Ever see a dog that was so ugly, it was cute?
How exactly does that work?
The body is too small, the eyes are all googley, its mouth is crooked, and that forehead... whew... like the illegitimate child of Kelsey Grammer and Sade. But somehow, with everything in all the wrong places, we look at it and say "oh but its kinda cute."
Why does this only seem to apply to animals?
Take someone with just a few of these issues and they are next contestant up for slice and dice on Extreme Makeover.
Its amazing that we don't look at them and find it cute or even interesting... no, no... its a flaw and needs to be corrected - immediately or forever shall ye be damned!
Well, unless you are a man. Men can sometimes make it work for them.
Exibit A: Owen Wilson. I am a fan, but I have to say it, Owen's nose is more than a little obscene. Now I can see in some circumstances where that might be appealing... oh come on.... Don’t tell me you didn't notice? He's good at his job so it doesn't matter and the longer we look at him the more accustomed we get to his features and VOILA! Ooooh, Owen is date bait! Cuz face it, sans fame, that schnoz would be cause for pause.
Seal is another fine example... His hair obscured his face early on in his career. He was mysterious and alluring... once the public was smitten and thought "dang that boy can sing - I bet he's stunning under all that hair.." poof! went the locs. Over time his scars were accepted and now he is starting a family with longtime companion, model Heidi Klum. Uh huh... a model, and a cute one to boot.
Who else do we have? oh yeah, Stephen Tyler... beat with the ugly stick, but somehow... um... still sexy. Boy that stick has made the rounds... [whack] David Lee Roth... [whack] Tommy Lee... [whack] [whack] [whack] Mick Jagger...
Following the music train of thought, there's Michael Jackson.... ooooh too much to easy... I'd be here til March. But even as his skin changed from mocha to milk of magnesia and his nose dwindled, folks were still crazy in love with him. Even the King's baby girl twisted tongues with Jacko... but then again, she got her knickers in a crunch over Nick Cage.
Pitty it doesn't work the same for women. There are plenty of unattractive female celebs, but they play unattractive people and no one is ignoring the obvious and saying they are sexy. Well except for maybe Kate Moss... 90 lbs and looks a bit alien now doesn't she? What with her eyes slipping into her ears and all... not unlike those scary small dogs… wait... hmmmmm….
