- A taboo is something that is not acceptable in social circumstances; for example, calling an infant “ugly.” But exactly why is this so? Why is it more socially acceptable to call an adult “ugly,” but not an infant?
- In the study Bakalar was describing, it clearly states that some parents left their “ugly” babies unattended in the cart, or would let “ugly” children wander off. If the reporter isn’t calling these parents “bad,” then what is Bakalar saying about this particular situation?
- Do you agree with Dr. Harnell when he states that, “…There are a lot of things that make a person more valuable, and physical attractiveness may be one of them”? Explain.
- Respond to two of your peers' comments in no less than 4-5 sentences.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Ugly Children May Get Parental Short Shrift
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1. When a child is born they are consider cute. Growing up a child might feel neglected because they parent might consider there child ugly. I feel that ugly should be consider your attitude.children who have a bad attitude are known to have a terriable personality.
ReplyDeleteyes i do agree with Dr. Harnell..because what he said was some what true..in life noone wants to have a ugly baby because they would feel ashame of them...but thats doesnt give them a reason to mistreat them as they feel fit. in my opinion they should be treated equally and not as stranger. as i said before everyone is equal and noone is different. just because the baby is fugly or handsome we shall treat them well.
ReplyDelete2. Bakalar is saying that the parent is favoring the child . Like i said before I feel that it doesn't matter if the child is ugly or pretty its more of a bond thing. Maybe a parent feels thier child should be one way . For example, many parents hope for a boy/girl and get the child they didn't really want . They really arenm't going to neglect the child and try again to get the one they one. They will love the child because its their own.
ReplyDelete1. Its probably more socially acceptable to call an adult ugly instead of an infant because they might not take it as seriously as an infant might. Things that infants are told from a young age sometimes stick with them all the way till there adult years because they have it drilled in their heads that they are whatever a certain someone told them, and for adults that might not be the case.
ReplyDelete@Malissa..
ReplyDeletethats true but not most of the ugly children are with bad personality. i agree with you in some part like "I feel that ugly should be consider your attitude" that is soo true haha. Also parents have a big role in how the child might feel neglected.
3. In a way i agree with Dr. Harnell that physical attractiveness makes a person valuable but then I don't . Yea every parent hopes for a good looking child but looks aren't always everything. You can be goodlooking but then have a bad flaw behind that. Looks can get a person so far in life.
ReplyDelete1. Is more socially accepted to call an adult ugly instead of an infant for many reasons. By calling ugly to an infant we just are causing them to feel unsecure and unhappy with themselves. It’s really bad to treat an infant that way because we are damaging their feelings. An adult will take it calmer because they are already grown up.
ReplyDelete1.For some people a taboo is more like a myth. It’s more acceptable to call an adult ugly than an infant because kids are more sensitive than adults.
ReplyDelete2.Their “ugly” child aren’t getting that much attention because of their physics. It’s saying that parents doesn’t care much about their ugly child.
3.I don’t agree with Dr. Harnell! It doesn’t matter what’s outside, it matters what’s inside. But, sadly most people doesn’t think the same way I think. For example, if you are pretty and you’re not a good and smart person for others you don’t worth nothing and won’t go no were in the future. But, if you are “ugly” and smart and have a good heart you have more chances to succeed in life and have a good future.
2. According to Bakalar study parents are most protective with their pretty children. They try to keep them always safe and secure. In the other hand the ugly children are not treated the same way. Also Bakalar is trying to tell us that parents are more likely to love the cuties children the most.
ReplyDelete2. Bakalar is basically saying that the parents with the ''ugly'' children arent as attentive as they might be with their ''good looking'' children. I find these studies to be strictly bogus though and I believe most parents find their children to be goodlooking no matter what because they always have some of them in their child. Determining if your a good parent or not is what determines whether they'll buckle them in the car seat or not.
ReplyDelete1. It’s more socially acceptable to call an adult “ugly” and not an infant because of the age difference. An infant is too little to actually state he’s “ugly”, they have plenty of growing stages to go through. Infants change their appearance as they grow older, while in the other hand adults most likely don’t have much change. Regardless of being an infant or an adult, society gives their opinion about appearance anyways.
ReplyDeleteI think is wrong to say a child is ugly because a child is blessing that god has given you. There’s Women in the world that want to have children but can’t and we have ignorant parents decrementing their children because there ugly. And if they’re going to be parents like that they should just give their children up for adoption so someone else could give them the loved they deserve.
ReplyDelete2. In the study Bakalar clearly stated, “That some parents left their “ugly” babies unattended in the cart, or would let “ugly” children wander off. From this statement, I feel the parents have physical attractiveness as a priority. Parents would prefer having pretty children, and don’t know how to treat their ugly children too well.
ReplyDelete3. I fully agree with Bakalar when he states that but I also believe that is not the case though when it comes to the parents. No matter on the looks the child should love their child unconditionally because it's their own.
ReplyDeleteQ: A taboo is something that is not acceptable in social circumstances; for example, calling an infant “ugly.” But exactly why is this so? Why is it more socially acceptable to call an adult “ugly,” but not an infant?
ReplyDeleteA: in life we all go thru changes..looks, Personatily. Infant are a gift from up above.."laught" they are beauitful and Amazing and life changing. In my opinion, its ok to call a baby ugly... its just being honest but at the same time its cruel.
3. I agree with Dr. Harnell because like it or not people are judge base on looks. People that are better looking than others are more likely to have an easy way than others. For example, some woman that wants to be a secretary has more chances just because she is prettiest. Also there are some parents that love more the children that has the same physical characteristics as them.
ReplyDelete1. All Children around the world are a gift from god they are all to be cherished and love by all means. We cannot go around telling small children that they are the ugliest thing that we have ever seen because they are something that we see as a gift from god.
ReplyDelete3. I think that in some cases children that are ugly do get as we may say the short end of the stick. So yes I do agree I think that good looking kids get in a way more value. I have seen it fist hand.
@ Melissa
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I do agree with you. Physics isn’t everything, but parents often hope to get a pretty child. But, is whatever god brings us and we have to take it like that. Looks definitely CAN take a person far but if you aren’t intelligent you won’t go no were.
1. Calling an infant ugly can seriously cause a child suicidal thoughts, because they don't know how to handle a situation like that and it would really hurt their feelings. It's not as bad if you called an adult ugly because adults are more mature and won't be offended as much as an infant therefore is a little more acceptable.
ReplyDelete1.I think it’s not acceptable calling an infant ugly because you could really hurt their self-steam. It is not the same calling adult ugly; we take it as a joke. But later in life they could grow up hating on their parents for the reason. In my point of view every infant is beautiful in a different way.
ReplyDelete2.I think Bakalar is trying to say that it’s more like a physics thing with their children. It doesn’t matter if they are ugly or pretty. They just don’t care and unattended their ugly kids. It’s more like a favoring and physics thing.
Q: In the study Bakalar was describing, it clearly states that some parents left their “ugly” babies unattended in the cart, or would let “ugly” children wander off. If the reporter isn’t calling these parents “bad,” then what is Bakalar saying about this particular situation?
ReplyDeleteA: Bakalar is saying clearly that parent can careless about a ugly baby. now why would parents do that i do not know...its just odd. Barkalar is telling us that these parents are just bad parents and confused. Some who leave there child unattended could be taken from them..or just confused...
@ gizelles #2
ReplyDeleteI agree because ugly children are not take care the same way as the pretty one. i think this is bad and children should be treated the same way.
Question one:
ReplyDeleteSome parents don't want their children to come out ugly.If they do come out ugly,then the parents aren't going to treat them different then a pretty child.It's more acceptable to call an adult ugly then a infant.Because adult don't really care what other people thinks of them.An infant are more sensitive and telling them they are ugly would make them cry.
@ sweett stuff xxdesiiree: I fully agree with her response to question #1. I have an autistic cousin and my uncle and aunt dont treat him any differently and they feel god has put it upon them to raise him with unconditional love and careing. So if any parent feels that there child isnt a blessing to them based on strictly looks, then they should give him up for adoption.
ReplyDelete3. In a way I agree with Dr. Harnell when he states, “… There are a lot of things that make a person valuable, and physical attractiveness may be one of them. Value in a person means a lot to me; I count value on how the person acts and treats you. I can’t give someone value on their appearance. There appearance will make no difference, on how they are as a person. Just because you’re considered pretty doesn’t give you more value
ReplyDelete1. Normally society consider infants cute not ugly, so when you call a baby or an infant ugly people react to it because is something that is not normally said in society making this a taboo. It’s more acceptable to call an adult ugly because he won’t take the comment seriously or personally, but when you call an infant ugly the infant might take it really personal and it could hurt his feelings, that can affect him deeply and could carry the consequences for his entire life.
ReplyDelete1. An Adults can take criticism easier than a child could. If you were to call a child ugly it could affect their development. Even though it might not be true children don't really know that. I think that no one should have some right to call a child ugly if that's what they think they should keep their comments to themselves.
ReplyDelete2. He's trying to say that most parents according to him don't take care of their ugly kids the same way as they do they're pretty kids. If parents really do this ill just call them shallow. Two treat a child different just because they're more attractive than the other is called bad parenting
ReplyDelete1.A taboo is something that is not acceptable in social circumstances; for example, calling an infant “ugly.” But exactly why is this so? Why is it more socially acceptable to call an adult “ugly,” but not an infant?
ReplyDeletePear pressure has a really big impact in society in general but one of the biggest things is the physical appearance criticism and judgment. For an adult to be called “ugly” is more acceptable in the eyes of society then calling an infant because the adults are mature enough to take criticism then a child who is really innocent. A child can also be mentally affected if called “ugly” they can get depress and their self-esteem could get horrible. It is not adequate to call anybody “ugly” or judge them by the way they look or act, that can definitely affect any person’s emotions because everyone should be accepted in positive way in this world.
2.In the study Bakalar was describing, it clearly states that some parents left their “ugly” babies unattended in the cart, or would let “ugly” children wander off. If the reporter isn’t calling these parents “bad,” then what is Bakalar saying about this particular situation?
Bakalar is just point out fact that these parents are making big differences between their children depending on their physical appearance, as well of the dangerous situation that they are putting the children through like not buckling them to the cart sit and letting them wander off.
3.Do you agree with Dr. Harnell when he states that, “…There are a lot of things that make a person more valuable, and physical attractiveness may be one of them”? Explain.
There are a lot of things that make a person valuable and the most important in my opinion is the feelings. A good person with a good heart who acts positive and wishes always the best to all the people and doesn’t do any harm to others is really valuable. I don’t agree with Dr. Harnell when he states that attractiveness may be one of the values of person because the outer part of a person is not as value as the inner part. It is a horrible thing those people who has beautiful physical appearance from outside but in the inside they have the worst feelings in the world.
ESTRELLA D.
4.Respond to two of your peers' comments in no less than 4-5 sentences
ReplyDelete@ davidhernandez said...
3. I fully agree with Bakalar when he states that but I also believe that is not the case though when it comes to the parents. No matter on the looks the child should love their child unconditionally because it's their own.
Respond: @ davidhernandez I think that what Dr. Harnell mentions about “physical attractiveness is a value thing in a person” is not true. I don’t agree with you because I feel that what really count the most in a person are their feelings. Sadly in this world people tend to go more for the outer part of the person then the inner part. I feel that physical appearance does not give any value to the way a person really is. What do you think of those who are good-looking but yet have really awful feelings in the way that they act and treat other people?
@ MALISSA said...
1. When a child is born they are consider cute. Growing up a child might feel neglected because they parent might consider there child ugly. I feel that ugly should be consider your attitude.children who have a bad attitude are known to have a terriable personality.
Respond: @ Malissa It is such a horrible thing those parents who mistreated their kids base on the physical appearance. I totally agree with you when you are referring that ugly should be considered a person’s attitude. A person with negative feelings and attitude towards other people it is horrible. Unfortunately people don’t see that because they let the physical appearance of a person attract them more than anything. I feel that personality is something really valuable in society.
ESTRELLA D.
1. Sometimes the way I see it is that adults play around. Like me for example I don’t like to make fun of someone but I just joke around and that is my personality. But some adults do it not to harm but as just a little haha joke. It’s OK, well not really OK to call an adult ugly under any circumstances. We understand if what someone is trying to say as a joke. But children are children and anything bothers them and they will sometimes get a little brain washed to think that they are ugly and have to change their appearance.
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