I think it's because people have no control over their race or orientation but usually they have some control over how they look. Even if they were born "unattractive", they can make themselves look as neat and presentable as possible. It comes down to self-respect in the end. People think that anyone who can't be bothered with how they look won't care about much of anything else.
Self respect and making yourself look more presentable can definitely help, but there are more physical aspects to looks in which no way in how you dress and present yourself will make some people rugged, handsome, or beautiful. So unless your clothes or presentation itself is noticeably standing out in a bad way, then getting mistreated in how you look is definitely a prejudice. If someone gets mistreated due to anything they can't help, it's a prejudice. And it's sad, because looks prejudice is definitely still more exceptable and widespread than racial or sexual orientation prejudices today.
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I think it's because people have no control over their race or orientation but usually they have some control over how they look. Even if they were born "unattractive", they can make themselves look as neat and presentable as possible. It comes down to self-respect in the end. People think that anyone who can't be bothered with how they look won't care about much of anything else.
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Self respect and making yourself look more presentable can definitely help, but there are more physical aspects to looks in which no way in how you dress and present yourself will make some people rugged, handsome, or beautiful. So unless your clothes or presentation itself is noticeably standing out in a bad way, then getting mistreated in how you look is definitely a prejudice. If someone gets mistreated due to anything they can't help, it's a prejudice. And it's sad, because looks prejudice is definitely still more exceptable and widespread than racial or sexual orientation prejudices today.