If you’ve spent enough time online, you likely have heard of “pretty privilege.” And if you haven’t, it’s still likely you have encountered this phenomenon in real life – the only question is whether on the privileged side or not.
In today’s list, we will delve into men’s experiences related to “pretty privilege.” Whether they come from their personal experiences or the things they’ve observed from the side, it doesn’t change the fact that all of them are pretty eye-opening about how this phenomenon influences seemingly unrelated aspects of life.
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#1
Shy attractive guy not saying much? ooh, he’s mysterious. Shy average guy not saying much? best case he’s invisible, worst case he’s a creep.
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#2
I knew a guy who literally looked like an actor, he was handsome and perfectly dressed. He was hired as a CTO for a startup company I was working for—because handsome men are presumed to also be intelligent and personable.
Dumb as a f*****g bag of rocks.
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#3
“Just go talk to them, it always works for me!”
I had a friend who INSISTED that all you had to do is tell women you had an apartment and were gainfully employed and they’d be interested in you. He didn’t get that we didn’t all look like him. It got really annoying.
Image source: cactusjackalope, freepik
#4
Women will find your niche hobbies and nerdy passions interesting instead of weird.
Image source: datshinycharizard123, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
#5
It might sound extremely stupid, but I learned only recently (late 20s) that some guys have other people randomly approach them and strike conversations with them. I had genuinely no idea.
Image source: Darkpoulay, Helena Lopes
#6
I’ve been both attractive and unattractive at varying points in my life and I believe people just treat you better generally when you’re better looking; they cut you more slack when you make mistakes, they’re more helpful, they’re friendlier and they’re more respectful.
Image source: lime-enthusiast, haritanita
#7
You can be unemployed and get laid or married.
Seriously. The notion that men only care about beauty is just false.
Image source: A*sPlay69420, Jack Sparrow
#8
Hybristophilia. Plenty of women will forgive/ignore any conceivable red flag you display, and will try to vouch for you against all logic, if you’re charming and good-looking enough.
Even extends to criminals and k*****s. Look no further than Cameron Herrin (struck and k****d a young woman and her baby daughter while illegally street racing) and Wade Wilson (strangled one woman to death and then strangled and ran over another woman later that same day).
Both have gone viral for being hot once their faces were made public.
Image source: TheEmperor0fNothing, cookie_studio
#9
Nerdy + attractive = “smart guys are so hot”
Nerdy and average = “what a dork”
I’ve realized a couple times in my life a girl was only pretending they were interested in asking me about engineering, or maybe genuinely interested but only because she would be interested in pretty much whatever I had to say and I could do no wrong. It’s a weird combination of incredibly flattering and mildly unsettling. Like I’m being defrauded but feeling amazing about it.
Image source: DrDerpberg, ollyy
#10
It’s the difference between a date with your coworker and a visit with HR.
Image source: SovietPropagandist, Viktoria Slowikowska
#11
You chatting up coworker is cute rather than creepy.
Image source: Mustard_The_Colonel, Rebrand Cities
#12
I sat next to a man in first class last year. He was a good looking man. The flight attendants (all female) were waiting on him hand & foot, while I (a man who struggles to be a 7), went thirsty and ignored. After the 5th time he was attended to and I was ignored, I stared at him, waiting for him to turn my way. He finally saw me and smiled saying, “It’s always like this.” He shrugged his shoulders and went back to his drink and snacks.
Image source: Entire_Toe2640, gpointstudio
#13
I was the second least experienced guy in my law firm, but I probably dressed the best and I’m pretty okay looking. They asked me to basically head a new office when it opened and also asked that I attend all the local business networking events.
People in general just have a positive outlook towards you or choose to interpret the things you do in the best possible light. And while I do think I’m genuinely hardworking, I have no doubt that it’s helped me in my career a lot.
Image source: Contagious_Cure, Diva Plavalaguna
#14
The benefit of the doubt.
Image source: Distinct-Practice131, wirestock
#15
When you unalive someone and get bunch of love letters in your prison mail.
Image source: qwertyuiopdf, FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
#16
Tons of people want to befriend them, even though the guy is boring
Image source: natureid123, KoolShooters
#17
How in meetings, everyone looks to them for answers. My colleague is a 6’6” Greek Adonis. He turns heads everywhere we go. In meetings, they always look to him for answers even if he’s not the team lead. They say his name constantly wanting his affirmation. It reminds me of those hostage situations where they say the victims name over and over to make them seem like a real person and not an object.
He’s a smart guy, but often delivers terribly because he can’t read a room to save his life. But, it’s always ok because he’s so pretty.
Image source: Fiireygirl, prostooleh
#18
Women find you funny on Tinder.
Image source: Khancer, cottonbro studio
#19
I had a friend who became single in his early 30s. He was not unattractive but his age was starting to show a bit. He wanted to hit up the bars to meet women and I went along as a wingman.
This dude had ZERO game. He had like negative game.
Yet all throughout his 20s he was constantly with very attractive women.
It was just that he was SO attractive that women would approach him. THEY would pick HIM up.
Image source: utspg1980, gpointstudio
#20
Being offered a woman’s phone number without asking for it!
Being given store discounts when I didn’t ask if there were any! 🤭😂😂
Image source: TheFreakyGent, EyeEm
#21
Being able to have options when it comes to dating and also you don’t need several decades of self-improvement to be enough for women to date you.
Image source: Kosilica457, cottonbro studio
#22
Getting texted randomly by different girls with the words I want you, shopkeepers will give me small free things like candy or raspberries or something, they’ll throw in stuff for free when I buy s**t. You have a longer leash at any job you do as well can arrive late and eat breakfast at work and it be fine while others get chewed out.
Image source: pursuitofhappy, freepik
#23
Being able to partake actively in hookup culture.
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#24
There’s no handsome homeless
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#25
Women will actually treat you like a human being and bend over backwards for you.
Image source: Firm-Pollution1569, freepik
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