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Although it’s been going on a couple years, our friends in the mainstream media are finally noticing the “Am I Pretty or Ugly?” craze on YouTube.
The Internet has always had “Hot or Not?” since it was invented by the ancient Persians circa 300 BC, but this is an especially disturbing sub-genre where girls who appear to be in middle school are asking the entire universe to rate their faces. In terms of psychological damage, this nauseating teenage trend has already exposed countless fragile young females to cruel harassment. Whether or not any of them has killed themselves, well, that’s why they have this thing called “Google.” Look it up.
Imagine young girls—many of them literally girls and not even teenagers—at the height of their insecurity, timidly asking the world to judge their looks.
Can you hear that sound? It’s the sound of tender young hearts being squashed to death from coast to coast.
This girl has the most hits. No comment, really, only to say she should probably pursue something other than modeling. There are endless opportunities working for the National Parks Service, you know.
Too much makeup. And lose the DayGlo fingernails, lady.
OK, the bad lighting suggests facial imperfections she’s trying to hide. Possibly scars, possibly acne blemishes. And she doesn’t really ask whether she, personally, is pretty or ugly. She’s “commenting” on how the trend makes her feel “bad.” Secretly, we think this is her way of asking whether she’s pretty or ugly. Your call. Personality: Ugly.
Why are you hiding half of your face? Our guess is because it’s ugly.
We don’t have the heart to tell this girl she’s ugly and almost feel like hunting down and punching anyone who does. Still, she’s ugly. That’s not a forehead or even an eight-head. That’s the first person we’ve ever seen with a twelve-head. Blame God, not us.
You know when Swayze grabs the guy’s knife-boot mid-kick in Road House and says, “You’re too stupid to have a good time!” Replace “a good time” with “the internet, a telephone, a television or consistent access to books and human contact” and that’s what I want to scream at these morons.
Ooooh…uncomfortable!
…on preteens.
That made my stomach hurt a bit.
ATP Asbury Park has been announced, however, so all is not lost.
I’d have sex with the last one definitely, but I guess I don’t mean that if she’s under age. I mean I meant it I just didn’t mean it, as in I would have sex with her….but I wouldn’t, if she’s under age. But if she’s not under age I definitely would… have sex with her… as long she’s not fat of course or has the ability to become fat in the future. Then I would kill her definitely, yea.
Everyone is ugly except for me.
I am the girl in the fourth video down, and I am a 21 year old artist, and I made this video four months ago as a piece about the struggles a girl transitioning into womanhood must go through. It is a difficult and confusing experience, and my video aims to express some of the feelings associated with this uncertain period of life. The video acted as a social experiment as well as commentary on this disturbing trend, and has recently gained a lot of media attention, from jezebel.com to Good Morning America.
here is a interview I did with the Kansas City Star:
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/24/3449282/kc-students-am-i-pretty-video.html#storylink=misearch
well they all look pretty young so yes, they are all hot. except the last one. gross.
hey, sophie, let me know when you are going to die so I can invest in your art.
@man – lol.
Compared to how another Cool and Snarky Internets Site would handle this, this is remarkably tame treatment–even by the comments. Even in this comment anarchy, preteen girls inspire sensitivity. Way to go Us.
Now Sophie.. how old are you again? Different jurisdictions treat this issue differently–and intent generally is not required. Where are the parents in all this? I think a lite-bright or an easy-bake oven would be a better choice than unmediated internet access..
A dude can make ugly work for him, on the other hand, an ugly girl is a tragedy.
I really feel sorry for the last girl. Someone should hunt down and punch her mother in the face. That most definitely looks like a case of fetal alcohol syndrome.