Have you ever been called ugly?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Once I was walking on U street and a man said to a woman walking by, a stranger, "You're ugly!" She was stunned. She just stood there, looking so hurt. I wanted to tell her that I knew that man -- he was mentally ill, and had once made a similar, unprovoked comment about my shoes. I wish I had told her that. I'm sure she's still carrying that scar around with her.

A mentally ill man on U street once told me i looked like i was a bitch and said he was going to kill me.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We had a new hire once who was really ugly. But she wore really frilly dresses and bows in her hair etc, and flitted about like she was pretty. All the men hung around her desk. When I mentioned this to a friend, he said, "Her parents did something right."

Frilly dresses and bows? Were you really young and living in Texas?

Also, she was probably pretty and just not your type.

No, not Texas. And yes, frilly dresses and a big bow in her hair. (Bows in hair were a thing for a split second.)

1980s?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Once I was walking on U street and a man said to a woman walking by, a stranger, "You're ugly!" She was stunned. She just stood there, looking so hurt. I wanted to tell her that I knew that man -- he was mentally ill, and had once made a similar, unprovoked comment about my shoes. I wish I had told her that. I'm sure she's still carrying that scar around with her.

Omg that's awful. I can't imagine. A feral child in Georgetown told me I looked like a scarecrow once and I was just like wait, WHAT?

I wonder if your homeless guy on U Street is the same homeless guy on U Street who walked up to my friend and was like "Whattup baby, I've been looking for a snow bunny like you." LMAO my friend ran.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lot but the worst was when I told my 7th grade class that I wanted to be a flight attendant and the teacher (a guy) said “you know you gotta be pretty to be a flight attendant right?” And I just kinda nodded and then the girl behind me said “you know you’re not pretty right?”

It sucked but, looking back at it I wasn’t pretty! It was an awkward seventh grade phase. I think I’m a lot “prettier” now but I also am much more concerned with being an authentic person and accepting who I am no matter how I look. I’d rather be that than pretty.

(Forgot to mention that the girl added “you’re ugly.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had a new hire once who was really ugly. But she wore really frilly dresses and bows in her hair etc, and flitted about like she was pretty. All the men hung around her desk. When I mentioned this to a friend, he said, "Her parents did something right."

Frilly dresses and bows? Were you really young and living in Texas?

Also, she was probably pretty and just not your type.

No, not Texas. And yes, frilly dresses and a big bow in her hair. (Bows in hair were a thing for a split second.)

1980s?

I am only in my early 30s but I went to college in the south and hairbows and Lilly were a thing. I can imagine some kid from the south coming up to DC and wearing that shit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Once I was walking on U street and a man said to a woman walking by, a stranger, "You're ugly!" She was stunned. She just stood there, looking so hurt. I wanted to tell her that I knew that man -- he was mentally ill, and had once made a similar, unprovoked comment about my shoes. I wish I had told her that. I'm sure she's still carrying that scar around with her.

Omg that's awful. I can't imagine. A feral child in Georgetown told me I looked like a scarecrow once and I was just like wait, WHAT?

I wonder if your homeless guy on U Street is the same homeless guy on U Street who walked up to my friend and was like "Whattup baby, I've been looking for a snow bunny like you." LMAO my friend ran.

When I was living in San Francisco, a woman came up to me, told me I was evil and threw a cup of coffee on me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had a new hire once who was really ugly. But she wore really frilly dresses and bows in her hair etc, and flitted about like she was pretty. All the men hung around her desk. When I mentioned this to a friend, he said, "Her parents did something right."

Frilly dresses and bows? Were you really young and living in Texas?

Also, she was probably pretty and just not your type.

No, not Texas. And yes, frilly dresses and a big bow in her hair. (Bows in hair were a thing for a split second.)

1980s?

Yep.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Daily by my brothers.

My older brother would say: Do you think you're pretty?
And I would say: yes.
He would respond: Yeah, pretty ugly.
Took me way too long to understand what that meant, LOL. I would think, "How can you be pretty and ugly at the same time?"
But this was just run of the mill older brother teasing, not what others are describing, and I'm sure I gave as good as I got (As an adult, he told me that he never realized he had a big nose until I told him and I had to tell him that his nose is perfectly normal). Only children have some benefits, of course, but one of the benefits of siblings is you learn how to handle teasing. I was the only girl with 4 brothers and there was a lot of teasing.

+100 I grew up with 3 brothers and oh boy do you need a thick skin. Fatass, ugly, freckle face, lardass, mop head, Sasquatch just to name a few. And my dad wasn’t too far behind them with the insults either. I was competing with a movie star looking mom! Ugh. Fast forward to 18 yrs old and I ended up modeling and competing in a few pageants and even won one. It made me work harder to improve appearance with hair, makeup, exercise and sense of style. My brothers ended up keeping their friends away from me after this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Once I was walking on U street and a man said to a woman walking by, a stranger, "You're ugly!" She was stunned. She just stood there, looking so hurt. I wanted to tell her that I knew that man -- he was mentally ill, and had once made a similar, unprovoked comment about my shoes. I wish I had told her that. I'm sure she's still carrying that scar around with her.

Omg that's awful. I can't imagine. A feral child in Georgetown told me I looked like a scarecrow once and I was just like wait, WHAT?

I wonder if your homeless guy on U Street is the same homeless guy on U Street who walked up to my friend and was like "Whattup baby, I've been looking for a snow bunny like you." LMAO my friend ran.

When I was living in San Francisco, a woman came up to me, told me I was evil and threw a cup of coffee on me.

Wow, that sounds emotionally scarring.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I was called ugly once in my teens/college by other girls and it's made me so insecure. Everyone else has called me pretty but I'm still shook up about two women I knew as a teenager. Wtf.

It depends. What were the circumstances when those girls called you ugly? Were they being serious or were you girls fighting or arguing? Also, if the “everyone “ who calls you pretty are related to you, I’m sorry but those really don’t count.

LOL this response started as nice but then got so bitchy so quick.

ikr . Like eating a donut filled with tuna.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Daily by my brothers.

My older brother would say: Do you think you're pretty?
And I would say: yes.
He would respond: Yeah, pretty ugly.
Took me way too long to understand what that meant, LOL. I would think, "How can you be pretty and ugly at the same time?"
But this was just run of the mill older brother teasing, not what others are describing, and I'm sure I gave as good as I got (As an adult, he told me that he never realized he had a big nose until I told him and I had to tell him that his nose is perfectly normal). Only children have some benefits, of course, but one of the benefits of siblings is you learn how to handle teasing. I was the only girl with 4 brothers and there was a lot of teasing.

+100 I grew up with 3 brothers and oh boy do you need a thick skin. Fatass, ugly, freckle face, lardass, mop head, Sasquatch just to name a few. And my dad wasn’t too far behind them with the insults either. I was competing with a movie star looking mom! Ugh. Fast forward to 18 yrs old and I ended up modeling and competing in a few pageants and even won one. It made me work harder to improve appearance with hair, makeup, exercise and sense of style. My brothers ended up keeping their friends away from me after this.

Cameron Diaz said she was called Skeletor when she was a kid.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I was called ugly once in my teens/college by other girls and it's made me so insecure. Everyone else has called me pretty but I'm still shook up about two women I knew as a teenager. Wtf.

It depends. What were the circumstances when those girls called you ugly? Were they being serious or were you girls fighting or arguing? Also, if the “everyone “ who calls you pretty are related to you, I’m sorry but those really don’t count.

LOL this response started as nice but then got so bitchy so quick.

ikr . Like eating a donut filled with tuna.

LOL is that a phrase? Or did you make it up? I like it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot but the worst was when I told my 7th grade class that I wanted to be a flight attendant and the teacher (a guy) said “you know you gotta be pretty to be a flight attendant right?” And I just kinda nodded and then the girl behind me said “you know you’re not pretty right?”

It sucked but, looking back at it I wasn’t pretty! It was an awkward seventh grade phase. I think I’m a lot “prettier” now but I also am much more concerned with being an authentic person and accepting who I am no matter how I look. I’d rather be that than pretty.

(Forgot to mention that the girl added “you’re ugly.”

That's awful! So few of us were "pretty" in middle school. I had a missing adult tooth because I couldn't get braces until I was 14 (I had a jaw issue) and frizzy hair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had a new hire once who was really ugly. But she wore really frilly dresses and bows in her hair etc, and flitted about like she was pretty. All the men hung around her desk. When I mentioned this to a friend, he said, "Her parents did something right."

Frilly dresses and bows? Were you really young and living in Texas?

Also, she was probably pretty and just not your type.

It’s because ugly girls are easy . Just saying..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was called ugly once in my teens/college by other girls and it's made me so insecure. Everyone else has called me pretty but I'm still shook up about two women I knew as a teenager. Wtf.

It depends. What were the circumstances when those girls called you ugly? Were they being serious or were you girls fighting or arguing? Also, if the “everyone “ who calls you pretty are related to you, I’m sorry but those really don’t count.

LOL this response started as nice but then got so bitchy so quick.

ikr . Like eating a donut filled with tuna.

LOL is that a phrase? Or did you make it up? I like it.

That response reminded me of the time I confided in someone that I was called ugly as a kid and she said "Well, pretty people don't really get called ugly."