Beauty, Birth Defects and Social Outcasts

We will return to our usual silliness, tips and techniques after this. Our society places so much emphasis on outward beauty, unattractive people are often dismissed without a second thought. It is a fact that beautiful people are, in general, treated better than unattractive ones. The "ugly" are discriminated against, overlooked or even outcast. Unattractive can mean anything that isn't considered "normal." Certainly, no one wants to be unattractive and if there were some way of fixing their "defect," they would. Could anyone fault them for that? Consider birth defects such as cleft pallet. Is it wrong to correct it? Is it wrong to correct any of our defects in order to try to fit into society? Wouldn't it be nice to fit in. If there is nothing wrong with fixing birth defects, why are transsexuals so damned by the majority? Probably because it is a common belief that our plight isn't considered a birth defect. Probably because some never stop for even a second to try to understand the issue. We judge people unconsciously and immediately. That first impression usually sticks, then influences the rest of a person's thought process. Aside from that, we are taught and programmed by the current trend of thought in society. Not everything we are taught is correct but the masses are slow to realize it. They would rather not be bothered with ideas that might force them to think differently because it is just too much effort. They'd rather stay blind and not have to deal with a reality that forces them to change. This is an article about baseless discrimination. Trans people, weather we have that outward beauty or not, are not only unattractive to society, we are outcast, marginalized and murdered just because we chose to fix our birth defect. The sad truth is that if I were a beautiful and perfectly passable (trans)woman, I would be employed even if I didn't possess the outstanding skills and talents I have. Yet as a transsexual, my merits are not even considered by most employers. You know, *Jesus accepted everyone. I'm a Christian, believe it or not, and thankful that I've been appointed this low place in society, except for the fact that I can't get employment in it. Yet... The point of all this is to remind people to take a moment and open the book. Don't just look at the cover and discard it because it is different. You may be passing up something good. *I won't try to cram my spiritual beliefs down anyone's throat and I'm not in your face about my status in public.