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'There are downsides to looking this pretty': Why women hate me for being beautiful
Daily Mail Online ^ | April 2, 2012 | Samantha Brick

Posted on 04/03/2012 11:01:39 AM PDT by servo1969

On a recent flight to New York, I was delighted when a stewardess came over and gave me a bottle of champagne.

‘This is from the captain — he wants to welcome you on board and hopes you have a great flight today,’ she explained.

You’re probably thinking ‘what a lovely surprise’. But while it was lovely, it wasn’t a surprise. At least, not for me.

Throughout my adult life, I’ve regularly had bottles of bubbly or wine sent to my restaurant table by men I don’t know. Once, a well-dressed chap bought my train ticket when I was standing behind him in the queue, while there was another occasion when a charming gentleman paid my fare as I stepped out of a cab in Paris..

Another time, as I was walking through London’s Portobello Road market, I was tapped on the shoulder and presented with a beautiful bunch of flowers. Even bar tenders frequently shoo my credit card away when I try to settle my bill..

And whenever I’ve asked what I’ve done to deserve such treatment, the donors of these gifts have always said the same thing: my pleasing appearance and pretty smile made their day.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Humor; Miscellaneous; Society; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: beautiful; beauty; brick; pretty; samantha
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To: JRios1968

I realize it's a matter of taste, but some might think you need to run out and get a better pair of beer goggles.

61 posted on 04/03/2012 11:40:15 AM PDT by and so? (If it angers you, a sarcasm or irony tag after everything I post should be assumed)
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To: trailhkr1
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62 posted on 04/03/2012 11:41:00 AM PDT by keypro (Dubyateaef)
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To: carriage_hill
Laz, you're missing this thread's eye-candy...

I would wife black bikini in post #46, let her abuse me for a night of passion, get divorced the next day and gladly play alimony for the next 30 years.

63 posted on 04/03/2012 11:43:06 AM PDT by trailhkr1 (All you need to know about Zimmerman, innocent = riots, manslaughter = riots, guilty = riots)
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To: servo1969

pssss


64 posted on 04/03/2012 11:45:06 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: GSWarrior

The lovely lass has been in the news lately.

Here’s a follow-up story:

http://wattsupwiththat.com/2012/04/02/rewriting-history-treatment-of-sceptics-disappears-from-university-of-oregon-press-statement/#more-60599


65 posted on 04/03/2012 11:47:41 AM PDT by Stalwart
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To: and so?

I see a lot better looking women from my office window...


66 posted on 04/03/2012 11:48:15 AM PDT by JRios1968 (I'm guttery and trashy, with a hint of lemon. - Laz)
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To: trailhkr1

LOLOL! Me too, trailhkr1!


67 posted on 04/03/2012 11:51:14 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (I'd vote for a "orange juice can", before 0bummer&HisRegimeFromHell, gets another 4yrs. Can-> later.)
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To: servo1969

I love the comments:


Maybe the reason other women don’t like you is because you’re self-obsessed and you have a very over-inflated opinion of yourself...? I genuinely don’t believe that no-one likes you because of your looks; how is it that other (genuinely) attractive women have no problem making friends? Maybe it is because they are humble and selfless and have more substance to them than just their appearances? I suggest you spend less time focusing on your looks and spend more time honing your social skills!

- Anne, UK, 03/4/2012 19:34
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uhhh i actually clicked on this article to see what the fuss was about and uhh yeah theres no fuss in what i can see.... why would women be jealous hmmm nope cant see why... im certainly not.. perhaps you flutter your eyelids at these men and they think your offering them some attention if you get the drift, or they didnt go to spec savers, your ego seriously needs addressing as thats why your losing friends there proberly sick of your “ im better than you” attitude, it bounces off you in your photos you give off the vibe that your better than others and to tell you the truth your no claudia schiffer, and they often say if you got it flaunt it...but you not got it ...and definately not as much as you think you do. AND im not jealous i tell it how i see it.

- sharon, somerset, uk, 03/4/2012 19:34
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LOL is this some sort of social experiment to get people talking?! I can’t believe how many comments this is getting! Is she actually for real?!

- Rosie, Belfast, 03/4/2012 19:33
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I genuinely thought this was an April Fool’s article. Or maybe her humour is so dry we can’t recognize it? Regardless, I can count at least 15 female friends of my own who are genuinely far more attractive than she is and not a one of them experiences any of the issues Samantha has suffered. One particular friend of mine is easily the most attractive and pretty girl I know, and yet she manages to charm the socks off of men and women alike. This is because her personality matches her good looks, she is neither arrogant nor self-deprecating. Samantha’s problem is not her looks, its a dreadful mix of attitude and preemptive assumptions of other women’s attitudes toward her that no doubt acts as a self-fulfilling prophecy, ruining her friendships but sadly instead of reconsiding her egotistical nature, she places blame on others. Once again, sorry Sam but you are moderately good looking, look up models in Google images, compare, than adjust your attitude accordingly.

- Louise, Dublin, Ireland, 03/4/2012 19:33
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I thought this was a wind up. I feel sorry for her she’s deluded.

- Victoria, Derby, 03/4/2012 19:32
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Is she having a laugh? Blondes are my type, especially tall thin ones. But I wouldn’t touch this one. And there’s no way she can call ME jealous (i’m a man). This article has given me and all my work mates something to laugh at down the pub though. Thnks

- Dave, London, 03/4/2012 19:32
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I would suggest that her harsh judgement by the sisterhood, and her inability to make and keep female friends, is more than likely a result of her smug, holier than thou attitude and her elevated sense her own importance than her looks. Real friends don’t care what you look like, and certainly have no fear of you being around their hubbies, unless your behavior around them is one of remarked impropriety!

- Cynthia, All the wrong reasons...., 03/4/2012 19:31
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She seems to have a very over-inflated opinion of herself!!

- kaalee, essex, 03/4/2012 19:31
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Over 4000 replies, with the mass coming to a consensus which is she is not that hot. Let it be known if she was beautiful people would say she maybe pretty but her soul is ugly, people are saying out right she is nothing special to look at and furthermore not a very nice person. If people who do not know her can get this irritated by her, imagine those in her life?! Poor people.

- Lee, London England, 03/4/2012 19:30
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“Perhaps then the sisterhood will finally stop judging me so harshly on what I look like, and instead accept me for who I am.” ........Who you “are”, according to you, is JUST looks. You spend the whole article basing your entire personality and identity upon how you look..... and then you ask us to judge us on who you are. Well, you ARE your looks as you say, so I’ll judge you accordingly. You haven’t told us your interests, hobbies, or passions, which seem only to LOOK GOOD. Again, circular argument here, I’ll judge you accordingly. Because your personality IS your looks according to your logic, I’d say you were a highly mediocre person.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2124246/Samantha-Brick-downsides-looking-pretty-Why-women-hate-beautiful.html#ixzz1r0LmA0lQ


68 posted on 04/03/2012 11:51:48 AM PDT by freedomlover (Make sure you're in love - before you move in the heavy stuff)
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To: yarddog

She looks almost exactly like a friend of mine - attractive, but not outstandingly so. I agree with your rating. My friend, however has a wonderful, effervescent personality, which is worth another point.


69 posted on 04/03/2012 11:51:56 AM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class!)
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To: servo1969
And as you can see, I was able to choose the cream of the crop in a husband, too!


70 posted on 04/03/2012 11:54:02 AM PDT by freedomlover (Make sure you're in love - before you move in the heavy stuff)
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To: servo1969

Kate Upton is really ticked off that this horse faced Brit is stealing her free booze.

71 posted on 04/03/2012 11:56:29 AM PDT by Snickering Hound
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72 posted on 04/03/2012 11:57:56 AM PDT by freedomlover (Make sure you're in love - before you move in the heavy stuff)
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To: freedomlover

Remember how Alan Colmes would hike his eyebrow?

They’d make a cute couple.


73 posted on 04/03/2012 12:07:14 PM PDT by Stalwart
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To: servo1969

"Women hate me and men only want to ..."

74 posted on 04/03/2012 12:09:41 PM PDT by varyouga
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To: servo1969

"Women hate me and men only want to ..."

75 posted on 04/03/2012 12:10:40 PM PDT by varyouga
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To: servo1969

Not what I would call guilty but not innocent either.

She’s not what I would call beautiful either. She’s rather plain in my opinion.

I think her comments are all a bunch of BS.


76 posted on 04/03/2012 12:15:30 PM PDT by Jack Burton007 (This is Jack Burton in the Pork Chop Express, and I'm talkin' to whoever's listenin' out there.)
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To: wolfman23601
Maybe other women don't like her because she's a vapid horse's a**.

Beauty is like intelligence or integrity or humility.

People who need to talk about their surfeit of them, generally don't possess them.

77 posted on 04/03/2012 12:15:55 PM PDT by wbill
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To: wolfman23601

at best she’s a Bagram 4


78 posted on 04/03/2012 12:26:56 PM PDT by Abundy
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To: servo1969

You’d think one of those men would have bought her an appointment at the dentist.


79 posted on 04/03/2012 12:28:56 PM PDT by bgill
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To: wolfman23601
I’ll give her a 7

For a score that high, she must either be a relative or you've led a very, very sheltered life ;-)

80 posted on 04/03/2012 12:33:20 PM PDT by varon (Congress is a sanctuary for political criminals)
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