how will you response if people often tells you that you are ugly?

Philippines
October 15, 2008 3:49am CST
Im so pity with my friend because of what other people treated her. They didnt even consider her feelings in what they say. More often people are telling her ugly right in front of her face and sometimes even her love ones tells her the same thing. As i observe her she just keep herself quiet and just let them say that word on her...and whenever i ask her why she allow them to say it to her she just simply replied me back saying "It's OK theyre right anyway". Maybe she already admitted that word for her. If you were my friend how will you response to them?
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@kedves (728)
15 Oct 08
that is sad to think people are made to feel that way. your friend needs to find some confidence in herself and to know that it does not matter what we look like on the outside because true beauty comes from inside and the people saying these things to her are the truly ugly ones. next time tell her to smile at them and wish them well it will drive them crazy that they are not affecting her and they will start to look in themselves if they are being mean as she is showing them that beauty is inside and she can rise above them.
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• United States
16 Oct 08
That is a really good response. I went through this situation when I was a child and it took me years to know that I was actually pretty goodlooking. Now I'm 65 and age is setting in, but I still know that the people who called me ugly were actually looking at themselves. Tell your friend that she is as God made her. And God doesn't make ugly.
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@wangkai (797)
• China
15 Oct 08
it need not an answer.you only need face it correctly.OK?take care.
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@mansha (6298)
• India
15 Oct 08
Its really sweet of your friend to take their remarks so lightly. Imight have broken the relationship. You know actuall no one can make you feel small unless you allow it. May be thats why your friend just does not care about it or has gone way past the stage of feeling hurt.
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@tikei18 (359)
• Philippines
15 Oct 08
Oh. I would say "Thank You and Thank God that I'm not as ugly as you, not just in looks but also your personality! Ugly Duckling!!" Who the hell is he! Is he a Hollywood actor/actress! Nobody is perfect! Your friend is a good person. She don't mind what other jerk people tells her. Maybe she thinks that nothing good will happen if she try to argue with that person. She is calm and I am not! God Bless and be a blessing!
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@petiksmode (2983)
• Philippines
15 Oct 08
hmmm..here will be my response to them 1. UGLY dont starts with I it starts with U!!!hehehe 2. if i can be pretty but will have the attitude like yours, i might as well be ugly forever!!!
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• United States
16 Oct 08
Ooh I love your responses! lol ;)
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• Philippines
16 Oct 08
hmmm you dont where is the BR?lols.... i really say that and that give them and it brings them creeps..lols
@HeZP_CHN (168)
• China
15 Oct 08
I don't think your friend need to say anything those guys who laugh at her~~the problem is how she look herself~ if she don't look at herself as those guys~ it's ok whatever they say...
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• United States
15 Oct 08
I agree with what everyone is saying about this. It's horriblwhen people tell you that you are ugly. Who are they to judge? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and I'd like to think that your beauty on the inside is what makes you beautiful. Your friend is more than likely a strong individual and is growing prettier daily on the inside because of all that she is able to put up with from everyone around her. Just by stating their opinion in such an ugly manner proves that they are ugly on the inside and feel that they have to degrade others to make themselves feel important. It's really pathetic.
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@DonnaLawson (4032)
• United States
16 Oct 08
If I were a young girl and were told this, I am not sure how I would react, probably the same way.. Youth is when you are discovering yourself and when the opinions of others help to shape who you are and who you become.. When you grow a bit older, you do realize what true beauty is and this girl sounds like she has true beauty, the beauty that comes with being a very nice person.. Some very nice looking people can open their maouths and say ugly things and that automatically makes them ugly.. Beauty comes from within, tell your friend that she sounds like she has true beauty and the outer beauty will come with age.. I have seen many a person who started out with what most people consider a pretty face, nice hair, a good figure and as they became older, they don't age very well.. I believe that everyone is pretty, but when they open their mouth and mean ugly remarks come out, then they lose their beauty, people start to look at them differently and then they realize that they may be pretty outside but ugly inside.. I hope your friend's family will realize what they are doing to her and stop it, family should be there for you and not try to tear you down.. I bet your friend is really a very pretty girl, just unsure of herself.. After all, Beauty is only skin deep..
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
16 Oct 08
well bless her heart, that is a terrible way for anyone to treat her especially her family. i bet she has no self-esteem at all. that is very cruel to do anynethatway. shame on them!!!!!!
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@lishen (32)
• China
15 Oct 08
I am very sorry to hear that. I think those people are lack of human nature. I also want to tell your friends not to fell unhappy. She can change her mind to these words.
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• United States
16 Oct 08
My mother always told me that because I would think someone was ugly didnot mean that everybody else thought the same thing. We all don't see people alike. Because I thinking somebody is ugly doesn't mean that you would see them as ugly. There is always somebody out there that will think that person is beautiful.
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• Australia
15 Oct 08
Stick up for your friend, she doesn't deserve to be called ugly and you know it. Those people have let her self esteem and self respect drop down to low levels with nasty words. Your friend is probably giving in because she's heard she's ugly so many times and she starts to believe it. By the way, who are those other girls? The Princess' of the world? I don't think so. Those girls, (or boys) need to realise that what they are doing is disrespecting her and others although they most likely already know that what they are doing is wrong. The reason they continue is only a reason known to them that somehow it's "fun" when it's not. Talk to your friend and just tell her that she's not ugly and she's beautiful and there just mean bullies that have nothing better to do. Tell her that you'll both go through this together and you will comfort her, because that's what good friends are for. Good luck. =]
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@myhllim (272)
• Malaysia
15 Oct 08
I'm sad to know there are people still behave in this manner. To tell other people directly that he or she is ugly. sigh....I hope your friend will be motivated more to make herself more cheerful and getting richer mentally. As such, she would be able to make more true friends who are really care for her.
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• Pakistan
15 Oct 08
Hi friend I have seen some person say there comment in front of Me about Me. when they point a matter in me. it is the happiest moment for me cos, it is the best time to accept the reality about yourself. and personally me become very happy on that time that somebody point out me. And Rply for ur friend is that, that keep concentrate on your positive points. it will more benefit U . and those who are responsible for those comment that , just cover your habit and make yourself more friendly to him/her. And Only one sentence for your friend " That make your weak point Your strong point" OK and don't be disoppionted cos God surely give u some plus points that other will haven't Prince Sad
• New Zealand
15 Oct 08
Hi keeping-jeremiah2911...If you are her true friend, then you would know what to do..."Beauty is within the eye of the beholder"...An asset you obviously carry, as you dont like what is happening to her, & are able to look past what other's seem to see!...Your friend will be the one, who, in years to come, will move away & build her life away from the cruel people that engulfed her life...She will meet a genuine man who will see what you see...Possibly marry, get a real paying job etc...One day this woman will return to her family & those mean nasty people, who thought it was funny to ridiule her, will stand in awe!..They will see & realize how well she has lead her life,away from them...While she is driving a Beamer...They will be driving a normal 10,000 dollar car...Or worse...A heap of metal!...While she is living the night life or travelling round the world...Be it business or pleasure...They will be stuck at home with their boring lives, blaming everyone but themselves, for their pathetic lives!...Stand by your friend, if thats what you truly are...She will have some great stories to tell her children, as those with little, always remember the ones who were watching their backs, when it needed watching!...Good Luck!
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@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
15 Oct 08
[i]Hi jeremiah, I will not allow anyone to judge me through my physical appearance and when they will hurt me verbally, it means one thing, I cannot rely with then and have to stay away with them since in my life, I need people who will lift me up and makes me feel better and it's not them! LOL![/i]
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@sid556 (30960)
• United States
16 Oct 08
I honestly don't know. Sounds as if your friend has heard this so much that she really believes it. If i were her friend, I'd focus on her inner beauty as I'm sure you do. There are others that will also see the inner beauty and they are the only ones that will matter in her life. I actually don't know any truly ugly people. I have always been one that has looked for inner beauty and loved the looks of the person even tho they may not be what most consider "beautiful" physically. I have also seen ugliness in what others would consider physically beautiful and to the extent that I can barely stand to look at the person. Anyone that would call a person ugly based simply on a glance is truly ugly themselves.
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@peedielyn (1207)
• United States
16 Oct 08
I was treated the same way when I was younger by my step-family. Here's what I did. "You might think I am ugly, and you are entitled to you opinion, But GOD loves me just the way I am. I was not put on this earth to give a hairy rat's rectom about what you think. Opinions are like a**holes, we all have them, and my opinion is that you are very ugly on the inside." That shut a bunch of people up. She just might very well be unattractive, but beauty is on the inside. My mom told me that I could be the prettiest girl on the outside, until I opened my mouth and then the ugly poured out. So take all this as you may!!
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@Bethany1202 (3431)
• United States
15 Oct 08
It's not nice for anyone to call someone else ugly, whether that's their opinion or not. It's something best kept to oneself. ... If someone called me ugly, first off if they were ugly themselves, it probably wouldn't bother me too much. I know that's mean to say, but I'm only being honest about how I think I'd feel. If the person who called me ugly was either someone I cared about, or a pretty attractive person, I would probably be a little hurt and maybe even embarrassed. I would TRY not to let it bother me, but I know deep down it would bother me for awhile.
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• Philippines
16 Oct 08
i will rest my case. keep my mouth shut..because it has nothing to do with my good personality. even i myself sometimes experience it with my chatmate..some of the chatters out there do not like my beauty but i don't want to waste my time thinking, feeling hurt. I believed that your friend is optimistic. and she just let it be. Because your friend is a professional and She is good. Being good is equivalent to a beautiful one.. Tell your friend that she is beautiful
@jackiew (915)
• Canada
15 Oct 08
I have never been told i was ugly and couldn't imagine anyone saying such a thing to another person.Tell your friend to turn the other cheek towards these people.try to take your friend and spend some time making her feel special-,aybe you can do her hair and apply a little make-up on her.just to make her feel better about herself.Make sure your friend knows that its not whats on the outside that counts-its what is on the inside-let her know she is a bigger person than those senseless people who are suppose to be her friend.She should really avoid these people.
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