So, my darling friend Candace pointed this news story out to me this evening on Twitter.

This dear news article on CNN describes a website for dating that's only for people who are considered very attractive by other people. There's a voting process to see who is attractive enough to join once people make their little profiles. They have to have a number of "oh, they're hot enough" votes for them to be able to be a part of the site, and if that person does anything to reduce their physical appearance? They get the boot.

I personally think that that's a dreadful thing. People who are already members of the site are removed based on physical alterations that may not be permanent. If you already found that the person was pretty, do those extra ten or twenty pounds really make that much of a difference? Does it really affect their bodies so much?

If I were magically 136lbs instead of my current 220lbs, would I be so much prettier? I don't think so. I'd be healthier, true, but that's just me. Other people who are overweight don't even have those problems, and they can just climb and climb the weight ladder and still be really attractive! Would losing the second chin, the belly, the boobs and the butt make me hotter? No.

I personally want to see their successful relationships rating, really. While I disagree with the idea of the website in its base, I'm old enough to recognize that some people just want to start shallow before delving any deeper. A skinner, prettier person could also argue, perhaps, that while they're "attractive" in the modern eye, they in and of themselves do not have an entire sex base dedicated to them like a heavier woman or man does.

The most offensive part to me is that the elite group that they've already accepted have to maintain themselves like agile puppies. My first thought reading it was "If you're so vain, and joined a website based on looks, WHY in God's name would you post images of you at ANYTHING other than less than your best?!" You already are well aware you're in a society of harpies. Why would you let yourself be seen as anything but?

I suppose it can be chalked up to not being the brightest bulbs in the sky, or it may be a site requirement to have recent up to date photos, but seriously? How stressful. Isn't dating or finding someone stressful enough without physical requirements to get a chance somewhere?

I wish whoever goes there the absolute best of luck. Whew.