Don't Hate Me Because I'm Beautiful

[yaoihuntresse]

After all the buzz about Samantha Brick's article about how she is persecuted by other women (while men adore her) because she's so beautiful that it's a bit of a curse. Since it reminds me a lot of what someone's Mary-Sue character would say (especially in the urban fantasy genre), I decided to check it out. Despite her having a bit too much of a

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[yaoihuntresse]

That's what I think. I have a feeling that nothing will truly ever be good enough for her husband. If it isn't her weight or clothes,there's a good chance he'll start demanding that she gets plastic surgery when she hits middle age.

I know this sounds mean, but I hope she never gets that baby she wants. Not only because her husband would get obsessed over her losing the weight, but that I'd pity any daughter they'd have. A shallow, self-absorbed mother with self-esteem issues and a demanding, control-freak father who judges women solely on their appearances, if that girl doesn't have an eating disorder by the time she's 16, it will be a miracle. (Granted a son would have some warped views on women.)

[thatsforlater]

I don't think it sounds mean to hope she doesn't have children. Not everyone needs children and either sex/gender would be screwed by their bizarre dynamics.

Have you read her more recent one titled Independence? A career? Who needs them! A husband who prizes your looks, not your mind is the key to a happy marriage? Sheezus. My favorite part of the article is unintentional: "I am a trophy wife", only because it looks like the more accurate spelling, "I am atrophy wife

[yaoihuntresse]

As Ronald Dahl mentioned in his book, "The Twits", a person's appearance can be ruined by their nasty attitude while even an ugly woman can never truly be ugly if she's beautiful on the inside.

She does seem to have some paranoia issues that unless she gets help will only get worse as she gets older. To the point that no woman will be spared.