Why libertarians and atheists are ugly

At the discusion here, there is at least one guy who takes strong exception to my statement that libertarians tend to be ugly because it’s an anti-majority philosophy.

Atheists are ugly too. Once I was at an atheist rally at the Mall in DC, and the male/female ratio was about 7 to 1, and not a single one of the women that I saw looked attractive.

In the United States, atheism is a fringe movement like libertarianism, so it also attracts ugly people. Fringe movements also attract more men than women. This is because a greater percentage of men feel like outsiders rejected from society. This is typical in all aspects of sociology; men are disproportionately represented on both the right and left tails of the bell curve.

As I said before, attractive people are more likely to benefit from the way things are currently set up, so they feel little urge to change them. And this is doubly true for women, for whom looks matter more than they do for men. So that's why it's extremely unlikely that a girl as beautiful as the one whose picture used to grace my sidebar would be a libertarian. She would probably not be very outspoken about her political beliefs at all, which would most likely be moderate left of center.

Comments

[AndrewPundit]

Yep! Again, very nice argument. Especially:

This is typical in all aspects of sociology; men are disproportionately represented on both the right and left tails of the bell curve.

She would probably not be very outspoken about her political beliefs at all, which would most likely be moderate left of center.

[John T. Kennedy]

"So that's why it's extremely unlikely that a girl as beautiful as the one whose picture used to grace my sidebar would be a libertarian."

There's no difficulty finding individuals with extremely unlikely combinations of characteristics on the net. There are libertarian women blogging who look better than your LG pic, however unlikely the comination.

[DensityDuck]

>There are libertarian women blogging who look better
> than your LG pic, however unlikely the comination.

Uh, yeah, this is the kind of statement that needs links to back it up.

PS "inner beauty" isn't what we're talking about here

[Eric Pobirs]

I'd say it is those people who are militant about their beliefs that tend to be ugly. Plenty of people who may share those beliefs do not feel compelled to make everyone else aware of their preferences. It is the pushiness of those who must make all around them subnect to their voiced opinion that are ugly, regardless of the opinion itself.

[dude]

yeah well i'm a atheist libertarian and I'm completely gorgeous

[Redneck Feminist]

Hey, I'm a libertarian, and I think I'm attractive. I also used to be a teen model. You can click on my link if you want. The braids of course make me less pretty in the conventional sense, but I did that on purpose... to make me LESS pretty.

For me, I did not find modeling to be a positive experience. I also have found that being conventionally pretty is more of a hindrance. Anyone with half a brain knows that power based solely on looks is not real power-- it is susceptible to the whims of others. Looks also do not last forever. I do not feel "powerful" when I am catcalled. I actually feel like a piece of shit when that happens. My best strategy has been to be attractive, but to play down the "babe" factor. This can be achieved through a powersuit and pulled-back hair, or through the "tough" look that is on my blog. People are much less likely to fuck with when I present myself in either of these two ways.

[captainblak]

For me, I did not find modeling to be a positive experience. I also have found that being conventionally pretty is more of a hindrance. Anyone with half a brain knows that power based solely on looks is not real power-- it is susceptible to the whims of others bla bla bla....

This is such nonsense!

Power is calibrated in money and if you can use your looks to get lots of money even for a short time you can retire and join the non-working interest-accumulating capitalist class.

[Redneck Feminist]

Hey captainbla bla bla,

Quit being a choad mower. If you're a hot chick, I'll listen to your expertise on being one.

Models don't make a lot of money unless they become famous. Same with actors and rockers. Few make it to the top. Gambling on your looks making you money is actually pretty stupid.

Notice I said that being ATTRACTIVE does indeed have advantages. But being a hot babe is something different. As a hot babe, I get a lot of unwanted attention. As an attractive woman, I get more wanted attention-- and it helps my career. Both men and women who are attractive have an advantage in that respect. But a hot babe female isn't taken seriously and is less likely to get promoted.

I think you'd feel a lot differently if you regularly had fatties with back hair grabbing at your ass. :barf:

[Karen]

How about if you're an ugly duckling?

You grow up ugly and disaffected. You become a member of a "fringe" movement. Then your beautiful swan days come along.

Oh, too late! You've already joined the fringe movement. You'll just have to be a good-looking Libertarian/Atheist/whatever.

It happens.

[Ugly Rebels]

Most women ID with and feel they have more to gain from the liberal agenda.

And, libertarianism is still a fringe ideology that requires heavy independent thinking and analysis to simply become aware of, much less understand and accept its principles.

A hot chick who has everything in life handed to her with a silver spoon on a red carpet simply does NOT HAVE the motivation or need for such rigorous political inquiry. She's far more interested in the latest fashion trends to better exploit her assets and social-climb her way up our status quo - than changing it.

Only those who feel devalued and marginalized in some way by the current bipartisan system feel the need to change it. A rebel must have a cause. This could include unattractive males and women - but NOT hot chicks who may feel fairly entitled and privileged with our status quo. They got it pretty damn good already - so why fix what's not broke? That could even make things worse for them!