Pretty Privilege and Tik Tok

Thebusinessgraduate
The Shortform
Published in
Jan 29, 2022

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Photo by PeopleImages on Unsplash

It’s 2022 and we are still debating the importance of beauty. Yes, yes I know you are all going to say “Beauty is on the inside”. But let me make a counterpoint. Pretty privilege exists in our society. It is even more prevalent on Tik Tok and Instagram.

Tik Tok users who are deemed to be attractive are more likely to go viral and continue to pop up on your For You page. This would inevitably allow them to earn…

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Thebusinessgraduate
The Shortform

20 something entrepreneur. Coffee addict. Traveler. Business Graduate. Loves to laugh. I write about money, life, work and productivity.