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reesetee commented on the word appearance discrimination
"Researchers who have tried to measure appearance discrimination, or 'uglyism' and 'looksism,' and the impact of what they call the 'beauty premium' and the 'plainness penalty' on income, say that the time has come for ugly to peek out from beauty’s shadow." -- New York Times, 10/29/08
October 30, 2008