Sarah Jessica Parker On Being Named "Unsexiest"
Maxim magazine made a bold statement when they named Sarah Jessica Parker the "Unsexiest Woman in the World," and Sarah is finally reacting to it.
"It's so brutal in a way, so filled with rage and anger," SJP, told a Grazia magazine. The Sex And the City star says that her hubby, Matthew Broderick, was equally insulted by the name-calling. "It upset him, because it has to do with his judgment too."
Sarah had originally laughed off the fact that she topped such an unflattering list, but now it seems that the harshness has set in.
"Do I have big fake boobs, Botox and big lips? No. Do I fit some ideals and standards of some men writing in a men's magazine? Maybe not," she said. "Am I really the unsexiest women in the world? Wow! It's kind of shocking... It's condemnation, it's insane. What can I do? I guess you can't please all people."
Not to worry, Sarah. Those boneheads over at Maxim wouldn't know what sexy was if it hit them in the groin. Oh wait -- that's the only way they'd know it.
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That title has to hurt. Why would a magazine even make a list like that? It's something mean teenage girls would do. The people over at Maxim need to grow up.
I had no idea they did that. I think she's very pretty and I respect that she is one of the few who aged gracefully..w/o the surgeries and still looks great.
i definitely disagree with what maxim did! totally untrue! every woman has its own way to look or rather give the impression of being sexy, so the magazine should apologize publicly to sarah,
those at maxim only care for big busts. even if they're so fake co'z that's their only standard of being sexy. obviously sarah does not make the cut.
She has the right to be pissed off at "Maxim"...She is a "beautiful, and "talented" woman...They do owe her an "apology"...I agree with tracy, they wouldn't know "sexy" if it "slapped" them upside their heads...
The truth is that the types of people who write these things for magazines are usually big wannabes. They aspire to be more but they really aren't much of anything and they know it. So they delight in being mean to the rich and the famous. It makes them feel big when really it just makes them seem small to the rest of us.
It's like the mean kids in high school. But the thing is that even though you know that the person saying this is wrong and just trying to be hurtful, it still stings a little.
SJP embodies all that is sexy. She's confident, natural, and graceful with a smile that lights up from the inside out. I love her.
Sarah is incredibly sexy! She is sexy smart, sexy chic, sexy funny, displays all the qualities that seem to give women the edge over the plastic, resculpted types that aim for just the physical aspect.
Physical bodies age, sexy spirits just keep flying.
Sarah is one of a kind sexy. Maxim should have a pro d day for staff to bring them up to todays standards.
However Blogbrat wouldn't know class if it slapped her upside her head.
No BB I am not jealous of you. Seriously that is just freaky.
I'm totally SJP. I'm an 8 on a good day, but I walk around like I'm a 10. Confidence is sexy. My twelve year old is struggling with self image. I asked her "Do you think I'm cute?" She says, "Uhhh, yes?" I said "You bet I am! Know why?" Why? "Because I think I am. Being happy with yourself and sending that out into the world brings it right back to you."
Besides, I'd take SJP's great body over a Maxim body any day. I've got the body of a twelve year old, but I rock it anyway ~
Go SJP !!!
Sarah Jessica Parker may not be the prettiest woman I've ever seen(although she is pretty), but she IS definitely sexy. Sexy is not about looks "Dear Maxim', IT IS ABOUT ATTITUDE. SJP is one of the sexiest women out there. Confidence, strut, aura,composure, personality.... that is what is sexy. Sarah Jessica Parker oozes it. BTW, SHE ALSO HAS A KILLER BOD. This opinion comes from a heterosexual married woman who knows a thing or two about sexy.
Maxim did it for the shock value to sell its magazines. Is Sarah the most beautiful in the world? I don't know. But I know she isn't the most "ugliest". But in the end "who cares?", because she is the most beautiful to Mathew. Maxim is a magazine that caters to men in general, and they don't care about the individual beauty. They only care about the "cookie cut" models they can lay their lens on. Because it takes no thought to appreciate a model, they are designed to catch your visual attention, and that is as far as it goes. But individual beauty plays upon all of your senses, not just the visual. It is a beauty that demands further investigation and discovery. And the little flaws that the search may unearth make that beauty the more substantial and real that anyone can lay their hands on. Models only have visual, no mistery, no intrigue, it is nothing but a preety wrapping of an empty gift box at a window display of your neighborhood Nordstroms.
I just want to preface this by saying I'm not a hater or anything, but I'm kinda glad they pointed this out. I remember on one Family Guy episode when they were talking about FCC regulations, Peter says, "But they let Sarah Jessica Parker on TV and she looks like a foot!" Hilarious and not really so inaccurate. She has a really great body (totally jealous) but her face is pretty harsh. It was kinda annoying after the whole Sex & the City thing that everyone was fawning all over her as beautiful and a fashion icon. Patricia Field is the one that picked out the clothes, I don't remember her being thought of as best dressed before then.
Someone asked if I was going to see the movie and I'm like, "No I don't think I can take Sarah Jessica Parker's face that big and her squealing in Dolby."
Well, I for one can't wait to see the movie..LOVED the show.
Who ever wrote that article in MAXIM would probably run for the hills if a woman as pretty and sexy as SJP ever approached him. His article is just sour grapes about the type of woman who would never give him the time of day.
SJP is not only pretty and sexy she is such a sweet person.
Even Robert Downey JR once said that his biggest regret about his early drug years was what he put SJP through because he thinks she's such a good person that didn't deserve the hell he put her through.
That is very mean. probably written by a totally unsexy man!
I'm sick of the double-standard men have and our culture of looksism. It's okay for them to be fat and bald as long as they have a full wallet? Then they can have any woman they choose?
Well not in my book...
SJP is gorgeous and has a body to die for. I find her very compelling and interesting to look at with a lot of charisma. In France they appreciate a woman like her as a jolie-lade.
A beautiful woman who sometimes looks not so.
Many many people thjnk she is VERY sexy!!
Well she is not the ugliest but she is not the pretiesteither,sorry........
Sorry Sarah, you can't hold that title, because I hold the title of the "Unsexiest Woman in the World". And, you notice that the title says woman and not women, so there can't be two of us. I have held that title for years.
No really, I think Sarah matches the name of her perfume. Both she and the fragrance of the perfume, as well as the name, are "Lovely". And Matthew...you did make a good choice!!
I can't believe Maxim magazine said that.. How rude! If SJP is the "Unsexiest Women in the World" then what does that make us average looking women? I think she deserves an apology because she is a BEAUTIFUL, NATURAL, CONFIDENT woman.
She couldn't hold a candle stick to Kim Catrell!
I agree with the mag ..i have always thought she was a least attractive compared to many others...dont care for her acting much either..
Don't you listen to a word they say Ms. Sarah! Sexy can mean so many different things. You are strong, and determined, and smart ON TOP of being beautiful, having a gorgeous smile, and KILLER ABS! I watch Sex and the City while I ride my elliptical just for inspiration! Someone who would actually give out that title let alone give it to YOU is just pathetic and not worth your time. Brush it off Ms. Sarah, I think you're sexy. :)
I always thought she looked just fine. I can't stand the sexist haters!
I'd love to see an AOL of poll how many woman would LOVE to look as gorgeous as Sarah!
Firstly, Maxim is a childish fratboy mag that
has some pretty good articles in it.That said,
I too got a little irratated when mags kept on
calling her pretty etc.and plenty of women they
were calling "attractive" when they really were
pretty.SJP is by no means pretty and her voice
is grating,but SEXY she is and with a great
it seems personality,body and "crazy" style.To
me all women are beautiful in their own way even
if someone thinks they are butt ugly.Women need
to define themselves and stop trying to please
a unrealistic and unhealthy image of what some-
thinks you should look like so they can sell
the highest price clothes using the least amount
of fabric.It gets a lot deeper than this but you
get my point.Thanks for reading.
the countdown of "unsexiest women" by maxim was never meant to give any warm fuzzies. but its real purpose it has accomplished beautifully -- we're still discussing it!
i have two thoughts on naming SJP "unsexiest woman"
the first - i love SitC, and i think SJP is an engaging actress who brightened that show. i like she & her husband as a celebrity couple. i think SJP has class, style and is a decent, grounded person. i don't think she is unattractive.
the second - woman should be jumping for joy that men consider SJP unsexy. she is the epitome of what women consider sexy: bone thin. and clothes fit her adorably because designers design clothes for women who are bone thin. women need to embrace the idea that men find curves sexy, and the more we deny ourselves that idea, the more irritated we are that men do not uphold the same stick figures we uphold as our touchstones of sexiness.
look at sarah's comment. i rest my case.
sjp is beautiful to her husband and son, and really that's all that matters.. although i love her "natural beauty" as opposed to others who do the botox and plastic surgery.. i would much rather see a woman like sjp, than those woman who don't look real.
SJP isn't a knockout but she's cute .
arizona*sunshine made a good pont...some men aren't attracted to bone thin women so maybe that's why maxim put her on the unsexy list.Maybe it's not because they think she's ugly but because she's so little.
Instead of defending SJP's looks (which I think are great, btw) let's turn the tables around, shall we? Remember, sexy is in the eye of the beholder; who or what you think is beautiful, or sexy, reveals something about YOU, as well as the person or object in question. So. What does Maxim's choice reveal about Maxim? Here's a possibility:
I believe that part of the reason that these five women were voted as "the unsexiest" by a men's magazine goes beyond physical appearance. The men who voted also took into account the women's personalities, their overall images, what they represent to the public. And SJP represents a woman who is proud to be different, enhancing her uniqueness through clothing. She represents one of the richest, self-made women in the world. She also "represents" Carrie Bradshaw and Sex and the City, a television show that focused on the sex lives of women. Shockingly, the portrayal of these women's sex lives did not include shame, guilt, or timidity. SATC depicted women who had sex with multiple partners, enjoyed it, talked about it openly and frankly, who were independent and confident, who were proactive--even aggressive at times--in their search for sex. Even age did not stop them from having sex and talking about it.
The men who voted SJP as the "unsexiest" woman in the world didn't just look at her thinness, or her nose; they looked at what she represents. SOME men are repelled by women who don't mask their sexuality, who explore it, who talk about it. That said, I wouldn't want to be on their "sexiest" list.
Instead of defending SJP's looks (which I think are great, btw) let's turn the tables around, shall we? Remember, sexy is in the eye of the beholder; who or what you think is beautiful, or sexy, reveals something about YOU, as well as the person or object in question. So. What does Maxim's choice reveal about Maxim? Here's a possibility:
I believe that part of the reason that these five women were voted as "the unsexiest" by a men's magazine goes beyond physical appearance. The men who voted also took into account the women's personalities, their overall images, what they represent to the public. And SJP represents a woman who is proud to be different, enhancing her uniqueness through clothing. She represents one of the richest, self-made women in the world. She also "represents" Carrie Bradshaw and Sex and the City, a television show that focused on the sex lives of women. Shockingly, the portrayal of these women's sex lives did not include shame, guilt, or timidity. SATC depicted women who had sex with multiple partners, enjoyed it, talked about it openly and frankly, who were independent and confident, who were proactive--even aggressive at times--in their search for sex. Even age did not stop them from having sex and talking about it.
The men who voted SJP as the "unsexiest" woman in the world didn't just look at her thinness, or her nose; they looked at what she represents. SOME men are repelled by women who don't mask their sexuality, who explore it, who talk about it. That said, I wouldn't want to be on their "sexiest" list.
Instead of defending SJP's looks (which I think are great, btw) let's turn the tables around, shall we? Remember, sexy is in the eye of the beholder; who or what you think is beautiful, or sexy, reveals something about YOU, as well as the person or object in question. So. What does Maxim's choice reveal about Maxim? Here's a possibility:
I believe that part of the reason that these five women were voted as "the unsexiest" by a men's magazine goes beyond physical appearance. The men who voted also took into account the women's personalities, their overall images, what they represent to the public. And SJP represents a woman who is proud to be different, enhancing her uniqueness through clothing. She represents one of the richest, self-made women in the world. She also "represents" Carrie Bradshaw and Sex and the City, a television show that focused on the sex lives of women. Shockingly, the portrayal of these women's sex lives did not include shame, guilt, or timidity. SATC depicted women who had sex with multiple partners, enjoyed it, talked about it openly and frankly, who were independent and confident, who were proactive--even aggressive at times--in their search for sex. Even age did not stop them from having sex and talking about it.
The men who voted SJP as the "unsexiest" woman in the world didn't just look at her thinness, or her nose; they looked at what she represents. SOME men are repelled by women who don't mask their sexuality, who explore it, who talk about it. That said, I wouldn't want to be on their "sexiest" list.
Beauty and sexinest is in the eye of the beholder, and not exactly what Maxim has to say got anything to do with the whole wide world...well, they make money for that comment I'm sure. But it doesn't mean that Sarah Jessica Parker really is the unsexiest Female, she does not need to be sexy because she is beautiful and not only outside but definitely inside and that's what counts, she is aging gracefully without the help of latest technology that only speaks money to get you to be more beautiful or sexy than what "Born Beautiful" naturally means. Even 10 to 20 years from now she will always stay natural beauty, and that is sexinest means to most of us. Definitely what Maxim says about her is only the opinion around the Maxims confined places of work alone.
SHE IS UGLY!!! I don't agree with what Maxim wrote, and she has the right to be upset, but it doesn't change the fact that shes is not attractive, not at ALL. for god sakes she resembles a FOOT!
That is so unfair. Freaking sexist pigs. She is gorgeous, and sexy. So she's not perfect. Oh, well, no one is. At least she doesn't pretend to be.
Seriously.....Maxim thinks SJP is less sexy than Amy Winehouse?!?!?! Really?!?! I feel pretty sure that given a choice between SJP & Amy Winehouse, most of them would choose SJP. At least she looks womanly....and not just like a crack ho.
Look out Blogbrat, your analnon stalker is jealous again. She can't stand it when you are not on here. She does everything she can to pull you out everyday. She pretty much admits that she IS jealous of you everytime she posts to you for no reason. Either that or she is a lesbian that wants your beautiful bod. I know you could careless what she says, but she is soooooooo obsessed with you.
Peace out girlfriend.
SJP ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Magazines have the right to publish list. Good list and bad list. If you are a celeb you are in the line of fire. Boo Hoo for SJP she got her feelings hurt.
The older she gets the longer her face gets and the wart on her chin makes her look even more like a witch.
She said Hubby Matthew Broderick was equally insulted because it affected his judgement, maybe he has poor judgement, maybe he thinks ugly is pretty.
I have watched her career thru the years and liked her but, I never thought she was pretty not every celebrity is sexy.
Get over it,SJP. You are what you are.
Oh, good grief! Wish we as a culture could get over this. When I did makeovers for Estee Lauder and Christian Dior, few of the women would be considered anything other than plain without make-up. However, most of them had an inner beauty that shone through. In my real life as a portrait artist, I often had to search for the beauty my clients wanted. People have beauty. Does it have to be cookie-cutter? And sex appeal often has nothing to do with looks.
I think SJP is totally HOT! I can't take my eyes off of her when I watch Sex in the city. I really don't get where any of this is coming from....I think it must be some sort of hoax. SJP is such a smart business women that maybe this is simply one form of promotion for the upcoming film. That would be my best guess! Because she's obviously not ugly, and, in fact, quite charming and sexy.
I think SJP is reasonably handsome, considering she's the offspring of a human being and a horse.
So, SJP walks into a bar. The bartender says "Hey, why the long face?"
I don't think she looks like a foot.
I think she looks like a banahnah (banana).