The best antidote to this is Kurt Vonnegut’s short story “Harrison Bergeron,” which begins this way:

THE YEAR WAS 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren’t only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else. All this equality was due to the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments to the Constitution, and to the unceasing vigilance of agents of the United States Handicapper General.

Three years ago, I included the story on a list of conservative science fiction classics: Go here and scroll to the bottom. Also, it was recently made into a short movie called 2081.

A reader suggests a different book:

Amusing Corner post earlier, on the subject of outlawing entirely sensible discrimination, you might also enjoy http://www.amazon.com/Incompetence-GollanczF-Rob-Grant/dp/0575074493/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1274565233&sr=8-1
which is alarmingly believable…

This reader sees a wedge issue:

As for the cause of preventing discrimination based on appearance, this would certainly benefit journalists and academics. I don’t think left-wing Hollywood celebrities (with a lot of money) will sign on. The liberal coalition will finally have to deal with a complete crack-up.

This one detects a right-wing opportunity:

I can see social conservatives who want to shut down strip clubs in their areas pushing this as a local ordinance. Force the clubs to hire fat and ugly women and see how long they last. Ha!