After Marion Bartoli won the 2013 Wimbledon Championships singles title, she was immediately met with an onslaught of vicious tweets and comments, all complaining that she was too ugly to win Wimbledon. Thousands of people (both men and women included) were outraged that Marion Bartoli had won Wimbledon without fitting the tall, blonde, thin, supermodel mold that her opponent fit so well. When asked how she felt about these remarks, Bartoli responded:
"It doesn’t matter, honestly. I am not blonde, yes. That is a fact. Have I dreamt about having a model contract? No. I’m sorry. But have I dreamed about winning Wimbledon?
Absolutely, yes."
I like this. It's incredible how vicious people can get online in comparison to how they act in real life. It's also incredible how much we associate outward "beauty" with success. I appreciate her composure in dismissing that stigma.
ReplyDeleteYes! Some of the things people were saying were so cruel. If they weren't online, they would never say something like that to anyone. Well, at least I hope they wouldn't.
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