“Too Pretty” Columnist Samantha Brick Criticized

"Too Pretty" Columnist Samantha Brick Criticized

According to Samantha Brick, a British columnist, “Going through life as a ‘tall, slim, blonde’ woman is harder than it looks.” She has lately become the focus of criticism and ridicule for writing that her being beautiful makes her life difficult.

Brick, 41, published a column in the Daily Mail on Tuesday entitled, “There are downsides to looking this pretty: Why women hate me for being beautiful."

Brick whined having to go through life as a beautiful woman, always receiving free champagne and wine from suitors, and annoying female friends and co-workers with her looks.

Brick wrote, "I'm tall, slim, and blonde, so I'm often told, a good-looking woman. I know how lucky I am. But there are downsides to being pretty, the main one being that other women hate me for no other reason than my lovely looks."

By Wednesday morning, Brick became the center of a Twitter campaign aiming to take her down a few notches for her perceived vanity. Twitter users created the tongue-in-cheek “Samanthabrickfacts” to make jokes about Brick's alleged beauty.

The Daily Mail's website, where the column was published, received more than 3,000 comments in response to Brick's essay, many of which reacted whether Brick was as pretty as she thinks.  Brick's article irked many women for her accusation in the column that any woman feeling angry at her was just jealous.

Brick recalls her relationships with women, noting that she has never been asked to be a bridesmaid at a friend's wedding, snubbed by female neighbors and acquaintances in social settings, and is targeted by married women who think she is flirting with their husbands.

Many of those who commented opposed with Brick's assessment writing "Can we get a serving of humble pie with a side order of reality check over here please?," “I’m sorry Dear, but You’re just being Delusional. Are you on DRUGS?” and "Oh get over yourself dear. You are NOT THAT pretty, just average. :VERY average. I think you've lost female friends because you're a conceited delusional prat. Is this a belated April Fool's story DM?"

Posted by Kade Quinn on Friday April 06 2012, 8:53 AM EST. Ref: Google. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Entertainment. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0