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Ugly Betty is now some icon of the typical woman, whose integrity far outweighs the burden society has put on her.  Strangely, she’s almost the copy of that girl from The Devil Wears Prada…but no one remembers that young, good looking, and blonde? secretary’s name; I only remember her boss, Meryl Streep for being such a bitchy one in that flick.

Okay, back to the point.  Betty is the phenomenon that I have been waiting for since I was a kid.  Really.  Not that I’m fat, wear braces, or that I’m against those people; just that this character is the first that I can truly identify with.  Because it is real life; people judge you by your looks; but with a strong enough will, someone will at least see that little light in you.  The backdrop may seem a tad surreal, with her job as secretary of that hot, rich dude who was born to inherit the uber super top fashion magazine in town; don’t forget, that is the point of the story, to show how we just don’t fit in with life sometimes….or most of the time. 

By now, you guys can probably guess that I was that little boy who was bullied in Elementary School.  I was like Ugly Betty in many ways, having the traits that were undesirable for men: small, short, and anemic.  If anyone asked me for the perfect mixture, this would be it–the perfect mixture for disaster.  And now, when I see some part of myself being portrayed on screen and hearing from my friends how similar Ugly Betty has portrayed their own childhood, the first thought that came to my mind was: OH MY!  What a twisted world we have here.

Although society spends most of its time undermining the self-confidence of these people, most of us have been part of that vicious cycle–often playing the one that is hurt.  But the question remains, why then, if so many people understand the feelings of being looked down upon, then why do they do it to other people?  Humans are just demented.

I’ll try to look into some psychological explanations…more on that later…