Samantha Brick, the woman at the centre of the "I am too beautiful" column for the Daily Mail, has just written yet another piece about the topic, this time going some way in explaining where her level of self-confidence comes from.
Need to catch up? Read this: http://josiesjuice.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/samantha-brick-why-women-hate-me-for.html
And see her TV chat: http://josiesjuice.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/samantha-brick-on-itv.html
It's certainly a very plausible argument: she is a daddy's girl and her father encouraged in her a high level of self esteem, evident in Samantha today.
She writes:
"...now I’ve had time to reflect, one question, asked by many (mostly female) critics, has occupied my mind: why, unlike so many members of my sex, does my cup runneth over with self-confidence?
"The answer is simple: my beloved father, Patrick Brick. Ever since the day I came into this world, my dad, a retired nurse, has showered me with love and affection.
"His love has been the key to my being able to love myself.
She continued: "Throughout my life, every one of my boyfriends has had ‘the talk’ from my dad. He’d warn them I was his special girl, and if they mistreated me in any way they’d be answerable to him.
"This week I told him of my theory that he was behind my belief I was beautiful. I asked him why he felt it was important I grew up feeling I was good-looking and mattered in the world. He said:
‘Women can be far nastier to each other than men. Raising five daughters I’ve seen enough over the years, from the way your friends often behaved towards you, to know there’s constant rivalry among women.
'I realised instilling self-confidence in my daughters would protect them from the inevitable difficulties they’d face as adults.’"
The first place my mind went when I read this was to my own life: I am a firm believer that had I not lost my father at age 13 I would be a different woman today, in many ways.
I would have had a different perspective on men; I would have dated 'differently'; and I would have an alternate view on relationships ending.
What Samantha says certainly rings true, but judging by the comments already circulating under the Daily Mail post, her latest piece is seen as a way to distract from her original "I'm beautiful, don't hate me" stance, and a way to draw more attention to herself. Frankly, I think the Daily Mail know they're sitting on a web traffic goldmine, and the online editor just keeps asking for Samantha for another 1000 word piece. Which she delivers, which then in turn stirs more controversy/discussion.
What do you think?
Oh, and the argument Samantha's father puts forward ["Women can be far nastier to each other than men. Raising five daughters I’ve seen enough over the years, from the way your friends often behaved towards you, to know there’s constant rivalry among women"] just grates on me a tad.
It again perpetuates that myth that women are all 'bitchy' towards each other, irrespective of the emotional investment they have in the relationship, and how long they have loved each other, shared experiences, and been friends. Such hogwash.
So... thoughts?
To read the entire Daily Mail piece, go here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2129041/What-makes-certain-Im-beautiful-Daddys-love--Samantha-Brick-reveals-secret-self-belief.html
PICS: COURTESY DAILY MAIL
The first place my mind went when I read this was to my own life: I am a firm believer that had I not lost my father at age 13 I would be a different woman today, in many ways.
I would have had a different perspective on men; I would have dated 'differently'; and I would have an alternate view on relationships ending.
What Samantha says certainly rings true, but judging by the comments already circulating under the Daily Mail post, her latest piece is seen as a way to distract from her original "I'm beautiful, don't hate me" stance, and a way to draw more attention to herself. Frankly, I think the Daily Mail know they're sitting on a web traffic goldmine, and the online editor just keeps asking for Samantha for another 1000 word piece. Which she delivers, which then in turn stirs more controversy/discussion.
What do you think?
Oh, and the argument Samantha's father puts forward ["Women can be far nastier to each other than men. Raising five daughters I’ve seen enough over the years, from the way your friends often behaved towards you, to know there’s constant rivalry among women"] just grates on me a tad.
It again perpetuates that myth that women are all 'bitchy' towards each other, irrespective of the emotional investment they have in the relationship, and how long they have loved each other, shared experiences, and been friends. Such hogwash.
So... thoughts?
To read the entire Daily Mail piece, go here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2129041/What-makes-certain-Im-beautiful-Daddys-love--Samantha-Brick-reveals-secret-self-belief.html
PICS: COURTESY DAILY MAIL
She can say nothing to redeem herself and it kills me that she's saying any female nay-sayers are just jealous of her. I'd take offense if she mattered. She pretty much sounds like the worst person in the world. You're right though, the Daily Mail are loving this!
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