Beautiful British Woman in News

[zekko]

I've been seeing a lot of spots on the news lately about Samantha Brick, a British columnist who wrote an article complaining about the downsides of being beautiful. She's been taking a lot of flak about being arrogant and about not really being that attractive. Here's her original column:

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

First off, I think most of the criticism toward her is sour grapes. I saw a clip of Barbara Walters showing her picture and saying "She isn't that beautiful". I thought that was kind of funny because Barbara Walters wasn't pretty when she was younger, let alone now. Sour grapes.

Most of the coverage I've seen has focused on how she claims to be so exceptionally beautiful. I don't think she's saying that at all, she's just saying she's good looking. She says in the article "I'm no Elle McPherson".

There's a comment in the article where a guy says "I am sorry, but this woman is not even remotely attractive". Well, that's clearly not true. She's not super gorgeous by any means, but I don't find it hard to believe that she gets attention for her looks. Especially today, when most women are probably 50 lbs. overweight. I think she looks at least above average, considering her age (41). She looks better in some pictures than others.

Also, I think she's right when she says a lot of women will hate or resent other women if they are attractive.

Finally, I'm sure there are drawbacks to being pretty. But I'm also sure the benefits outweigh drawbacks, so she shouldn't be complaining. I'm thinking she just needed something to write about in her column and came up with this.

 

[yuppaz]

I would count her a 5 in my book. I wouldn't even want to sleep with her. Is this her little way to get people to think she's pretty?

 

[betheman]

if this woman was on POF, I wouldnt message her!
"But there are downsides to being pretty — the main one being that other women hate me for no other reason than my lovely looks."

she isnt pretty, really she isnt! she is an attentin ***** whose value is decreasing by the minute and she knows it
look at the pics of her and her guy?
he looks a little badass but look at her? he is clearly an accessory, a prop! he is touching her, she is posing.
This woman is a narcissist, more so than other women, she has access to a very poor press. she has nothing new to say, she is alligning herself to younger, sexier women and has f cucked up

 

[Who Dares Win]

No surprise the british sailed all over the world and fought in all continents, if that woman is what britain celebrate as beautiful I would have taken the glory and death route myself...

 

[betheman]

...if that woman is what britain celebrate as beautiful I would have taken the glory and death route myself...

no she isnt, there are ver few who support her views other than those she sees in the mirror

 

[pdx1138]

agreed.

she's a 5 at best.

 

[backbreaker]

there is a brit on the horse racing channel HRTV that if i were single i would do ungodly things to lol. i think she is just the cutiest thing.

 

[AW1983]

No surprise the british sailed all over the world and fought in all continents, if that woman is what britain celebrate as beautiful I would have taken the glory and death route myself...

Ahahahahaha, nice one man. I had to rep you for the hilarity of that. And I agree this broad is in the 4-5 range, kind of has a Skeletor thing going on...

 

[Greasy Pig]

If that columnist is considered beautiful by other British women, then I know why the HMS Bounty mutineers decided to stay in Tahiti.....

 

[drak_ool]

the key to this entire debate is in the title: "beautiful British woman in news"

Maybe she doesn't look that hot to anyone outside of Britain, but if you've been down there in the last 10-15 years you would totally understand why she is considered hot. I've lived in London some years ago and the situation is dire!

There are plenty of non-british looking hot chicks. But when it comes to hot English girls, there are rarer than winning tickets in the lottery. Because of this scarcity, when an English woman is anywhere above mildly attractive, the whole world--I mean country-- opens its arms for her.

So Yes, she is hot in her country, and NO, she should certainly not complain about it, as the advantages a hot English woman has are far too many.

 

[Findog]

By British standards she is most certainly beautiful. But over here, pretty but not gorgeous.

 

[betheman]

I am British, English, she is not hot, she is not considered pretty by anyone Ive spoken to.
Im going clothes shopping in my nearest city this morning and there will be planty of women far hotter than her in this City, there are hotter women in my street!

the disconcerting thing about this for me is that Ugly women will now look at her and elevate themselves further and higher than they should be, such is the mind of women

 

[MatureDJ]

I'd kick her out of my bed. Her face is goofy and she doesn't seem to have a decent figure at all (look at those flabby arms and the below the waist gut. )

Now, although her face is goofy, if she had a decently hot figure, I would NOT kick her out of my bed. (If the figure is good enough, I can take some goofiness in the face.) But she doesn't have the figure. Maybe in her earlier days she did.

 

[zekko]

Wow, you guys are rough. She has a "British" face, but I kind of like the British look. Everybody complains on here about how American women let themselves go, and here's a woman who works out and watches her diet. I still think she looks pretty good for 41.

If she's so ugly, why do guys send her bottles of champagne and such? I could see guys picking her out of a crowd. Pretty but not so good looking she's intimidating. I think she's at least a six.

Come on, you have to admit she looks better than Barbara Walters

 

[sstype]

Wow, you guys are rough. She has a "British" face, but I kind of like the British look. Everybody complains on here about how American women let themselves go, and here's a woman who works out and watches her diet. I still think she looks pretty good for 41.

If she's so ugly, why do guys send her bottles of champagne and such? I could see guys picking her out of a crowd. Pretty but not so good looking she's intimidating. I think she's at least a six.

Come on, you have to admit she looks better than Barbara Walters

She's not a land whale like 60% of Western women so that automatically makes her "attractive" physique wise. Add in the requisite army of desperate sex-starved men and the whole "blondes are hot" stereotype and I can see how she's deluded herself into thinking she's some cover girl model.

 

[betheman]

Wow, you guys are rough. She has a "British" face, but I kind of like the British look. Everybody complains on here about how American women let themselves go, and here's a woman who works out and watches her diet. I still think she looks pretty good for 41.

If she's so ugly, why do guys send her bottles of champagne and such? I could see guys picking her out of a crowd. Pretty but not so good looking she's intimidating. I think she's at least a six.

Come on, you have to admit she looks better than Barbara Walters [/QUOTE

A British face????

cheryl cole? kate winslet? this woman is just ordinary, so she works out? it doesnt show, she is a 5 at best

 

[DJDamage]

Here is a live interview:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0_CG3rmRYs

Notice that they brought in a psychologist who is better looking to her to try and discredit her. Also notice that all 3 women are arguing because they each think that what they think is true then it must be true.

I believe that Samentha has overestimated her looks by a couple of points. Like a typical working woman amongs men, she competes for attention and gets it from men so she automatically assumes that she is more attractive then she really is.

I also believe that she does get free gifts from desperate beta's because she looks "attainable". Most attractive women (HB 8 or higher) do not get approached by the majority population of men (beta's) because they know they do not have a chance. This woman looks to be right in the zone of (HB 6 or even 7 to some when she was in her 20's) where beta's males aren't intimidated by her looks and think that they do have a shot with her.

As for the hate from other women, she does have merit in saying that older women have always hated her because this is typical behaviour from older women in the workforce regarding younger women and most women do not get along anyways (women friends always stab each other in the back), so there is nothing new under the sun.

 

[don't]

Hell, she's right on the edge of being a dog.

 

[zekko]

I believe that Samentha has overestimated her looks by a couple of points. Like a typical working woman amongs men, she competes for attention and gets it from men so she automatically assumes that she is more attractive then she really is.

I agree that it sounds like she's overestimated her looks. I've heard research that says most people overestimate their own looks (guys included). I don't think she ever said much about HOW good looking she is though. She's just saying she's attractive, and it has some downsides.

She's relatively slim, dyed her hair blond, and tries to dress well. That's enough to cause other women to resent her, IMO, especially at her age. Unfortunately for her, her original point seems to be completely lost, since all anybody wants to talk about is how she isn't that good looking (and I don't just mean on this forum, it seems to be a worldwide phenomenon).

Hell, she's right on the edge of being a dog.

Better than being a whale.

 

[HankM]

Where is that beautiful woman?
Maybe a wrong link or smth?