more likely to not even give themselves that chance to know that person just because of the looks.
ReplyDelete3) In some ways I think that I do agree with Dr. Harrell because some people may not care how one looks but how they are built body wise. Physical attractiveness goes both ways of course like for example a girl might like a guy who is strong and has muscle like if he was taking steroids or something. Than you have the guys who would like a girl who has a nice body figure like a perfect 10. This maybe important to some people and to some other people they wouldn’t mind as long as they are respectful and etc. Yet they would rather have someone with physical attractiveness because it would make the other person feel good they have a guy/girl that looks good physically.
ReplyDelete1- I think nobody should say something mean like that to a kid.
ReplyDeleteThey can not defent them self. In my way of thinking kids are always cute
they always have something that makes them beautiful. And a old person
can defent them self And know how to respond back to the person who is
making she or he sad.
2- In my opinion theres no ugly kids. But not everybody thinks like me so
if you think your kid is ugly and do not deserve attention like a cute kid then
something is wrong with you. All kids are cute and they are the future of our lifes.
3- I do agree with Dr. Harrell because believe it or not is true is pretty sad but is the reality.If you are attractive and handsome you will get attention right away.
But if you are less attractive is going to be hard to get attention if they do not who you are and how you are inside.
4- When Dr.Harrell says There is a lot of things that makes a person valuable.
Which is true because maybe a person is not attractive but is beautiful inside
with a lot of feelings and would be the nice person you ever meet.
There is no way to tell a baby “ugly”, but then again we do tell a person who is grown up “ugly” by their physical appearance. I guess because an infant can’t defend themselves, and a grown up can. However, if a young teenage child is called “ugly”, it may cause some self-confidence, and self-esteem effect. No one should be called “ugly”, that word can harm us forever.
ReplyDelete2) I find it very hard to believe that some parents leave an ugly baby unattended in a cart than a pretty baby. This statement is to show the readers how parents are behaving with their child. Is not that parents are bad, is that believe it or not parents do prefer pretty babies, it’s in their nature. Although, parents should not behave this way at any time, especially when the child notice that they prefer their pretty baby sister, or brother. They will grow up hating that their siblings forever, and parents are that ones to blame for this tragic.
3) I do agree with the author’s quote, that physical appearance is one of the traits that makes us valuable. He clearly stated that it’s one of the things, not the only thing that makes us valuable. Now in days if you want to get a professional job you need to have the ability to understand; intelligence, and the good physical attractiveness. Companies don’t just hire anybody; the person who they hire must fit in with appearance.
4) Throughout the article what I found most significant was when the author stated that parents keep close pretty boys than pretty girls. This shows that even in today’s modern life parents prefer having a baby boy than a baby girl. They prefer taking care more of a boy than a girl. Also, this statement demonstrates that boys are more immature than a girl , and even though they are at the same age. Parents notice that boys are more hard to handle, and that is why they need to keep a close eye on baby boys. This statement reflexes on the reason why parents keep close to their pretty boys.
ReplyDelete5) Narmine, I do agree with your statement you made on comment number four. That the author stated that physical attractiveness can cause problems to society, income, and education. All the reasons you apply to the comment makes sense to the statement the author stated.
ReplyDelete5) I do contend and agree to Gloria's opinion on question number four. When keeping close to children, parents often take care more of their baby boys than baby girls. When boys age up, they take longer to be mature more than girls, and i also do think that they tend to be more rebellious as a child growing up than girls. Parents wants the better for their children but tend to take the easy route and take care of the firstborn child or baby boy while less noticing the other child or baby girl. they must have a balance between them and have equal opportunities
ReplyDelete" Beauty captures the eyes personality captures the heart" so the things that makes a person valuable is her or his their personalities. we fall in love with a person from the smallest things that they do for example when they text in the morning to say good morning and tell you that u look beautiful and when they get sad because you are sad and laugh when u laugh we fall in love with them because of their personality not their looks.
ReplyDeletei agree with George because children are absolutely adorable no matter what they may not be cute in look ways but they just have a heart that makes everybody love them .so parents shouldn't treat their kids different no matter what . all of their kids should be treated equally .
ReplyDeletePhysical attractiveness is a great value to have but it isn’t necessarily the most important. People who are very good looking in the outside may be hideous in the inside just by the mentality and their personality. People who are good looking can act in a very conceded and feel like their superior to everyone else. Now the fact that their good looking doesn’t give them the right to act like this toward a person who isn’t as good looking as them, but they do it anyways because they are pretty. The person who isn’t as pretty may be ugly but are beautiful in the point of their personality they will act very friendly and treat everyone the same. there is a mix of people and everyone will act the same so I disagree with DR. Harrell’s statement.
ReplyDeleteHomely children were also more often let out of sight of their parents, and they were more often allowed to wander more than 10 feet away. This research outcome has proven that parents of ugly babies really do allow their children to wander off on their own W.O notice what so ever for a period of time. But yet parents of good looking babies would check in on their children every chance they have more often than that off the ugly Childs parents. Proving that the parenthood varies from the Childs physical attractiveness. Its very significant cause it shows a lot about what physical attractiveness can do even to the parents.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Yesenia Coronel people shouldn’t mock a child who cant respond back to their positive or negative comments toward their appearance. Adults will more likely comment on other adult’s appearance because they can defend themselves and speak back at that person. Also it isn’t offending anyone but the adult their making the comment on, but when said to a child it is very disrespectful to the parents and family. It isn’t courteous for one person to walk into another persons house and be rude and say negative things about that persons child. It isn’t the adult thing to do. Yesenia has similar ideas that I had on my statement.
ReplyDeletehe portion that i feel is significant in some way is "pretty children he says, represent the best genetic legacy ,and therefore they get more attention" i think its significant because parents feel confident about themselves because they past on these traits but what they try to deny is that they also passed on the traits to they ugly kids . but they don't want to admit it so they will do anything to keep there pretty kids pretty and they will do anything to keep there ugly kids away from them
ReplyDelete1. It is not right to call an infant ugly for the fact that it is just a new born baby and hasnt even developed that many features yet. An on the other hand has their entire life to change. When you arre an adult you have the choice to change. You can even have peices of your body changed and re configured. So if you are called ugly as an adult that is your own fault and no one elses.
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2. Parents tend to care more about a child who is not ugly. Every parent remembers more about taking carce of their prince or little princess. For example if I cherish my most beautiful thing I have in my life of course I am going to guard it and keep it near me. If its something normal or average I wouldn't care as much untill after I lose it.
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3. I do not agree with Dr. harrell. My opinion is everyone should be treated the same. No matter how you look or what age and nationaliity your are. We are all people and should treat each other with the same respect that we ourselves want to be treated.
ReplyDelete4. The last three sentences are significant to me because I found it humerous. Dr. Harrell had compared us human beings to animals. He says and I quote "Like lots of animals, we tend to parcel out our resources on the basis of value'. The only part I find true is when he said maybe we can't always articulate that, but infact we do. I myself have to say we all judge a book by its cover but yet in this case like any other it isn't the correct process.
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3. I do not agree with Dr. Harrell statement because there are a lot more things that make a person special and physical attractiveness isn’t the only thing that can make them valuable. May be one but not the most important thing because what make us valuable is what we are inside.
ReplyDelete2. To me bakalar is saying that attractiveness brings attention. Parents with "ugly" kids wouldn’t pay attention to them as they would if they were good looking kids. They wouldn’t like to have ugly kids and have people staring at them because their ugly, they want their kids to be perfect and have people to look at them because of their attractiveness.
4. The most interesting and most significant part of the text that the author stated was that parents tended to care more about the pretty babies than the ones that aren't too attractive. Parents most of the time look for whose the better looking child because most the time they become to be the most confident and most active to achieve their goals. Which leads the parents more towards the more attractive babies because they think that they need more of the attention & love. So to parents its like a competition when they have two or more children because they want to determine whose the one to succeed which according to parents its always the more attractive one.
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