britishgentlelady:

tbh all i want is a movie where trump wins the election and the other candidates have to team up and go back in time to stop him but along the way jeb bush realizes his dream to dance and ted cruz goes rogue and becomes the zodiac killer

coelasquid:

When people say Charlize Theron was being a “fake average looking woman” in Monster or a “fake tough woman” in Fury Road I feel like it’s similar to saying Christian Bale was a “fake skinny guy” in Machinist or a “fake bodybuilder” in Batman.

coelasquid:

septemberpoems:

coelasquid:

uglyfun:

nonplusagon:

spiderjewel:

Gwendoline Christie has such a classically beautiful face that it devastates me she’s widely considered “unattractive” or “mannish” due entirely to the fact that most people saw her first in Game of Thrones, where she literally just looked like a classically beautiful woman who wasn’t wearing makeup

Probably part of it is that in the books Brienne is supposed to be really ugly. They don’t really mention it at all in the show, but maybe it’s like a subconscious thing people have just coded into their minds now.

I’m not trying to be snarky here, but how many GoT watchers do you really think read the books first.. ?

Gwendoline Christie is a testament to how much confidence and styling play into how attractive a person is perceived as, and how “ugly” is more of a state of mind than state of being.

Personally, I maintain that Brienne in the books is not described as terribly unattractive, and would probably look in reality like what most people would call a “handsome woman”. Like, tall, muscular, strong features, thick lips, broken nose. Other female characters are described as similarly not-conventionally attractive but without the same hangups and self-doubt over it, so I feel like they stress how “ugly” Brienne is because it’s how she feels about herself and she wears it like a boss monster flashing weak point to hit for massive damage.

Gwendoline Christie has said that she herself was bullied pretty viciously growing up for her size and androgynous features, and that she identifies pretty strongly with what Brienne has been though in the books in that regard. The Bunny series she modeled in for Polly Borland was something she agreed to participate in to challenge traditional notions of femininity and help herself feel more comfortable in her own body.

That aside, you see a lot of highly sought after models who have features often treated like “imperfections” because, when worn confidently, they’re seen as “unique”. That poise, confidence, self-assurance, attention to grooming, etc that comes with learning to be comfortable with the “flaws” that other people might try to use to rip you apart is very often the chief difference between what people think of as an “ugly” person and what they think of as an “unconventionally attractive” person.

another example is charlize theron when she played aileen wuornos, she did a fucking amazing job and yet people wouldn’t stop talking about how she’d “made herself ugly” for the role

she literally put on some weight, lightened her eyebrows and stopped wearing makeup or fixing her hair. that’s it. well, that and her teeth looked different, but she still looked fully within the realm of possibilities for the average woman

Similarly, when Charlize Theron played Furiosa, I heard people sincerely complain that the movie was undercutting what the character was “supposed to stand for” for by casting a model to play her (Accusing the casting folks of choosing “fake” tough lady instead of a “real” tough lady because she’s been in perfume ads or whatever). And it’s like… dude, perfume model Charlize Theron is just as much a product of styling and presentation as Furiosa Charlize Theron. I know what people talk about when they get up in arms about “Hollywood ugly” characters who get treated like chopped liver until they take off their glasses and suddenly they’re stunning but the fact is basically anyone will look a lot better with competent styling, flattering clothing, and a confident attitude. Figuring out flattering cuts of clothing and contouring and all that is a straight-up science that people spend years learning how to do competently. Most models and celebrities look like pretty average people when they aren’t actively made up to look like bombshells and presented with the most flattering lighting and editing.