This subject is not my line of country at all but a claim by Mrs Brick has sparked a huge internet furore so I thought I might add a little more to it. You can read about it all here or here
Basically, Mrs Brick says that it can sometimes be a handicap to be good looking. Now she doesn’t look remarkably attractive to me but these are matters of taste and it appears that in her experience her looks have caused jealousy among other women and unwanted attention from men. I am sure there are many attractive women who would report similarly and I have myself known one very attractive woman who had exactly that problem. And it was as disturbing to her equilibrium as it apparently is to Mrs Brick.
So what Mrs Brick said seemed perfectly reasonable and even commonplace to me.
So why the furore? I guess that you are not supposed to say such things. It crosses a politically correct boundary. Not only are all men equal but all women are equal in looks too, apparently. Feminists certainly bridle at displays of feminine pulchritude at times.
I certainly think that people were entitled to say that Mrs Brick is not in fact pretty. From what I can see, I think her looks are middling myself. But to condemn and abuse her for raising the subject is egregious and — I can find no other word for it — bitchy.
Mrs Brick comes out of the affair looking (in the sense of character) far better than any of her detractors.
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3 users commented in " In defence of Samantha Brick "
Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackYou seem to have missed the point that this woman did not post a general article about the experiences of attractive women in general (and the old “being pretty can be a handicap at times” would hardly be original there).
What Samantha Brick actually did was to write an article boasting about how all men seem to fall in adulation towards her and throw free things (at their own expense) at her feet while all (or most) women seem to be jealous and vindictive towards her because they regard her as too good looking (whereas it would seem to many of us that it’s actually her attitude that’s driving other women away).
Her dubious exploits would have been fine if it was a fantasy piece about what it must be like being Helen of Troy or a world renowned beauty. But the whole thing is very hard to swallow when you see the pictures that depict a woman that many of us see as somewhere between the range of plain to average to mildly pretty at best and she’s constantly boasting about her experiences throughout the article as if she’s unbelievably gorgeous. Of course people are going to be thinking “WTF?” or wanting to give her a bit of a reality check. As many have said, her attitude and the self obsession/delusion she has seems to be the real problem.
Her follow up article today is just more of the same (it’s only women that are supposedly attacking her and they are just jealous and it’s all because of how wonderful she looks) and could easily be turned into a drinking game for every time she mentions her good looks in some way. If someone went around loudly declaring “Anyone who doesn’t like me or doesn’t give me exactly what I want is just jealous of my amazing looks!” would you really be surprised if a lot of people want to say “Oh get over yourself!”?
The articles she has written are not general articles about the experiences of beautiful women in general or about women who admit to being attractive (many can at least acknowledge this somewhat while still seeming humble and not seeming overly obsessed with themselves) and that is that is not what people are talking about or responding to.
Actually I feel sorry for her. She appears to live in a world of delusion.
What she did was in my opinion as foolish as that poor woman who decanted petrol in a kitchen with the cooker on. She ended up covered in burns and Samantha Brick ends up covered in bile.
What on earth did she expect? Writing an article telling the world that you are beautiful is asking for trouble. She is reasonably attractive, but when it comes to using the word beautiful Katherine Jenkins comes to mind. She is absolutely stunning. I would suggest that poor Samantha Brick comes down out of the clouds. Self praise is no recommendation.
I know that what Mrs Brick has said is delusional. She is not that good looking. It is not her looks which put other women off. It is her arrogance and insecurity from being unattractive in the past. I was a very pretty teenager/young adult with a major flaw. Very bad skin. It didn’t stop me from modelling for a while and now at 46, I look about 30. I don’t volunteer my age but if a someone asks I will tell them. My unfettered life has rewarded me with good looks for my age and I am letting the silver grow out for a good reason. I am sick of being seen as young and stupid. No, I don’t really have friends and I have nothing in common with the women at work. I have been excluded for being high-maintenance looking and living fashionably on a pittance. It’s a good thing I have been a loner all my life. My being childfree and manless is another thorn in their sides. Even though I have looks and freedom, I am unhappy.
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