An Ugly (Betty) Finale! (Long post = a ship-related rant. Joy.)

[cloakedhestia]

Here's a story of a drama/comedy show that dared to be different. A show that eschewed the pretty, white female archetype and gave us a character who was smart, kind, driven, and... ugly. This show is Ugly Betty and it was one of the most brilliant comedies to hit ABC in a long time

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[xerox78]

This rant is a thing of beauty.

I was telling a few people last night that I didn't like the classist vibe the writing (and yes, many of the shippers) of Betty/Daniel has given off. I remember when Henry showed up in the first season, a lot of D/B shippers liked him as someone who would knock Walter off and be a "stepping stone" as Betty upgraded her way to Daniel. A "starter" boyfriend, if you will. Then after they turned on Henry, they awarded identical praise to Gio, only to turn on him as well when they thought Betty would choose him.

The only thing is, Daniel being the pinnacle of Betty's love life wasn't based on his personality or character. It was because after Betty got her makeover, she'd be "too good" for an "ugly" nerd with an "unsexy" career, and IMO, the writing has reflected those views. Look at how Betty's love life has evolved:

Walter - a "loser" who worked at the UB equivalent of Best Buy. The only thing he had to offer a woman is a discount on a plasma tv.

Henry - a nerdy accountant who wears glasses and

[cloakedhestia]

Oh snap, you're on here too! Awesome! May I add you as a friend? ^_

[xerox78]

May I add you as a friend? ^_^

Certainly! And I'll add you too. I probably won't discuss UB very much though.

Also, this was the best response I could've ever hoped to get (when I saw I had a comment, for a second I dreaded it was a pissed off "Detty" shipper. It's like there are no other UB shippers on here except for them!)

There's plenty of Betty/Gio shippers around too. I made the mistake of posting on the ABC boards where they were gloating that Henry's(H/B's) only fan was Horta. That's something both ships love to say -- that nobody likes Henry. Actually nobody who likes Henry likes getting their head ripped off, chewed, and spit for expressing a positive opinion toward him.

I feel like the unabashed amount of hatred Henry gets over all other Betty suitors is because he was considered the best choice for Betty at the time.The raw, uncontrollable hatred Henry gets is stunningly disproportional to his actual flaws. Even with the whole Charlie/baby thing he was one of the most innocuous characters on the show. And when

[irlandesak]

So I ended up writing you a reply that was so darn long it's embarrassing. I would have had to break it up into four or five comments and it was breaking up easily.

Instead, I posted it to my LJ. You can read it there and reply here.

irlandesak.livejournal.com/1018.html

[musicgurl1889]

Thank you. That just summed up what I am feeling SO MUCH!