Would the world be better if there were no beauty privilege?

Is it true because of the beauty or the desire to be seen?

I often hear that beauty can solve at least 50% of your problems. Once you have beauty that fits social standards, it means you are easier to listen to, easier to notice, and easier to get new opportunities. Even to fulfill basic human needs, we still need to cover our faces with makeup just to be seen and heard.

When I was young, I never thought that being labeled “ugly” or “unpretty” would be a big deal. I thought I would still have my books and my drawings. I thought people out there would be kind and pure at heart. People would eventually be heard, because that’s the function and reason why we have ears and hearts.

And then there’s a question: would life be better when there’s no beauty privilege? Would I shut my mouth if I had at least one criterion from society’s beauty standards? Bright to white skin, a pointed nose, straight teeth, clear skin. I have none. Would the “uglies” have their own opportunity to at least survive in this world?

I keep repeating the question: would the world be better when there’s no beauty privilege? I guess yes. But there would be another comparison. It might not be beauty, maybe something else that can be seen. Maybe it’s about how big your eyes are, or maybe about how smart you are. The numbers would be crazy. Everything would be counted in numbers, because there’s nothing to compare before we test it out, since they are unseen.

Maybe it’s not about “beauty privilege,” but actually about arrogance. Human nature. The need to be seen and to feel better than others. The bias. I think even when beauty privilege does not exist, humans will eventually create another hierarchy.