It would make sense that a repugnant pop would consume more Amenities, clothing, perfume, other things that make them less unattractive. Also Rapacious comes with too much negative baggage (considering Rape is part of the word's origin). Frugal works but is a little similar to Thrifty (thrifty's benefitis is a little mismatched).
Yeah, but they're only repugnant from the perspective of other species - even the most hideous species won't consider itself ugly.
True but then Rapacious still has a much worse connotation I'd rather something else. Also FYI you don't need xenocompatibility for xenos to increase pop growth, that little planetary logistic curve doesn't differentiate by species, nor does the Pompous Purist entertainers, they are even encouraged to use domestic Servants, those aren't just Blorg Comedians, they are sex slaves. I find that much more immersion-breaking than repugnants thinking they are ugly.
It's bad on the developers for a poorly explained resource created by Clerks Entertainers and Administrators. I think of consumer goods as bigger things, Computers, Furniture, personal Transportation. Amenities are the small everyday things that you need+ entertainment +Good Governance. Amenities are done better in Gestalts.
Or having a Repugnant leader would slightly lower your diplomatic weight, while a Repugnant governor would decrease immigration pull.
