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Pretty Privilege on the Internet

Pretty Privilege on the Internet

Update: 2025-05-22
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Let's get candid about the unspoken rules of beauty in professional spaces—from dialing down your looks for women interviewers to using your aesthetic as a social currency. Inspired by creators like Vic Path and Avery Bravery, we unpack the three tiers of pretty privilege, where it thrives (spoiler: not in corporate), and whether it empowers or endangers women.

From free drinks to the currency of looks, this conversation questions whether beauty is a brand, a burden—or both.

In this episode:

  • The rise of pretty privilege on social media—and its real-world rewards and burdens
  • Why beauty can be a liability in male-dominated industries
  • The financial, emotional, and ethical costs of looking the part
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Pretty Privilege on the Internet

Pretty Privilege on the Internet

Melissa Kontu, Christine Goos, Janni Widerholm