Comedian and entrepreneur Isaac Aloma popularly known as Zicsaloma, has urged individuals to pursue cosmetic surgery with reputable surgeons to enhance their appearance.
He argued that looks significantly influence professional and social opportunities in this ‘superficial’ world.
In a video shared on social media, Zicsaloma recounted personal experiences of rejection due to his appearance.
“If you know you can afford cosmetic surgery with a good surgeon to enhance your looks, forge ahead and do it. I’ll give you a reason using myself as a case study. When I finished university, I remember going for a very big customer care job.
“We were about hundred and they wanted just one person. Out of a hundred, they dropped us literally to three. Out of the three of us, they now rescheduled us to come and that one of us will be selected.
“They rescheduled us. When they rescheduled us, we did a typing test. My mom owned the business center so I could type crazy. I was very fast in typing. We used Mavis Bacon and all these apps. We did reading tests.
“I could, I can read eloquently. I studied English. So I was obviously the best for the job. So when they took us to the female directors? The female directors, they were telling them that this guy is the best but the female directors said they don’t want me. Why? They said my look does not work for customers and they said it. How do you think I’ll feel? Another typical example was when I auditioned for Project Same in Abuja about 10 years ago.
“Getting to the stage, I passed several stages, getting to the stage where the judges come together, where they were now selecting the top people, the final people that will go to Lagos for the finals. Getting to the stage where the judges come together, after singing, they argued, argued. They now finally told me no.
“I now left. A crew, like a DOP that was inside the audition venue, now came to meet me. I was like, do you know you’re the best thing I heard today? I was like, why didn’t they now select me? He said, do I know about braces? I was like, no, you know that before my teeth wasn’t all that.”He said if I can get braces to make my teeth better, it will enhance my looks. And then I had pimples very well. He now said that if there’s any beauty product I can use to clear my pimples and my black spots, I should use it.
“And guess what, before then, I didn’t even know there was anything wrong with my teeth. Do you understand? So what I’m trying to say in essence is that the world is extremely superficial”, he said.
The comedian emphasised that society’s obsession with aesthetics often dictates success in fields like entertainment and corporate roles.
He pointed to reality shows like Big Brother, where contestants’ appearances spark public debates, and noted that actors are often favored for their looks over talent.
“That’s why you can see maybe people will be selected for Big Brother. And the next thing you hear is that, ah, Big Brother contestants are ugly. I know they watch.
“Why? Why would you watch? Why do people choose their favorite actors? Ah, she did get too fine. That’s why you like her as an actor, not because she’s so talented. That’s why you like him because he’s too fine with steeze”, he added.
Zicsaloma also admitted to once denying a job to an applicant due to poor hygiene, reinforcing his point that presentation matters.
“There’s literally a girl I did not give a job who wanted to work with me. I didn’t give her a job because she was literally very smelly. It’s not an exaggeration”, he said.
Encouraging proactive steps, he advocated for affordable enhancements like liposuction for those unable to commit to gym routines, alongside maintaining good grooming, stylish clothing, and skincare.
“So sometimes you do these things, you enhance your look, not just, not because you want to impress people, because of who you want to be or what you want to do. If you know you cannot do the gym, you have the funds and you have the right surgeon go for liposuction”.
While acknowledging that less attractive individuals can succeed, he stressed they often need to work exponentially harder than those with appealing looks.
“So anything you can do to enhance your looks, you must smell good, wear good dresses, wear good hair, good haircuts. How you look matters a lot in this world. You can succeed being less attractive but most times you have to work 10 times harder than somebody who has pretty privilege. So anything you can do to make yourself look better, do it. Do it. Using good body products to get better skin and all that”, he concluded.
