Lovelyish

not surprising. It’s the halo effect. Even babies act more favorably to more attractive people. Looks mean everything in a superficial world. 

I hate how our society can act sometimes =.=’
What were they thinking?  This girl was going to fuck them silly if they help her?  Puh-lease >.>

xo’

This is different from getting caught on camera red-handed.

when I was a juror for a murder trial, the defendant testified at his own trial and wore a crisp looking suit and looked like a “harmless” and well dressed handsome young man rather than an alleged murderer. it might’ve affected the other jurors’ view on him but I was still keenly watching his body language to see how many times he was touching his nose/ears or fidgeting with his hands, tone of voice,eye contact, facial expressions, etc, when he was questioned by the prosecutor. I was one of the younger jurors. I could tell that some of the older jurors sympathized with the defendant and pictured him as her own son since she also had a son around the defendant’s age, because when the verdict was read, she actually bursted out crying with her hands covering her face as if she was celebrating the not guilty victory. I, on the other hand, wasn’t really emotionally or physically influenced. I think the attorneys pick jurors, who seem logical and others, who seem prone to be emotional, so instead of it all being unbiased perspectives, this other juror had a background of having one of his own family members being murdered. so they try to make the jurors diverse and have differing views even though they specifically ask if the juror would be free of bias. anyway I don’t tolerate criminal behavior, so even if the person was good looking, I wouldn’t be an accessory to the crime, so I wouldn’t help the attractive person steal the bike in the example. I wouldn’t get directly involved like a citizen’s arrest since I don’t know if the suspect has weapons. I’ll let the authorities handle it.

omg so messed up
esp. that guy who ignored his wife
hella rude

this is very interesting topic. 

didn’t they say something like cute babies are more accepted thus like have a happier childhood or something like that? 

I didn’t watch it, but my friend was actually telling me today about how her mom, who is the most professional person I know, actually has gotten out of 5 tickets because she flirted with the officer. And her mom is beautiful, so I don’t doubt the stories. It sucks :/

Beautiful people do have it better
My friend she gets free stuff all the time.
Even when I’m out with her for ice cream she gets it for free

holy crap. well it’s nice to have beautiful friends. sucks for average people.

Use a U-Lock.

Wow, was there a single man that passed her that actually didn’t want to help her?  I mean maybe in their minds they think “oh, it’s such a little tiny thing to steal, like candy”.  But still..especially with that sad excuse for a husband.

@prettykay04@xanga - That reminds me of when I went to a family party where there was a bunch of little kids.  All the young adults played with and paid attention to this cute-looking, mixed white and asian boy while all the other kids were ignored…  That boy, I came to find out, was VERY spoiled and had a horrible attitude.

I really don’t know. 

Wow, I can’t believe those guys helped her steal a bike. I wouldn’t help her because I don’t wouldn’t want to get in trouble.

Argh, that’s a great way to find out if you’re hot or not. Attempt to steal a bike and if guys help you …

I wonder if it matters if it was an attractive young black woman?

my only comment is…she is NOT petite. ;P

This only proves guys will do ANYTHING to get laid.

LOL how sad. 

That speaks more to the males’ morality than to how attractive the girl is. Beauty IS good, in and of itself, of course it doesn’t necessarily make the person good or bad internally. And I don’t think that those guys are confusing her beauty with internal goodness, they just don’t care about right or wrong… or, like so many guys, value a good story (“I helped this hot chick steal a bike with a chain saw, dude”) over doing the right thing.

@magicunicorns@xanga - Well they did an experiment with a white guy and black guy, too.  Basically the white guy was either ignored or questioned, but left alone.  The black guy was surrounded by a mob and had the police called on him within minutes of being out there.  I don’t know how a black woman would be treated, because part of the experiment was that *women* wouldn’t be likely to steal a bicycle…It would have been interesting to see.

OMFG.  That is hilarious. Trying to be a gentleman by helping someone commit a crime.  Logic Failure.  That man that ignored his wife has got a lot of explaining to do. 

I second that she is not petite.  She is definitely taller than 5’3/5’4.

that’s just being judgemental

Ahaha this is too funny in quite a sad way.

It’s not just her physical looks alone, but the combination of her nonchalant attitude and harmless demeanor that made the men put down their guards and helped her out. I’m sure things would turn out a bit differently if she looked like she was aggressively sawing the chain off like an ax murderer.

It’s interesting how the men who helped her were middle age or older though. The city that this experiment took place in might also affect the outcome. What if this incident took place in a busy metropolitan area? Would the men still react the same way they did here in this peaceful, quiet park? Race also factors into the equation greatly. The men here seem to be of the suburban middle class caucasian. If they were urban dwellers of different races, the outcome might also be greatly different.

In short, it’s a very entertaining and fun video, but it has too many variables to consider before making the resounding conclusion that better looking people get treated better. It would depend on demographics,  the individuals,  the interactions between them, and the geographic location.

@magicunicorns@xanga - Your first comment is fascinating. You wouldn’t help her steal it not because it’s wrong, but because you don’t want to get in trouble. Very interesting.

@enoughtodiefor@xanga - That’s what one of the lady who was calling 911 described her as.

@wing_stock@xanga - Actually, that wasn’t the whole video. They had 2 other guys do the same tihng. one is a caucasian guy and the other is african american. With the caucasian guy, there were people giving him weird looks and very few people who said anything. With the african american, there were almost crowds flocking to him and one guy actually yelling at him.

I think in this case, it’s just how she was kinda really presenting her beauty. Maybe if she was wearing like a sweater and sweat pants people wouldn’t help her at all and maybe just ignore her.

@WaitingToShrug@xanga - Now that you mention it, this kinda proves how female is the better gender.

@Erika_Steele@xanga - i think the lady meant that she’s skinny. or that she couldn’t really tell because she was squating down. 

omg if i was that guys wife i would have bitchslapped the hell out of him

@f5ye_angel5@xanga - No, no, no, that’s not what I meant! I meant those males in particular. I don’t judge large groups of people’s characters by a physical characteristic like gender or color. 

@wing_stock@xanga - I wouldn’t risk getting in trouble for a stranger, because an accomplice is just as guilty as the blonde girl stealing the bike. Appearing in court, paying a fine and doing community service (all likely consequences of getting caught) is SUCH a hassle, I would know.

And what would I get out of it? Nothing, nothing except “the warm fuzzy feeling” of knowing I helped someone in need. (at least then I could say I did something nice for a stranger, right ; )

Yeah, I just saw this episode the other night! My dad predicted that would happen & that pisses me off to the core!

^.^ Very,very intersting.Thanks for the post!