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lookism
noun
prejudice or discrimination based on physical appearance and especially physical appearance believed to fall short of societal notions of beauty
EXAMPLES
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lookism
Pronunciation: /ˈlʊkɪz(ə)m/
noun [mass noun]
prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person’s appearance.
Derivatives: lookist
lookism
noun
prejudice or discrimination based on physical appearance and especially physical appearance believed to fall short of societal notions of beauty
EXAMPLES
- As a teacher, Kim's response to recent studies showing that attractive students receive better grades was to try to be vigilant against her own possible lookism.
- "We now so expect 'lookism' that the novelty in TV is shows specifically designed to get around it. On the already popular 'The Voice', judges listen to the singers with their backs turned — deliberately cutting them off from the psychological trick that beauty does to the brain." — From an article by Sarah MacDonald at www.dailylife.com.au, April 23, 2012
Ο όρος έχει περάσει στο ODE:
lookism
Pronunciation: /ˈlʊkɪz(ə)m/
noun [mass noun]
prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person’s appearance.
Derivatives: lookist
