If you’re ugly, don’t bother

This is definitely social Darwinism at it’s best (or worst?). Apparently, the people of the world are trying to create a master race.

Ok, maybe it’s not quite so abrupt as Marilyn Manson, but the underlying message is the same.

BeautifulPeople requires “application” to their little club, and they let the community vote on whether you’re hot enough to join. Feels very …school yard to me. Talk about a blow to the ego if you’re not deemed pretty enough to play!

In an article written by one of my favourite reporters, Misty Harris, the BeautifulPeople founder says they’re "separating the hippos from the cheetahs" in the social networking jungle.

As Misty put it, if you look like Charlize Theron, you’re in. If you look like Charlize Theron in Monster, you’re out.

I don’t know… I think this smacks of elitism, passive aggressive tendencies and is just plain rude. And no, I haven’t applied, and this isn’t coming from a place of bitterness. I just don’t… get it. Why do other people get to decide if you’re a hippo or a cheetah? What works for one person is not going to work for another, and the majority is generally not right.

The site founder says they’ve created a place where the "beautiful people can network and have access to the other beautiful people in the world" but… seriously? Isn’t that… facebook or myspace or friendfinder or any other random social networking site you care to name?

I will not be surprised if BeautifulPeople falls flat on it’s pretty-boy face. Overall, it’s just a little … too much for me.