Letter: Like it or not, appearances goes with territory

Just as superior athletes have an advantage in sports, and people with superior intellect have advantages in an array of occupations, attractive people do indeed have an advantage in certain occupations, such as the movies, television, modeling, and yes, newscasters.

Women who choose to pursue a career in front of the camera understand that they will be judged, in part, on their appearance.

Yes, this is somewhat superficial. Nevertheless, it's one of the qualifications they must meet. If that is unacceptable, then that person need not apply. No one is "trapped" into, or out of, the pursuit of a career that they have an interest in.

Most women are smarter than Weatherholt wants to acknowledge. They don't get "tricked into" obsessing about their looks; rather, some women have enabled themselves, by using their looks, to achieve various opportunities, and have done so by and of their own free will.

Weatherholt demands of women in general, and the National Organization for Women in particular, to "take a blatant stand against this type of discrimination." This is not a discrimination issue, but rather an issue of the most qualified person getting a job, whether the qualification is based on ability, intellect, or even looks.

After some careful consideration, I don't think anyone really wants to "put a stop to this."

Charles Craig

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