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    That_little_attention_whore: This would explain my love for Sasha Pavlovic. Nothing "pretty" about that dude more »
    Seeräuber Jenny: I've always had mixed feelings about "jolie-laide." It's interesting that the French acknowledge the existence of different kinds of beauty, but they ... more »
    mepo - Robert Cornhole invented it: There is always the femme fatal however, beauty can be dangerous. more »
    anonymiss: It's interesting, because I grew up thinking I was ugly and had settled on assuming the position of the "ugly friend", and thought life would go on as... more »
    broad: When my one stunning beautiful friend lived with me for a couple months, I came up with the metaphor/analogy/whatever that she was bright, shiny diamo... more »
    Never_Nude: Gorgeous villian: Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) in the original Die Hard. RRROW! Talk about hate sex. Let me sho u it. You know, in Mexican culture, you ... more »
    tscheese: I am tall and literally big boned and curvy. By which I mean, my waist is a lot smaller than my hips, and my bone mass is ENORM (my podiatrist had a f... more »
    TexasCrude: I just like that people are getting better attitudes about it. I knew a girl in high school who was jolie-laide and had these really beautiful promine... more »
    AthertonMerriweather: Is fat the new thin? Is dumb the new smart? Is red the new pink? more »
    63words: The irony is, at least to me, the girls that are typically classified as "pretty" are so unattractive to me. I think it's the amount of time taken to ... more »
    Sukie in the Graveyard: I've seen some body dysmorphia that has really freaked me out (though didn't change my opinion of the person) but I don't think I have thought of peop... more »
    cuteasabutton: I'm not going to pretend I've never said anyone was ugly or that I thought that they were. These days I know I'm not one to judge, because who knows w... more »
    ineffable.me: Oh TOTALLY. I mean, there's ONE tv show and ONE movie, which totally means that we are accepting ugly. Totally. Thats nothing compared to the number ... more »
    Jenaipas: wait, wasn't voldemort played by RALPH FIENNES? more »
    Penny: I have known some staggeringly beautiful people (physically) whose awful spirit/personality made them into some of the ugliest people I've known. more »
  • #thebeautymyth

    Ugly-Pretty Face: Are We Truly Experiencing A Cultural "Ugly Moment?"

  • #margaretcho

    Sometimes A Parent's Words Can Bear The Weight Of The World