Why do some people think they are better people because of their looks?

Question

Who are they to determine what is attractive and be so pompous as to suggest that they are better because they are attractive in their own eyes? I am not referring to self-confidence and knowing you look good, but being extremely egotistical, trivial and vain.

Answer 1

That's what our society teaches us.

Answer 2

I don't know honey but if someone is picking on you or bothering you, you need to tell someone. Your questions are concerning. Don't let people get to you! Usually the ones that bully and criticize are the ones with the least self esteem! You are beautiful no matter what! As you get older, you realise that only your friends and family matter. So just keep on smiling! The vain people are the ones that lack the self confidence the most, this is how they try to hide it! So just feel sorry for them because it is sad! Have a great life dear!

Answer 3

I think that people who base their value on their looks and come off as superior to others because of it, are really deep down insecure. People who have more to offer than their looks will not let their appearance be what stands out in someone's mind. If a person has a sharp and intelligent mind, is of noble character, has a good sense of humor, is kind and friendly, is generous and thoughtful, is brilliant, is good at what they do and so on, these are the things that they will value and impart to others. Unfortunately, when a baby is attractive, then often times the parent(s) will lavish huge praise upon that child as it grows and will focus many times on the looks of that child more than the strengths and positive attitributes of that child. The child learns early on how to manipulate others with their looks and to place their worth and the worth of others on their appearance.

My sister was very beautiful when she was a little girl. People were always making a big fuss over her beautiful blonde hair, perfect skin, blue eyes and beautiful mouth. My parents learned the hard way how that hurt my sister because she learned to use her looks to manipulate others. She has had many failed relationships as a result. She is now older and wiser and has learned to value her other traits, which are intelligence, generosity, caring and a sharp wit. She is a nurse with a very high IQ, but people couldn't see that IQ through the way she flaunted her looks when she was younger. My own kids are very attractive. My son is very handsome and my daughter is beautiful. I get comments about them all the time from people. I learned early on to say to my kids that yes, they are attractive, but it is what is on the inside that is important, not the outside, and if a person is ugly on the inside, then no amount of attractiveness on the outside will make them attractive to others. I think that parents need to let their kids know they are attractive and even those parents whose kids are not so attractive should play up their child's attractive features, such as their eyes or their smile. Everyone has some attractive feature about them, and in a society that worships good looks, it's good for kids to feel good about how they look. Then, it's up to the parents to nurture the positive traits that their child possesses which are totally unrelated to their looks and to impress upon their child that character and how one treats others is what is important.

Answer 4

When you live your whole life hearing how pretty you are or how handsome you are and having people give you special treatment because of it, even as a young child, you grow up believing that you're somehow better than other people. If it's the case of a "late bloomer" or someone who didn't "become pretty" until later in life, they may have grown up feeling that they're inferior to other people and now, because of the attention they get from their looks, they feel like they're entitled to bask in the glow of their new-found status in life.

Answer 5

Hello...There is a saying in the bible that goes like this..."man looks on the outward appearance, ...god looks at the heart.." and i do believe many people have this insite into others and can see "them" but many do not...therefore, they go firmly by the outward and never get to know anyone because of their narrow-mindedness and short-sightedness...i call them the "little people" because they have little minds and little hearts...and their eyes don't have much light in them....lol..

Answer 6

its about selective breeding we dont want a race of fat people unable to work to feed themselves what if sometyhing catastrophic happened such as a nuclear war or watever and all of a sudden money ment nothing now it was about farming and hunting bows and arrows small arm wars over bands of people the fat have no purpose other then women for breeding the men just arent able to survive im not taling 230 at 6' or 6''1'' im saying 350 too much to feed u know too big living shorter lives and excerting too much energy on a biological level its not a good thing

Answer 7

it's because this type crave attention and usually do not have other assets/skills/talent or brains of which they might otherwise use to project outwardly, that which would draw them the attention they need, so they base all they are, on what they look like, and we all know the ending to that old story.

Answer 8

Its immaturity. Just ignore them. You are the only one who matters. Dont give them the power to make yourself doubt you.

Answer 9

They will be ugly one day staying in the tanning salon all day.

Answer 10

because their SELF ego...boy those people are plain ignorant and arrogant...i would put another words but I'll be banned ...as it happened before.