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14th April 2010

“Of course, because this is television, portrayals of female nerds are undercut by the smoking-hot-actress problem. With the exception of Ugly Betty, where the producers had the courage to bury America Ferrara under ugly glasses, hideous wigs, and braces, these shows find themselves in a bind — characters have to constantly remind the audience that the female nerd is hard on the eyes, because we couldn’t figure that out by looking at her. But no matter how often characters tell us otherwise, we’re simply not going to believe that Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, or Lea Michele are ugly ducklings. Hollywood may be willing to experiment with female characters with unfeminine ambition and intellect, but they’re not quite ready to move toward portraying women who reject the rigors of beauty maintenance.”

~ oh this is good.  (via sparkleneelysparkle, doree)