Samantha Brick caused an uproar on the Internet last week, when she explained that women hated her because she was beautiful. Her article went viral, though, only because Samantha wasn't that pretty. Apparently, there's nothing funnier than laughing at an average looking woman who believes she's beautiful.

The Economist reports on a new study that finds that attractive women who attach a photo along with their resume when applying for a job are less likely to be brought in for an interview than moderate looking women. The reason? Human resources staff tend to be women, and women don't like women who are better looking then they are. 

A few days ago, Ashley Judd complained that the gossip rags accused her of getting plastic surgery, when steroids made her puffy. This article was forwarded quite a bit around the Internet by lots of feminist friends, because Judd seemed to be making feminist arguments.

Like Alexandra Petri, I wanted to like this article, but walked away with a "meh." Judd isn't famous for her acting ability. She's famous because she's a pretty woman. She's in an industry where other pretty women make themselves into horror shows with plastic surgery and then pretend that they haven't had any work done. This industry constantly shames other women for their lack of physical perfection. My pity for Judd does not run deep.  

It's kinda nice to be getting to an age, where my appearance, good or bad, isn't important.