Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Discrimination or prejudice against people based on their appearance.
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- noun
prejudice ordiscrimination on the grounds of a person'sappearance (looks )
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Examples
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To help prove her point that the absence of funny women on TV is due to that brand of sexism known as lookism and that if Hollywood allowed more goofy looking women on screen there would be more funny women, Belle points to Michael Richards who played Kramer on Seinfeld.
One ringy dingy 2005
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Apologies to those concerned with "lookism" directed at women.
Obama's Berlin Speech Promises Global Transformation, Internationalist War On Terror 2009
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And Dr. C and C: yes, that's part of what bothers me, though I think it makes a kind of sense--we're always told of studies that show that people are more inclined to trust and believe competent, intelligent, etc., those whom they rate as good-looking, and though part of that may be simple "lookism," I suspect it's more complicated than that, esp. for women.
Ferule & Fescue Flavia 2009
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How many media accounts, how many policy debates are considering class, nationality, and "lookism" in their discussions of epidemic treatment?
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This has more to do with "lookism" than any outstanding talent on Susan's part.
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This has more to do with "lookism" than any outstanding talent on Susan's part.
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This has more to do with "lookism" than any outstanding talent on Susan's part.
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This has more to do with "lookism" than any outstanding talent on Susan's part.
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This has more to do with "lookism" than any outstanding talent on Susan's part.
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This has more to do with "lookism" than any outstanding talent on Susan's part.
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Appearance-based discrimination, termed “lookism” by femcel communities, is not the only reason that some women struggle to find a sexual partner.
‘I feel hurt that my life has ended up here’: The women who are involuntary celibates Lizzie Cernik 2021
bilby commented on the word lookism
Look!
April 7, 2009