History Main / BeautyBreedsLaziness

Compare BrainlessBeauty, FavorsForTheSexy, HiredForTheirLooks, IHaveBoobsYouMustObey, ProudBeauty, and GoldDigger. When this type of character is contrasted with an ugly, hardworking person, it's a case of UglyHeroGoodLookingVillain and/or MiseryBuildsCharacter. See also, SextraCredit, SleepingWithTheBoss, and SleepingTheirWayToTheTop for the sexual equivalents of this trope. Related to PrivilegeMakesYouEvil, with beauty being the privilege and laziness being the evil.

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* ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'' [[ImpliedTrope strongly implies]] that Misty's sisters offer sex to trainers to throw their matches. Considering the fact that 1: their 8th badge team [[labelnote: For Context]] Gym Leaders in this universe have 8 teams and the one they use is based on how many badges their trainers have[[/labelnote]] is as strong as a ''2nd badge team'' due to their negligence in training their Pokèmon, 2: they are in danger of being fired as Gym Leaders due to their poor win-loss ratio 3: Violet ''outright suggesting sleeping with Ash to make him throw their match'', and 4: [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking they use]] [[PlasticBitch large amounts of plastic surgery to retain their looks]] and are [[SpoiledBrat spoiled]] [[BrainlessBeauty Brainless Beauties]], its pretty clear that they are certainly ''willing'' to use their looks/sex to avoid work if they can get away with it.

* ''Series/ThirtyRock'': [[DeconstructedCharacterArchetype Deconstructed]] with Dr. Drew Baird, who's played by the incredibly good-looking Creator/JonHamm. He doesn't necessarily ''want'' to be lazy: he's a medical doctor with various hobbies including tennis, drawing, and cooking. However, Drew is so handsome that everyone always excuses his failures, gives him whatever he wants, and lets him win, so he's never had to try to accomplish anything, to the point where he's not even aware that he's coasting through life--he just assumes everyone's experience is like that. When Liz shows him up by actually putting in some effort at a tennis game, he's genuinely confused about why he isn't automatically winning and ends up throwing a tantrum.

-->'''Townsfolk:''' If you're good and you're attractive, no need to be proactive, good things will just happen to you!
-->[...]
-->'''Ja'far:''' I know that I'm no prize, I'm not so easy on the eyes, I can't rely on looks to get me by.
-->'''Ja'far:''' But ugliness permits, a man to use his wits, 'cause pretty people never have to try!

* ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth'': Cammy Mele is a [[BrainlessBeauty ditzy]] translator and SexyStewardess who spends most of her time [[{{Sleepyhead}} sleeping]] rather than doing her job, getting away with it by SleepingWithTheBoss. [[spoiler: Subverted; her ditzy, sleepyhead persona is a [[ObfuscatingStupidity cover]] for her real job: that of a smuggler]].

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* ''Manga/{{Tomie}}'' is an example of this trope being PlayedForHorror; [[FemmeFatale she's]] a [[BeautyIsBad beautiful]] [[HumanoidAbomination human-like...thing]] who uses her beauty to leech off of people for luxuries like jewelry, fancy food, and fine clothing to the point of bankruptcy, and when she wants to torment or kill someone, she prefers to manipulate others to do her dirty work for her.

* ''WebAnimation/MangaSoprano'': [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw15udr6Ss0 Erica in both]] [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GHAbz20rqus&pp=ygUQbWFuZ2Egc29wcmFubyA0MA%3D%3D of these episodes]] is a young, beautiful woman seduces her male coworkers into doing her work for her, unlike the plain-looking, but diligent protagonists. While Erica's looks make it easy for her to slack off on her work, it also prevents her from rising in the company, [[BrainlessBeauty as she is incapable of doing the simplest of tasks even despite working the same job for years]]. [[TimeSkip Years later]],[[DelusionsOfBeauty despite Erica]] [[IWasQuiteALooker losing her looks to age]], she still tries to [[{{Kawaiiko}} act cutesy]] to manipulate men, which no longer works due to her male coworkers no longer being attracted to her; In addition, unlike Kanade and Ran, who were able to find love, Erica was never able to find a husband [[WastedBeauty as all she had going for her were her looks]], and in middle age she doesn't even have that going for her.

** [[https://youtu.be/tfzfFUTnmiE Eriko]] combines this trope with BigSisterBully; she was [[SpoiledBrat spoiled rotten]] by her parents to the point where they actually allowed her to use her [[TheUnfavorite uglier, less favored sister Kyoko]] as a HomeworkSlave when they were kids. When [[{{Bridezilla}} Eriko]] is about to get married, she forces Kyoko to do all of the tedious work of preparing the wedding. When Eriko learns that Kyoko's husband is wealthier and more handsome than hers, she tries to steal him. Fortunately, [[LaserGuidedKarma karma bites Erika]] when her husband divorces her for attempting to cheat and she ends up getting nothing due to signing a prenup.

* ''Fanfic/TheManyDatesOfDannyFenton'': This fanfic and its [[RecursiveFanfiction spin-offs]] combine this trope with FutureLoser; characters who were [[AlphaBitch good-looking]] [[BigJerkOnCampus jerks]] in their respective shows (i.e. [[WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom Dash Baxter]], [[WesternAnimation/KimPossible Bonnie Rockwaller]], [[WesternAnimation/TotallySpies Mandy Luxe]], etc.) end up miserable both financially and romantically because of this trope; in terms of finances, because none of these characters took their education seriously or [[HomeworkSlave simply made others do their homework for them]], in addition to not having plans for the future, they end up with low-income and crappy jobs. In terms of romance, many of these types of characters end up unlucky in love, [[WastedBeauty due to their good looks being their only positive quality]], and most of them lose that advantage as adults.

* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'', Hilda of the Golden Deer House fits perfectly. She's attractive and ''knows it'', with several of her supports involving her getting male classmates to perform her tasks and chores for her. Many of her pre-TimeSkip conversations and battle quotes imply laziness in other areas as well, such as requesting not to be used in battle. In addition to her beauty, she's the [[SuperpowerfulGenetics Crest-bearing]] younger sister of Lord Holst, the greatest hero in the Alliance, making her a very desirable marriage candidate for the aspiring male nobles at the Academy. She knows she doesn't have to work hard to get the cushy life she desires... She then Subverts the trope in Part II after the time skip where a continent-wide war has broken out and, if the Golden Deer House was chosen, quickly becomes the #2 in the Alliance as well as the monastery's logistician.

* ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth'': Cammy Mele is a [[BrainlessBeauty ditzy]] translator and SexyStewardess who spends most of her time [[{{Sleepyhead}} sleeping]] rather than doing her job, getting away with it by SleepingWithTheBoss. [[spoiler: Subverted; her ditzy, sleepyhead persona is a [[ObfuscatingStupidity cover]] for her real job, that of a smuggler]].

-->--''Film/JumanjiWelcomeToTheJungle''

* ''Series/30Rock'': [[DeconstructedCharacterArchetype Deconstructed]] with Dr. Drew Baird, who's played by the incredibly good-looking Creator/JonHamm. He doesn't necessarily ''want'' to be lazy: he's a medical doctor with various hobbies including tennis, drawing, and cooking. However, Drew is so handsome that everyone always excuses his failures, gives him whatever he wants, and lets him win, so he's never had to try to accomplish anything, to the point where he's not even aware that he's coasting through life--he just assumes everyone's experience is like that. When Liz shows him up by actually putting in some effort at a tennis game, he's genuinely confused about why he isn't automatically winning and ends up throwing a tantrum.

->'''Martha''': Aren't you going to help, or [[DeadpanSnarker are you too pretty]]?
->'''Bethany:''' I'm too pretty.

--> '''Martha''': Aren't you going to help, or [[DeadpanSnarker are you too pretty]]?
--> '''Bethany:''' I'm too pretty.

'''Note, a character using their good looks to manipulate people into doing stuff for them is not this trope; in order to qualify for this trope a character must use their good looks to either manipulate people to get out of work, or use their good looks as an excuse to avoid work.'''

Compare BrainlessBeauty, FavorsForTheSexy, HiredForTheirLooks, IHaveBoobsYouMustObey, ProudBeauty, and GoldDigger. When this type of character is contrasted with an ugly, hardworking person, its a case of UglyHeroGoodLookingVillain and/or MiseryBuildsCharacter. See also, SextraCredit, SleepingWithTheBoss, and SleepingTheirWayToTheTop for the sexual equivalents of this trope. Related to PrivilegeMakesYouEvil, with beauty being the privilege and laziness being the evil.

* ''Fanfic/TheManyDatesOfDannyFenton'': This fanfic and its [[RecursiveFanfiction spin-offs]], combines this trope with FutureLoser; characters who were [[AlphaBitch good-looking]] [[BigJerkOnCampus jerks]] in their respective shows (i.e. [[WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom Dash Baxter]], [[WesternAnimation/KimPossible Bonnie Rockwaller]], [[WesternAnimation/TotallySpies Mandy Luxe]] etc.) end up miserable both financially and romantically because of this trope; in terms of finances, because none of these characters took their education seriously or [[HomeworkSlave simply made others do their homework for them]], in addition to not having plans for the future, they end up with low-income and crappy jobs. In terms of romance, many of these types of characters end up unlucky in love, [[WastedBeauty due to their good looks being their only positive quality]], and most of them lose that advantage as adults.

-->'''Jesse''': I can't sing. I can't dance.I can't write. No real talent. But I'm pretty, and I can make money off pretty.

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* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'', Hilda of the Golden Deer House fits perfectly. She's attractive and ''knows it'', with several of her supports involving her getting male classmates to perform her tasks and chores for her. Many of her pre-TimeSkip conversations and battle quotes imply laziness in other areas as well, such as requesting not to be used in battle. In addition to her beauty, she's the [[SuperpowerfulGenetics Crest-bearing]] younger sister of Lord Holst, the greatest hero in the Alliance, making her a very desirable marriage candidate for the aspiring male nobles at the Academy. She knows she doesn't have to work hard to get the cushy life she desires... She then Subverts the trope in Part II after the time skip where a continent-wide war has broken out and, if the Golden Deer House was chosen, quickly becomes the #2 in the Alliance as well as the monastary's logistician.

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** [[https://youtu.be/tfzfFUTnmiE Eriko]] combines this trope with BigSisterBully; she was [[SpoiledBrat spoiled rotten]] by her parents to the point where they actually allowed her to use her [[TheUnfavorite uglier,less favored sister Kyoko]] as a HomeworkSlave when they were kids. When [[{{Bridezilla}} Eriko]] is about to get married, she forces Kyoko to do all of the tedious work of preparing the wedding. When Eriko learns that Kyoko's husband wealthier and more handsome than hers, she tries to steal him. Fortunately, [[LaserGuidedKarma karma bites Erika]] when her husband divorces her for attempting to cheat and she ends up getting nothing due to signing a prenup.

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* ''WebVideo/AppleTexts'': [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0BA5oBCs7bU&pp=ygUbYXBwbGUgdGV4dHMgZm9yY2VkIHRvIG1hcnJ5 Irene]] was [[ParentalFavoritism favored]] by her parents for her beauty, in contrast to her uglier, [[TheUnfavorite less favored]] sister Hazel. Because of how they were raised, Irene became a [[SpoiledBrat spoiled]], [[LazyBum lazy]], MoneyDumb {{Womanchild}} who is in debt and leeches off of her sister to survive, [[FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling while]] Hazel became a hardworking, responsible, mature adult. Irene's [[LaserGuidedKarma good life comes to an end]] when Hazel cuts ties with her family after getting married to a man who [[TrueBeautyIsOnTheInside loves her despite her looks]], while Irene ends up stuck with debt and unmarried because [[WastedBeauty no amount of good looks can make up for a rotten personality]]. During Irene's VillainousBreakdown, she ''outright states'' that ''being beautiful means she shouldn't have to work and that other people should work for her.''

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* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': Discussed in the episode "[[Recap/SouthParkS11E14TheList The List]]"; [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext the ghost of Abraham Lincoln]] explains to Kyle, who was [[spoiler: falsely]] voted the most ugly boy in school that good looking people tend to end up miserable in the long run, as having things handed to them means that they don't have to develop qualities like [[BeautyIsBad good character]] or [[BrainlessBeauty intelligence]], which results in loneliness and misery [[IWasQuiteALooker once their looks fade]]. Meanwhile ugly people have no choice but to [[MiseryBuildsCharacter develop good qualities due to having nothing handed to them]]. Kyle is still unsatisfied [[spoiler: until the end]], as he doesn't want to wait to become an adult.

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* ''Theatre/TwistedTheUntoldStoryOfARoyalVizier'':[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT56vM989O4 Dream a Little Harder]]" parodies old Disney movies in which the heroine's situation improves based on being beautiful rather than actively trying to change her situation. Ja'far being ugly (well, InformedUgliness) is part of the reason they hate him.