Quote Originally Posted by Kathi Lake View Post
There are a few [SIZE="4"]men[/SIZE] on this site that "fit the bill" of the person Bev is talking about. They have confidence, they have class, and they have attitude (one in particular, oh curmudgeonly one!).
There. I corrected that for you.

Quote Originally Posted by Kathi Lake View Post
Heck, society thinks that most of the "actresses" out there have actual talent, when all they really have going for them is what they can stuff inside their WonderBra,
I used to think that, too, and that may be the case for a lot of the flash-in-the-pan Hollyweird "talent." But think about the most successful actors. They do have something a little different; something other than just their looks. They have a kind of charisma that's hard to describe -- a magnetic personality. That's why people will watch every movie with a certain actor in them, even if the movie itself is rubbish. If you ever get the chance to meet some of them in person, you'll understand.



Quote Originally Posted by Andrea_1948 View Post
Well said Bev, I feel validated now and by a GG,
I think you've completely missed Bev's point. You shouldn't be looking externally for validation. That's the "self" part of "self confidence."


Quote Originally Posted by Andrea_1948 View Post
then doesn't that infer the timidness many of us seem to display on this board is therefore a part of the feminine personna we strive to acheive?
Why is timidity something to strive for? I daresay it isn't. I find it a pathetic quality in women, and it's downright repulsive in men. The kind of woman I like is like my great-granny, riding across the plains in a covered wagon, shooting Indians -- the proverbial one to "ride the river with." Gentle and classy, but solid and dangerous.

I guess I just missed the part of "transvestite" that says I have to change my voice, squat to pee, rename myself, act fey, and simper. All the Jungian psychology may have some truth to it, but to the rest of humanity, it just sounds like making excuses for engaging in what, for most of us, is simply a pleasurable activity.