
Pretty People Really Do Have It Better

Tall, dark, and handsome or creative, kind, and self-aware?
Brianna Wiest • 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think
Only an attractive young woman would take for granted a stranger’s interest in the minutiae of her life.
Adelle Waldman • The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.
Privilege, in the social justice context, is an advantage or a set of advantages that you have that others do not.
Ijeoma Oluo • So You Want to Talk About Race
I feel sorry for beautiful people. Beauty, from the moment you possess it, is already slipping away, ephemeral. That must be difficult. Always having to prove that there’s more to you, wanting people to see beneath the surface, to be loved for yourself, and not your stunning body, sparkling eyes or thick, lustrous hair.