The other day I was watching the news and they were discussing the situation in Ohio where the women had been held captive. Someone said something like, "To hold these beautiful young women captive is a terrible crime". I was left wondering why he used the term "beautiful" - a sexist remark perhaps? Would it be less horrible if the women were not beautiful? If the captives were male might he (or anyone really) have said, "..handsome young men"? I imagine so. So perhaps the adjective just reflects our bias toward attractive people in general...
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