Admin correction: The headline, originally titled “Alina Habba says she would rather be pretty cuz pretending to be smart is "easy",“ has been changed to make clearer what Habba said.
It is no secret I love to be well-groomed. I am not a clothes horse by any stretch, and I couldn't tell you what the latest designer clothing brands are as I never cared for such things, but I think there is a place for putting your best face on before entering the big bad world.
It doesn’t hurt; and hey, figuring out what works for you can be fun.
For instance, I have recently discovered I like pink streaks in my hair—others have complimented them, making me all giddy because, yes, even at 54 years old, I still like to feel girlish and pretty.
But if someone were to ask me, hey, which would you pick, attractiveness or intelligence, I would have to go with smarts hands down.
As the old saw goes, beauty fades, but stupid is forever.
Alina Habba doesn’t have to worry about being called “smart”
Alina’s latest nugget o’ wisdom is that it is easy to pretend to be smart (it ain’t—see Alina Habba) so she would rather be considered pretty.
She said that.
Out loud.
In front of other humans.
And the collective world population’s intelligence went down -1.
The holy shit moment was akin to the Lewis Black stand-up routine where he overhears a conversation between two women in a mall, and one of them says, “If it weren't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college.”
From Goodreads:
“Behind me, I heard a young woman of 25 say, "If it weren’t for my horse, I wouldn’t have spent that year in college." Now, I'm gonna repeat that, because it bears repeating. "If it weren't for my horse..." as in, giddyup, giddyup, let's go — "I wouldn't have spent that year in college," which is a degree-granting institution. Don't think about that too long, or BLOOD will shoot out your NOSE!”
The line freaked him out for days, and even today, many of us have been dissecting the reasoning behind this mysterious woman’s words.
The fuck was she talking about—? Humph…maybe she was an equestrian who paid her bills by riding a horse?
Meh. Who knows.
Alina Habba had her own “horse” moment with her soon-to-be infamous declarations. God help you if you click this here Yahoo link and read all of it:
Donald Trump’s attorney, Alina Habba, claimed that she’d rather be “pretty” than “smart” during an appearance on the conservative “PBD Podcast” on Jan. 4.
Habba and the podcast’s hosts, Patrick Bet-David, Adam Sosnick, and Vincent Oshana, were discussing the twice-impeached ex-president’s multiple indictments when Sosnick noted that the attorney was “an attractive woman,” and he wondered if Trump chose her to represent him rather than an alpha man due to her looks.
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“I don’t think I would be on T.V. or sitting here if I didn’t look the way I look,” replied Habba. “I think I caught attention. I’m very honest about that and I don’t mind. I’m not a feminist, OK? I believe in strong women, but I want my door open.”
There is just so, so, so much to unpack. Somebody call Lewis Black, stat.
Alina Habba, mistress of low cunning
See, Alina thinks she is being smart here, instead, she is showing us who she really is.
Habba is trying, in her clumsy way, to appeal to the Cro-magnons in Trump’s base who want their women young, dumb, sexy, and easy to control. What most of these so-called Trad Wives fail to grasp is that as soon as their tits begin to sag, that rich hubster they snagged is gonna be trading her in for a younger, even more vacuous model.
A fact Melania will soon learn wherever she is.
I’ll give it to you, Alina; you are a pretty lady—physically. But you are a horrible human being, which makes you downright ugly. 80, achy, and alone Alina will be angry at the world because no one wants you anymore, and your shallow words will haunt you.
Pretty is as Pretty does
When I was a young girl, people used to fuss over my sister, compare us, and call her the pretty one and me the smart one. I never realized how misogynistic and dumb that was—and it did give me a few complexes, I will admit, especially as lovely girls got asked out and I stood alone with my books.
Then, one day, an old man told me, “Alicia, it is your personality that makes you attractive.”
As a young girl, it took me a while to appreciate the sentiment here—that maybe I had something that could transcend when the crowsfeet got more pronounced and the girls descended to my knees. I can love and share love—hug my children and laugh with my friends. Create art, write, read, and learn more about the world—appreciate what I have and give what I can to those who need it more than I do.
I will have the kinds of things money and looks will never be able to buy, and I can take them with me when I leave this world.
On the other hand, Habba will be relegated to the bargain “haz-bin” by men who only see value in a partner if she is hot and can cook.
Her words: “Somebody said to me, ‘Alina, would you rather be smart or pretty?’ And I said, ‘Oh, easy, pretty. You can fake being smart!”
"If it weren’t for my horse, I wouldn’t have spent that year in college."
Quick question, honey bunches, when does the “faking being smart” part kick in because I haven’t seen much of that so far?
Asking for friends… lol
Love.