Should the law explicitly protect unattractive people?

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Everyone knows that looks matter. But should the law be involved when it comes to discrimination on the basis of appearance? Stanford law professor Deborah Rhode thinks it should. She explains why in a new book about how much we’re affected by how people look, “The Beauty Bias: The Injustice of Appearance in Life and Law.” What do you think? Should the law protect people who aren’t attractive?

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