The GIT Girl Magazine Volume I: July/August 2014 | Page 18

In The News Read more at relaxedhairhealth.com attractive) piece of fruit. Our eyes are naturally drawn to beautiful cars, homes, pieces of art .etc. It's in all of us. Recently, the internet was turned upside down when a routine criminal arrest turned into a world wide conversation on the power of being beautiful. Jeremy Meeks was apprehended, along with three others, on suspicion of criminal activity. When the Stockton police department posted images of their newest arrests, they had no idea how a simple image would generate such a heightened reaction simply because the alleged criminal was......strikingly beautiful. Many have debated about whether it was just "a good pic" or if Jeremy missed his calling as a fashion model. Whatever your opinion, I'm sure many would agree that his above average looks are certainly "remark -able." Looking back at the entire ordeal, my mind flashed back to the olden days when I'd watch video taped evidence of "beauty bias" in action. Preferential treatment given to attractive people seemed to occur in a multitude of situations from landing a great job to being helped by total strangers. They've even determined that children are also susceptible to creating positive or negative perceptions based on how a person looks. Perhaps