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Mason, Andrew (2021) What's wrong with everyday lookism? Politics, Philosophy & Economics, 20 (3). pp. 315-335. doi:10.1177/1470594X20982051 ISSN 1470-594X.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/1470594X20982051
Abstract
Everyday lookism, by which I mean the widespread practice of commenting upon and judging the appearance of others, is often regarded as morally troubling. But when, and why, is it morally problematic? I argue that in many cases everyday lookism is wrongful because it involves morally objectionable appearance discrimination. I consider various respects in which everyday lookism can be morally objectionable in virtue of the acts of wrongful discrimination it involves. I argue that these acts are wrongful when they are demeaning, or when they have unjust consequences whether singly or cumulatively. There are a number of ways in which they may have unjust consequences. First, the appearance norms in which these acts are rooted may be biased in such a way that the acts contribute to creating an unjust distribution of benefits and burdens. Second, these acts may combine to make everyday lookism oppressive in virtue of impairing the personal autonomy of its victims or contributing to doing so. Third, these acts may be unjustly harmful in terms of their effects.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HM Sociology | ||||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Physical-appearance-based bias, Social norms | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Politics, Philosophy & Economics | ||||||||
Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||||||
ISSN: | 1470-594X | ||||||||
Official Date: | August 2021 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 20 | ||||||||
Number: | 3 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 315-335 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1177/1470594X20982051 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 30 November 2020 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 1 December 2020 | ||||||||
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