Originally Posted by
kevbo
Every human interaction is subjective base mostly on how you look followed by reputation and lastly credentials. You will always find more fair haired golden boys in any desireable position. I have been discredited in a group because i did not look like a person they wanted to hear. Instead they turned to the guy who was taller and better dressed. How many female pilots look like Roseanne Barr? There is your answer.
As long as we're being judgmental in this thread, I doubt most people who look like Rosanne Barr or her male counterpart John Goodman could pass first class medical. Hence, there's a fair explanation why you don't see many pilots who look like Rosanne Barr or John Goodman.
As far as "golden boys in desirable positions," that varies by industry. For example, short and nerdy looking Mark Zuckerberg doesn't fit a "golden boy" stereotype and is in a very desirable position in tech. But, I didn't see any pilots who look like Mark Zuckerberg while walking around Hobby during my 4 hour layover.
Does being having a "golden boy" look help a pilot's career? And would looking like Mark Zuckerberg hurt a pilot's career? I'd rather learn that being short and nerdy looking hinders a pilot's career now than figuring it out in 10 years after I changed careers.