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Can Pretty Girls Be Funny? (Joseph Gordon-Levitt Thinks They 'Usually' Aren't)

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Whoops! Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt is in hot water with the ladies after telling actress Emily Blunt, "Pretty girls aren't usually funny." "The Dark Knight Rises" actor Gordon-Levitt, 31, meant it as a compliment to Blunt, with whom he co-stars in the upcoming sci-fi thriller "Looper." But Josh Dickey of Variety, who tweeted from the Comic-Con panel where Gordon-Levitt made the faux pas, said Blunt "bristled" at the remark.

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Looks like Gordon-Levitt has always had his share of trouble with the ladies. He tells the August issue of GQ that he never attended his high school prom. "I was a sort of serious little dude -- snobby. I thought girls my age were very frustrating," he says. "They were, like, looking in their compact mirrors and sh-t, and I thought that was evil." Do you think he's right about pretty girls not "usually" being funny? Or is it a blanket statement to end all blanket statements?
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  • Sterling 2012/07/18 19:36:59
    They "usually" aren't
    Sterling
    +1
    Truth is they USUALLY aren't. The reason is because many guys will laugh at any joke a pretty girl makes, so it's not really their fault that they have no idea what is and isn't funny.
  • Inquisi... Sterling 2012/07/18 20:09:05
    Inquisitve Kat
    They're not making jokes to impress guys.

    You must not know very many pretty girls, if you seriously think they generally have no idea what is and isn't funny. How cute...
  • Sterling Inquisi... 2012/07/18 20:29:58
    Sterling
    I never once said they were making the joke to impress the guys, I was actually saying about the opposite (that guys laugh to try and impress the pretty girls).
  • Inquisi... Sterling 2012/07/18 23:58:33
    Inquisitve Kat
    +1
    I'm sorry... I'm a cranky person and I read that wrong. :-)
  • yvonne.ey Sterling 2012/07/18 21:08:59
    yvonne.ey
    +1
    HHahshahahahahHhsh yep true
  • Bibliophilic 2012/07/18 19:20:57
    Yes
    Bibliophilic
    +4
    Shut up, Gordon-Levitt. We don't need to hear any more ignorant misogynistic comments. Humor has nothing to do with a person's physical appearance.
  • Stef an... Bibliop... 2012/07/19 02:10:58
    Stef and the City
    +1
    You tell him.
  • lm1b2 2012/07/18 19:19:35
    Yes
    lm1b2
    Why not?How would Levitt even know,I doubt if he ever dated one!
  • addi 2012/07/18 19:08:06 (edited)
    No
    addi
    +2
    sorry i mean yes
  • addi addi 2012/07/18 19:09:01
    addi
    +2
    sorry about that i chose yes
  • Inquisi... addi 2012/07/18 20:10:36
    Inquisitve Kat
    +1
    :-) It (the miss-vote) happens to almost all of us here, at some point.
  • Isabella 2012/07/18 18:57:28
    Yes
    Isabella
    +1
    what kind of question is this?!? You're stereotyping pretty girls! Seriously?! That's like saying ugly people can't be sweet!!!
  • Vision of Verve 2012/07/18 18:51:35
  • jackie Vision ... 2012/07/18 19:04:54 (edited)
    jackie
    +1
    or maybe youre hilarious because youre beautiful?
  • TKramar 2012/07/18 18:49:38
    No
    TKramar
    I can't think of any funny women.
  • Katt 2012/07/18 18:46:42 (edited)
    They "usually" aren't
    Katt
    +2
    I think by "pretty" he means the snobby, self centered pretty girls then maybe. But just regular mellow pretty girls then of course.
    And what about Christina Applegate?
  • Bunny ( Amber's *Bunny*) 2012/07/18 18:41:45
    They "usually" aren't
    Bunny ( Amber's *Bunny*)
    +1
    Okay, well there's not a good option for my opinion, but whatever. Yes, there are pretty girls who are genuinely funny, but others that are pretty stupid and just don't get it. And then there are the actresses who get paid to be funny. Yes, some of them actually are funny, but then there are those who get their funny from the script they're reading. So this question isn't really meant for a flat yes or no, it's some are and some aren't.
    Like the receptionist on Parks and Recreations, she's not funny. She's pretty, she's cute, but she's not funny. She get's her "funny" from a script, then anything else she does, she's in that character, and it's so annoying.
    Or Zooey DesChanel, she does the same thing, she's this "quirky hot chick" on camera, then takes it with her off camera. It's very unappealing.
  • kyle 2012/07/18 18:40:59
    They "usually" aren't
    kyle
    even though i never seen it yet
  • ««Gingey, the Master Debate... 2012/07/18 18:32:34
  • Maura :) 2012/07/18 18:20:10
    Yes
    Maura :)
    they can be funny. just because people see one pretty girl make a lame joke, that does not mean all pretty girls cannot be funny
  • MadWorld 2012/07/18 18:15:05
    No
    MadWorld
    they are arrogant :P
    but there are few girls are very funny :D
  • Professor Wizard 2012/07/18 18:14:42
    Yes
    Professor Wizard
    +1
    Most people.. pretty or ugly, can be funny!

    I know some ugly women AND some pretty women who aren't.
  • the fuze 2012/07/18 18:08:06
    Yes
    the fuze
    He's probably wishing he hadn't said it but he did... may we move on please.
  • Stef an... the fuze 2012/07/19 02:06:53 (edited)
  • DianaXoGirl 2012/07/18 18:01:26
    Yes
    DianaXoGirl
    +1
    Uh sofia vergara! Most pretty girls are funny
  • eliminator_90 2012/07/18 18:01:15
    Yes
    eliminator_90
    +2
    They are normal girls !
  • Stef and the City 2012/07/18 18:00:10
    Yes
    Stef and the City
    +4
    This is a ridiculous question. Can unattractive people run fast?
    Here are some examples of beautiful girls who are funny,
    Cameron Diaz
    Sofia Vergara
    Jenny McCarthy
    Emma Stone
    Elizabeth Banks
    Portia de Rossi
    Also my personal favorite, Malin Akerman.
  • Elizabeth 2012/07/18 17:57:47
    They "usually" aren't
    Elizabeth
    I MEANT YES!!!!!!!!!! i'm pretty and funny.
  • F*ckit 2012/07/18 17:56:30
    Yes
    F*ckit
    +1
    Obviously
  • PokerFace 2012/07/18 17:55:40
    Yes
    PokerFace
    lol why not
  • Alethia 2012/07/18 17:52:28
    Yes
    Alethia
    That's silly.

    Maybe pretty girls aren't as inspired to make him laugh. Maybe average-looking guys don't think before they speak.
  • autumn 2012/07/18 17:51:01
    Yes
    autumn
    yea that's a really stupid opinion, whether you are funny or not depends on your personality, not your appearance...
  • Keith 2012/07/18 17:50:54
    Yes
    Keith
    +1
    Sofia Vergara is an example.
  • SOUL4REAL 2012/07/18 17:47:16
    No
    SOUL4REAL
    They are to Narcissistic to think of anything or anyone else,they believe the world revolves around them. They are to busy looking in the mirror to see who's the fairy of them all! :)))
  • UberAwe... SOUL4REAL 2012/07/18 23:45:55
    UberAwesomeness
    Well, someone has self esteem issues. Don't have to go bashing people.
  • Margaret Jacobson 2012/07/18 17:47:09
    Yes
    Margaret Jacobson
    anybody can be funny
  • Harold 2012/07/18 17:40:53
    Yes
    Harold
    You would be surprised how many are funny.
  • Sinister Ken Doll™ 2012/07/18 17:37:41
    Yes
    Sinister Ken Doll™
    +4
    anything is possible, lol

    jenny mcarthy
  • ♥SuperℳagicℳuffinGirl♥ 2012/07/18 17:30:09
    Yes
    ♥SuperℳagicℳuffinGirl♥
    You haven't met every woman in the world, there are hilarious girls out there that will make you piss yourself with laughter.
  • XRenX 2012/07/18 17:26:59
    Yes
    XRenX
    +4
    kristen chenoweth

    queen latifa

    sofia veraga

    Christen Chenoweth, Queen Latifa and Sofia vergara are all hilarious and beautiful.

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