Lookism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈlʊkɪz(ə)m/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lookism is a noun meaning Prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person's physical appearance.
Meaning
Prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person's physical appearance.
Example Sentences
Joseph Connor's job as a cook at a McDonald's in Hamden, Conn., never materialized, and he thinks he knows why — lookism.
"We face a world," says Nancy Etcoff, a psychologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, "where lookism is one of the most pervasive but denied prejudices."
This is what I love about R4 - lookism goes out the window. But in comes voicism. Don't even consider a career in radio if you're from Toxteth or the Gorbals.
And those valiant people who fight lookism (many of them unattractive themselves) tell us that one problem is that in our society, those who get to be called beautiful and those who are called ugly are determined by standards arbitrarily set by us.
Word Forms
- looksism
Synonyms for lookism
Depending on context, synonyms include bodyism, looksism.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include looksism, corporealism, cosmeticism, stylism, estheticism, inspectionism.
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