http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged attractive en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 14:58:26 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/woman-fired-for-being-irresistibly-attractive/ A dentist acted legally when he fired his assistant for being "irresistible", a US high court has found. The all-male Iowa Supreme Court ruled that Melissa Nelson's termination wasn't sexual discrimination because it wasn't based on her gender. Rather, she was fired because her boss and his wife felt she was a threat to their marriage. The court heard Ms Nelson, 32, worked as a dental assistant for James Knight, 53, for more than 10 years, only wore ... ]]> Sun, 23 Dec 2012 18:28:36 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/woman-fired-for-being-irresistibly-attractive/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/travel-dating-site-not-for-prostitutes/ A new travel dating site has been accused of facilitating prostitution by allowing users to pay beautiful travellers for 'discreet affairs' and 'mutually beneficial arrangements'. ]]> Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:53:46 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/travel-dating-site-not-for-prostitutes/ http://www.wtfnews.org/science-technology/black-women-are-ugly-satoshi-kanazawa-comes-under-fire/ Satoshi Kanazawa, an evolutionary psychologist sparks outrage on his blog as he investigates that black women are less attractive than white women. "Kanazawa's post, which the website took down after a huge backlash, argued that black women were less physically attractive than other women and that it has something to do with testosterone and genetic mutations. He wrote on Monday in his regular blog, The Scientific Fundamentalist: A Look at the Hard Truths Abou... ]]> Wed, 18 May 2011 18:31:45 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/science-technology/black-women-are-ugly-satoshi-kanazawa-comes-under-fire/