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truebrit71

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4. Discussed elsewhere..and what he said was actually an insult to the lookers, not the other way round

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Mon Jul 8, 2013, 11:46 AM

Jul 2013

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3192294

It was in-artful at best, a back-handed compliment at worst, but what he said essentially was that she earned it because she worked for it, rather than having had it handed to her simple because she looked good...

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A broadcaster said that the Women's Champion at Wimbledon, Marion Bartoli, "wasn't a looker". [View all] Are_grits_groceries Jul 2013 OP

Doofus WovenGems Jul 2013 #1

I could not believe it when I heard it Sanity Claws Jul 2013 #2

You don't need to be a "looker" to play tennis - you just have to be good at tennis. EdwardSmith74 Jul 2013 #3

Discussed elsewhere..and what he said was actually an insult to the lookers, not the other way round truebrit71 Jul 2013 #4