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Sorry to say, I am a good distance behind the curve when it comes to this one. I'm sure you have all heard how BBC sportscaster John Inverdale said this about Marion Bartoli before her final match at Wimbledon, "Do you think Bartoli's dad told her when she was little: 'You're never going to be a looker, you'll never be a [Maria] Sharapova, so you have to be scrappy and fight'?"
Uhm, no, I would hope that the ugliest person in the world wouldn't have to hear something like that from a parent. However, let's set aside the question of Bartoli's looks and think about how unlikely it is that anyone would ever say that about Andy Murray? Let's try that out for size, shall we?
Do you think that Andy Murray's Mom ever told him that he was never going to be a looker, so he had better learn to be scrappy and fight?
It doesn't work, does it? And I will tell you why...because we are not used to objectifying males in our society. Which is why TEEN WOLF is so important to the TV landscape. Well...that's one of the reasons. LOL If we had more shows giving equal opportunity to both sexes, showing us super-fit males and females, in abundance, we might stop making such a big deal out of unrealistic standards.
Then, maybe...this guy, John Inverdale...
Would know that he doesn't look like...this guy...
Maybe he would develop some perspective. He might say, "Wait a minute, that is totally not fair. There is so much more to me than what I look like." And I would agree, if for example, he worked on his personality a bit, tried to cultivate some charm. Because he's not going to be able to get by on his brains or talent, like Bartoli can. Unlike her, he obviously doesn't have an IQ that is higher than Einstein's and he hasn't even played the finals at Wimbledon, let alone won the title.
I don't know, maybe he should just try to marry the right woman. You know, someone who is willing to make a lot of allowances for his deficiencies in looks and personality.
Uhm, no, I would hope that the ugliest person in the world wouldn't have to hear something like that from a parent. However, let's set aside the question of Bartoli's looks and think about how unlikely it is that anyone would ever say that about Andy Murray? Let's try that out for size, shall we?
Do you think that Andy Murray's Mom ever told him that he was never going to be a looker, so he had better learn to be scrappy and fight?
It doesn't work, does it? And I will tell you why...because we are not used to objectifying males in our society. Which is why TEEN WOLF is so important to the TV landscape. Well...that's one of the reasons. LOL If we had more shows giving equal opportunity to both sexes, showing us super-fit males and females, in abundance, we might stop making such a big deal out of unrealistic standards.
Then, maybe...this guy, John Inverdale...
Would know that he doesn't look like...this guy...
Maybe he would develop some perspective. He might say, "Wait a minute, that is totally not fair. There is so much more to me than what I look like." And I would agree, if for example, he worked on his personality a bit, tried to cultivate some charm. Because he's not going to be able to get by on his brains or talent, like Bartoli can. Unlike her, he obviously doesn't have an IQ that is higher than Einstein's and he hasn't even played the finals at Wimbledon, let alone won the title.
I don't know, maybe he should just try to marry the right woman. You know, someone who is willing to make a lot of allowances for his deficiencies in looks and personality.