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THE LOOKS SCALE
0 ----------- 3 ----------- 5 ----------- 7 -------------10 (less......>>>........... more attractivness)
FAILO EFFECT.........................................HALO EFFECT
The Halo effect is well known. We associate beautiful (tall, slim, good face, youthful hair, healthy youthful skin, etc) people with good qualities, such as confidence, fitness, charisma, less likely to commit crimes, more giving, better parents, more skillful, etc. We are more likely to remember a beautiful face. And when we do, we will be more likely to remember positive things about it.
We tend not to associate any qualities (as strongly) with average looking people - as most people are average looking. Looks are on a bell curve: very few people are really ugly, very few are really attractive - most hover around "average". We tend to be more neutral towards average looking people. We find them forgettable.
However, in contrast to the Halo effect, I coined the term "the FAILO effect". If you see an ugly man, who's short, balding, wrinkled skin, fat, and wearing thick glasses, you associate his ugly looks with negative qualities such as low self esteem, unfitness, no charisma, more likely to be a criminal, etc. You are more likely to remember the ugliest person you've ever seen than an average looking person. And along with that, you will most likely remember negative things about that person.
THE LOOKS SCALE
0 ----------- 3 ----------- 5 ----------- 7 -------------10 (less......>>>........... more attractivness)
FAILO EFFECT.........................................HALO EFFECT
The Halo effect is well known. We associate beautiful (tall, slim, good face, youthful hair, healthy youthful skin, etc) people with good qualities, such as confidence, fitness, charisma, less likely to commit crimes, more giving, better parents, more skillful, etc. We are more likely to remember a beautiful face. And when we do, we will be more likely to remember positive things about it.
We tend not to associate any qualities (as strongly) with average looking people - as most people are average looking. Looks are on a bell curve: very few people are really ugly, very few are really attractive - most hover around "average". We tend to be more neutral towards average looking people. We find them forgettable.
However, in contrast to the Halo effect, I coined the term "the FAILO effect". If you see an ugly man, who's short, balding, wrinkled skin, fat, and wearing thick glasses, you associate his ugly looks with negative qualities such as low self esteem, unfitness, no charisma, more likely to be a criminal, etc. You are more likely to remember the ugliest person you've ever seen than an average looking person. And along with that, you will most likely remember negative things about that person.
Brad Pitt walks up to a slim, young, beautiful woman and asks her out on a date:
Her: "Omigod, yes. What are you doing now? Wanna go somewhere?"
Him: "I be halo-effecting women on the daily, yo".
Danny DeVito walks up to a slim, young, beautiful woman and asks her out on a date:
Her: "Eew, creepy. Go away, you bald manlet".
Him: "I just can't get away from that Failo Effect."
Her: "Omigod, yes. What are you doing now? Wanna go somewhere?"
Him: "I be halo-effecting women on the daily, yo".
Danny DeVito walks up to a slim, young, beautiful woman and asks her out on a date:
Her: "Eew, creepy. Go away, you bald manlet".
Him: "I just can't get away from that Failo Effect."
by FACEandLMS December 19, 2013
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Felix, the failson of the family, goes downstairs at Thanksgiving, briefly mumbles, ‘Hi,’ everyone asks him how community college is going, he mumbles something about a 2.0 average, goes back upstairs with a loaf of bread and some peanut butter, and gets back to gaming and masturbating.
by the_new_new_dirtbag November 18, 2016
Get the failson mug.Ex-governor of Alaska and ex-vice presidential canidate who refuses to just fade away quitely- what with her book tours, TV deals, and that stupid "tea party". Continues to voice her opinion on everything as if her opinion really matters anymore.
Why won't Failin' Palin just shut up and go away already! She didn't win the vice presidency (thank goodness) and she's not even a governor anymore.
by mdmsnw76 March 28, 2010
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Even though Fred was the salesman who lost the big advertising account, he is failing up to a seat on the Board of Directors.
by Nestor W. March 5, 2008
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Bob: What the hell, no. Dude, that's seriously a failosophy...
Bob: What the hell, no. Dude, that's seriously a failosophy...
by Simply Stefani; December 27, 2008
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1: Makes you join it in order to see the picture or list.
2: Has a really long and annoying name.
3: Is about some random thing that happens in everyday life.
1: Makes you join it in order to see the picture or list.
2: Has a really long and annoying name.
3: Is about some random thing that happens in everyday life.
1: Bob has joined "OMG LOOK AT THIS PICTURE!"
2: Stephanie likes "This has a very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very long name"
3: George likes "I know what the word is but I can't describe the definition" and "I spazz when I dream that I'm falling"
Bob: OMG where is the super awesome picture?
Stephanie: Liek iknorite?
George: WHOOOAAA, I just had a dream that I fell.
Sensible person: Guys, seriously, stop joining all these failbook pages.
2: Stephanie likes "This has a very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very long name"
3: George likes "I know what the word is but I can't describe the definition" and "I spazz when I dream that I'm falling"
Bob: OMG where is the super awesome picture?
Stephanie: Liek iknorite?
George: WHOOOAAA, I just had a dream that I fell.
Sensible person: Guys, seriously, stop joining all these failbook pages.
by Nieow May 22, 2010
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