Life is far from equal—and the evidence for that is endless. But one bias many of us struggle to accept, let alone talk about, is pretty privilege. It suggests that conventionally attractive people benefit in many areas of life because of their looks.

So, in a world that remains highly fixated on outward appearances, how can we nurture our sense of self-worth and play to our strengths despite the unfair advantages better-looking people often have?

To tackle these issues and unpack solutions, I invited fellow podcasters Sami Dandachi and Tarek Abou Chakra from the Anything Everything Podcast and Mahreen Munir from Karak with Mahreen on the show.

Join us for this exciting and uplifting discussion.

Follow panel members:

Sami Dandachi and Tarek Abou Chakra @aethepodcast :    / @aethepodcast  
Mahreen Munir @KarakWithMahreen :    / @karakwithmahreen  
Seline Shenoy @SelineShenoy :    / @selineshenoy  

Timestamps:

03:44 – What is pretty privilege and why we’re psychologically subject to this bias?
07:04 – The impact of culture on beauty standards
09:04 – The commodification of people based on physical appearance
12:54 – The homogenization of beauty and social media contributes to these aesthetics
15:04 – The fickle nature of beauty standards and why we shouldn’t base our self-worth on it
16:19 – Beauty bias in the workplace
18:49- How to keep your halo effect bias in check
20:24 – How to put your best foot forward
20:45 – Caveats in the body positivity movement
23:19 – How the media and society impact our perception of beauty
29:34 – The impact of beauty standards on men and women
30:34 – Why do you need to wrap your identity around other aspects of yourself
33:34 – The role of beauty in dating
39:34 – The wrong messaging of trophy wives, Only Fans, etc.
43:34 – The impact of beauty standards on men and how women view them
45:34- Dating attractive people out of our age groups
48:34 – The importance of dating with intention
50:34 – How do we raise confident kids
55:29 – The benefits of body positivity movements