Yabby: << Every time I see Julia Gillard, I feel I should have
chipped in to a fund to finance a nose job for her. >>

As Severin suggests, I wonder why you've never had the same feelings about Tony Abbott's ears?

Benk, you seem to have a deeply ingrained problem with attractive people, especially women. Do you consider yourself ugly, perchance?

>> Severin,

Benk's comment echoed my reaction to your initial post.
Posted by hugoagogo, Thursday, 8 July 2010 8:38:32 AM <<

That both you and Benk confuse confidence with arrogance? That's a shame.

How are you on 'assertive' and 'aggressive'?

Or 'feisty' and 'belligerent'?

I have no idea what you were reading into my first post. I was simply expressing that part of dealing with bullying or stereotyping requires good self esteem. For that we need a system of support around our young people, that they may see themselves as worthy and not feel the inadequacy that impossible ideals can invoke.

If people ever stopped judging other people by their appearance, whole industries would disappear - fashion, magazines, pop music, advertising, hair products etc etc. I think the world would be a far better place if we all become adults and give not a stuff about what people look like or what they wear. But what would all those shallow people who currently earn their living out of other people's appearances do for a crust ?

The left threw just about every personalised insult at Margaret Thatcher (and her husband) but she won the argument. There does seem to be a similar streak of toughness in our Julia - we'll find that out soon enough. If she performs well as PM, people with an IQ above pond life will forgive her any wardrobe indiscretion.

Mind you, I do think people would have cut Kevin a bit more slack if he hadn't looked so nerdy.........

People we are setting ourselves up for some very nasty unintended consequences here.
The more people focus on politicians looks the less likely we are to get diverse and capable representatives. Anyone who is not a fashion model or glamorous will be hounded out leaving only the airheads and bimbos. It is already happening with the nodders that sit behind the PM in question time.
The results of politics becoming populated only by the "beautiful" people would be too horrendous to consider.

CJ, I have indeed wondered if an ear job is easily possible!

It's just that I know that in Europe they were commonly doing nose
jobs some thirty years ago.

Tony could leave a few more hair around his ears, thats a bit
harder for noses.

the sisterhood seem so blind to their own hypocrisy.