Argument Essay

There is absolutely no doubt that retailers and stores from all around use various amount of ways to gain the upper hand in such a competitive business environment. They want there store to be the best, feel the best, and for many “look” the best. Stores such as Abercrombie & Fitch, American Eagle, and Hollister. Have been known for taking this ” looking the best” thing up to as far as to the people that they hire to work in their stores. What do I mean by this do you ask? It is exactly what it sounds like. Someone with good looks is being hired for solely that reason, for their looks. For these companies this means publicity, projecting an upscale image that will give them that young "American Style" Look. These "Pretty People" will bring in the customers. The young audience, and of course, the money. To me, this isn't really an intelligent thing to do, neither do many other people that want to work in these places, but don't have that face that they are looking for.
What about these other people though? The ones that don't have the pretty face that they are looking for? What do they do of they want to work for these stores? Will they get hired? Don't think that they are just hiring any pretty face that they see. If it isn't white, most likey they won't take them. Let's say for instance that 2 women, both strikingly attractive, one white, the other Hispanic. The fact that they are hiring to achieve that "Classic American Look", who are they most likey to hire? The white woman, why? Because they believe that of she isn't white. She isn't "American", even if the Hispanic is much better looking than her. This shows that they only hire a certian type of people, no matter there qualifications. People might say that companies that f...

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...ecause let's be honest, we all know they have to stay up top and make the money, I believe on whatever side of this argue meant you are on, weither you agree that this is moral or immoral, that is something that can be agreed on.
Whatever the reason this method of hiring is done, there will always be controversy and talk about it, weither it's immoral, illogical, discriminative, or just plain wrong, there isn't an excuse for hiring or firing someone just because they look good or don't look good, everyone has their skills, talents, and jobs. They shouldn't be profiled or not chosen just because they aren't seen as attractive by society. Those pretty people also have a right, but as I said, they should be given a title because of that certian specification. We may treat good looking people better, but at the end of the day, were all the same, even on the outside.