The beautiful ambition...

Hey kids,

I'm almost tripping up over the masses of stuff I want to get really fucked off about, but I thought I'd break up the trend by talking about the girls that I *do* fall in love with. You know the ones. The ones that field calls from modelling agency headhunters whilst reading Borges. The ones that are both beautiful *and* ambitious. Mmm hmm - I'm hard just thinking about it.

Unfortunately, as I touched on in my post "Office Plants", these girls are totally rare to find. Furthermore, running the risk of option (ii) in my post "Lies, etc.", I'd also say that when you do find them, there's usually some specific, (most likely) fucked-up reason as to why they're simultaneously gorgeous and mentally motivated. Wait. Hold your thoughts and let me elucidate something...

Men:

It's a simple fact that men, relative to women, have a sexual power of zero. Their sexuality cannot get them ahead. So they work their arses off. Doesn't matter if they're handsome or resemble a hippocrocodogapig; if they're dumb, they aren't making it very far.

Women:

Women, on the other hand, *can* do well if they look good - no matter how you fucking slice it. With women, looks *and* effort come into the equation when it comes to getting ahead. Their sexuality counts as legitimate, bona fide power.

And *that* is why it's so rare to find the gems that look good whilst retaining ambition in other areas. If you're good looking, why bother trying hard to be XYZ as well? People are lazy fuckers.

[ And before anybody chides me on this - what the hell is wrong or surprising about that? It's just like saying that it's rare to find rich bastards that are clever/motivated/*not* on a deckchair in Ayia cunting Napa drinking liquid Easy-Street. It *is* rare to find that. So don't give me blather about girls that look like models yet are grand masters at chess. I know they exist. There just aren't that many, and I'm placing the reason why that is. ]

But anyway... This is where the fucked up part comes in. The fact that it's not normal to not be a lazy fucker. What is it with the beautiful girls that are so driven towards ambition? Is the focus on looking good subtracting from the focus on career or mental pursuits? Are people born beautiful forsaking a part of their IQ? Why are all PhD students in astrophysics either men or ugly women?

i.e. When I do find the girls that I ideally want to date - those gorgeous, high-reaching, inspired demons from Heaven - what exactly is the reason they've gone against the grain?

As usual, I have an excellent script to aid me in this final segment of explanation. This time, it's from House - a medical drama revolving around the antics of one Dr. House (Hugh Laurie) (and remember - he's generalising!):

One of House's students confronts him, after she hears that he hired a student with a juvenile record, in case he needed to ask someone to break into a patient's house (to retrieve vital information). Extreme methods, but that's Dr. House for you. Dr. House in italics.

Why did you hire me?
Does it matter?
Kinda’ hard to work for a guy who doesn’t respect you.
Why?
Is that rhetorical?
No... It just seems that way because you can’t think of an answer. Does it make a difference what I think? I’m a jerk! The only thing that matters is what you think. Can you do the job?
You hired a black guy because he has a juvenile record.
No..! It wasn’t a racial thing. I didn’t see a black guy. I just saw a doctor… With a juvenile record. I hired Chase cos his Dad made a phone call. And I hired you… Because you are extremely pretty.
You hired me to get into my pants!?
I can’t *believe* that that would shock you! It’s also not what I said. No, I hired you, because you look good. It’s like having a nice piece of art in the lobby.
I was in the top of my class!
But not *the* top.
I did an internship at the Mayo clinic!
Mmm. You were a *very* good applicant.
But not the best..?
Would that upset you? Really? To think that you were hired because of some genetic gift of beauty instead of some genetic gift of intelligence?
I worked very hard to get where I am.
But you didn’t have to.

*pause*

People choose the paths that gain them the greatest rewards for the least amount of effort. That’s a law of nature. And you defied it. That’s why I hired you. You could’ve married rich, could’ve been a model, you could’ve just shown up and people woulda given you stuff. Lots of stuff. But you didn’t. You… Worked your stunning little ass off.
Am I supposed to be flattered?
Gorgeous women do *not* go to medical school. Unless… They’re as damaged as they are beautiful. Were you abused by a family member?
No!
Sexually assaulted?
No..!
But you are damaged… Aren’t you?

*her pager goes off*

I... I have to go.

*House nods and she leaves*