Last week Daily Mail columnist Samantha Brick caused an internet sensation in her column about women hating her because she is so beautiful. Independent Australia’s contributing editor-at-large, Tess Lawrence, says she knows exactly what Samantha is on about and, in an act of feminist solidarity, shares her own experiences here in an exclusive report that is eerily similar to Ms Brick’s.
There are upsides to looking this plain: why women hate me for being ugly
by Tess Thickasabrick Lawrence
On a recent tram to Preston, I was displeased when this hoon walked up to me and asked me if I had ever considered wearing a burqa. I was just about to answer when he said:
“You should think about it, you are so ugly that you should be arrested for looking like that. Do us all a favour and wear a burqa so we don’t have to look at your ugly mush.”
That’s not the first time that this type of thing has happened to me. Men just seem to notice my ugliness and want to come up and remark on it.
Once, on a flight to Tasmania, the stewardess came over to me with a note from the Captain and some meaty bites, asking me if I might be more comfortable in the cargo hold with the other dogs.
