NOTE: (Article A.) The following paragraphs are from an article by Amy Alkon that examines the effects of beauty on people's particularly women's) lives. As
you read these paragraphs, try to determine what Alkon's biases are. How does
she feel about feminists? About people who try to improve their physicad
appearance
Men's looks matter to heterosexual women only somewhat. Most
women prefer men who are taller than they are, with symmetrical
features (a sign that a potential partner is healthy and parasite-free).
But, women across cultures are intent on finding male partners with
high status, power, and access to resources, which means a really short
guy can add maybe a foot to his height with a private jet. And, just like
women who aren't very attractive, men who make very little money or are
chronically out of work tend to have a really hard time finding partners.
There is some male grumbling about this. Yet, while feminist journalists
deforest North America publishing articles urging women to bow out of
the beauty arms race and Learn to love that woman in the mirror
nobody gets into the ridiculous position of advising men to "Learn to love
that unemployed guy sprawled on the couch!"​