Being “The Pretty Girl” Isn’t Always So Pretty In Hollywood: Caitlin Stasey 

so you agree, you think you're really pretty

I only knew her from "Reign" and had no idea what an amazing human being she is. So glad I clicked on this.

I like how aware she is. She's not asking for so much, she recognizes her privilege, and she's very rational. A lot of comments are criticizing her for her privilege, but she recognizes it. She's just talking about an inequality that is apparent in her industry, and she does it respectfully and with class. Props to her. Also I enjoy her use of the word "fuck"

"People think beauty opens doors, but it opens doors to cliff edges," I adore that line, beauty is so freeing yet so restricting in different ways. You can't be more than beautiful to a lot of people, because people will project onto you what they want you to be not thinking you have a voice or opinions etc. I do love this x

"People think that beauty opens doors, but it opens doors to cliff edges". Very well said.

"beauty opens doors but it opens doors to cliff edges."

My favorite part was when she said *"worrying about whether or not people like me is a privilege"*

It's great how she is not afraid to speak out about the industry. She should be more appreciated and we need more people like her.

god she's so attractive and she has the same fucking insecurities as me and average gal who's like 50 pounds heavier with saggier tits and probably worse skin. It just goes to show you a lot of those insecurities wont go away with changing the way you look, you have to work on loving yourself.

"people think that beauty opens doors, but it opens doors to cliff edges."

So articulate, so passionate. She's attractive because of her spirit, more so than her physicality. So lovely for her to realize her voice and be able to speak it so clearly and uplift others. Another inspiring video, thank you! 💗

"People think beauty opens doors, but it opens doors to cliff edges." That is so powerful. Wow.

She reminds me of Emma Watson

good honest "kind of" interview. I think I learned over the last years that everybody has his/her struggles, no matter how perfect you and your world looks from the outside.

1. shes gorgeous 2. this was amazing 3. i cried

She dropped out of high school yet she speaks so eloquently. Proof that grades and academic success don't always have to dictate general progress/success in life and in oneself.

I love how undefensive she is. She understands that she is much more well off than others, being white and beautiful and wealthy. She knows that she has a higher privilege, and she admits it. There are people out there instead of using their privilege for good like Caitlin, like to say they have no privilege. That they don't have it better than anyone else. They like to believe that they are the poorest, the are the saddest, they have less than anyone else, because playing a victim is easier than admitting that you haven't done anything to truly help those hat are suffering. People like Caitlin are using their pedestal to make a difference, instead of wallowing in their own guilt and self pity.

I 'm so glad that you woke up in such a young age !!!.. It took me much more time to become aware of all these.! You set a great example for all women !! Stay strong & take care of your health - no more toxic drugs!!... 🌷

I freaking loved everything she talked about

She sounds so English, but she's Australian what is happening haha

Honestly one of my favourite human beings, so well spoken, intelligent and such an insightful mind. Questioning what is normal and acceptable just because 'it's always been that way' or 'everyone else does it' is so inspiring and something I want to embrace on a personal level. Really cuts through the superficial so logically.. So much love for this

Loved "Claire" in "Please Like Me", such a beautiful character and my favorite series ! What an amazingly talented and clear-sighted actor

This is like my 5th time watching the same video, she is by far my fave! And her voice is really relaxing 😂❤️

I could listen to her talk forever.

She's so intelligent and aware, her points are so signifcant. It's pretty sad because every thing she says is so true and disturbing.... shes more than just beautiful. Im glad she sees that.

this background is a huge inspiration for my new bedroom OMG

the way she speaks is so intelligent and aware, good for her! i'm glad someone so well spoken and educated has brought light to this issue.

This is so weird, everything I've seen her in she's had an Aussie accent.. Has she always had this accent?

This is the "Caitlin" people should be talking about.

Lovely video. Fascinating that when someone only sees you for what you look like you feel invisible, it hurts. Alas when people treat you poorly for what you look like or don’t look like it hurts. Every piece of us deserves to be valued as is by us and then if you want to change something change it for you and only you.

Wow. She's very wise.. I had to pause the video a couple times to fully digest what she was saying. She speaks so eloquently about the issues related to women. It all just flows out of her in clear, perfectly formed sentences. We need more people like her on this earth. Or at least more people who are willing, as she is, to open their eyes to the social injustices of the world and actually speak out about them.

Very intelligent and captivating. The kind of woman I'd love to meet and have conversations with.

Beautiful episode! Thank you so much for sharing this.

she's so well spoken. like wow. I hope to be as articulate with my words as her one day.

she's highly intelligent. I'm in love with her brains. She can be the rolemodel that she feels the entertainment lacks.

She didn't finish high school? She sounds like one of the most educated women I've heard.

I understand her argument. I don't understand why stripping while discussing the objectification of women seemed like a good idea...

This was the most enlightening youtube video I have ever seen. She's so smart!

"People think beauty opens doors, but it opens doors to cliff edges." I loved hearing her thoughts on this. Beautiful inside and out. I wish her all the success.

She looks like a female Louis Tomlinson

i haven't seen anything she's done but this was so good. Very intelligent and relatable content, i'll be sure to check out her next projects

A true woman of self awareness, integrity and purpose is always beautiful. You , my dear are beautiful!

So, whether you're beautiful or not, if you're a woman, your life's gonna be hard.

this video is really beautiful and I'm so disappointed to see people discriminating her for having an opinion, for vocalizing her experiences which are in her case, true... She wasn't really looking for attention in a negative way, she was bringing awareness to something she has dealt with. Why must certain people compare their oppression to others, there is no competition as to whose is worse, more painful, more serious, a bigger worldwide problem etc.. Everyone is trying to "promote" self love yet we degrade people's problems that are not big enough to the rest of society or aren't relatable enough. We are so quick to write such disgusting things to the girl rather than be open minded and understanding to other people's situations

this is so powerful! well done 👏🏻

Amazing, she's very good at letting go more and more, anxiety becomes far less dominating when we learn to be vulnerable :)

So fucking dissapointed in the comments, it's such a smart video with such an amazing purpose and concept. Yet people are still debating who does she look more alike or commenting on her looks, when she has just spend ten minutes talking about how looks aren't everything and clearly stating that she's not just a pretty face. It's so hard to make people think and analyze these days, people are so superficial.

I want to have this video printed into text so I can quote it. So many individual sentences she says are so powerful I'd love to be able to have this on paper so I can look at it whenever..

"People think beauty opens doors, but it opens doors to cliff edges." - GREAT quote! I'm going to steal that!~

Such an academic perspective. I loved it !!

I've always had adults and strangers telling me "you're such a beautiful girl, wow" but never from people my age or people that see me everyday, is that just me or other people too?? I also hate when people say that as if being "pretty" is some sort of accomplishment and they don't acknowledge what I've actually accomplished:(

"May she be granted beauty and yet not Beauty to make a stranger’s eye distraught, Or hers before a looking-glass, for such, Being made beautiful overmuch, Consider beauty a sufficient end, Lose natural kindness and maybe The heart-revealing intimacy That chooses right, and never find a friend." -- WILLIAM YEATS

I've always thought about things like this, glad someone actually said that out loud. You're so clever, u don't deserve to be treated like some object. Love you so much. Greetings from Czech republic!

Wow...Caitlin Stasey....Say it like it is...very inspirational and everything you said was 100% truth! I live in Los Angeles too.....You nailed it.

I really like her. Never heard of her before. I really like how she acknowledged her privilege while still discussing the oppression that exists in the greater pool. I wanna just walk around a museum with her maybe take her to one of my gender/women's studies lectures.

I love her voice, its so sweet and calming

i literally could listen to her speak all day that was so beautiful

Cailtlin is my favourite person I look up and love how you tell the truth we all ladies need to hear it. Thank you for stepping up

she sounds so much like cara delevingne

She's attractive but above that she's intelligent, smart, confident, brave... a perfect role model 👌 👏

Omg frankie I've missed you! I used to look up to u so much and watch the sleepover club every day after school. You've grown up to be a beautiful empowering women xx

Thank you so much these videos are so informative and inspiring. They remind me that I am not alone. Thank you. :)

I didn't know who this girl was when I clicked on the video but she articulates and expresses herself so eloquently. Really impressed by her and loved listening to her.

Wouldn't have ever guessed that she dropped out of high school... she spoke so eloquently and intelligently... totally admire her

SHE IS SO FREAKING WELL-ARTICULATED!!!!!

she reminds me of emma watson in a way

wow shes extremely eloquent. im so glad i found this

I can't decide whether this girl's face or mind is more beautiful.

I cried so much watching this video. I am called pretty by a lot of people and yesterday I got told to wear a burka instead of clothing that's tight (I was wearing joggers and a top that day). It was meant as a joke but it hit really hard. And I felt so unsecure walking home that night like I have never felt before.. My boss (a female) told me to make use of those compliments and men thinking I'm pretty and use it to sell stuff (I work in a restaurant/bar). I like compliments. everyone does. but it just got too much. Why don't we compliment hard work and effort more? It's so frustrating. Especially when friends do it. I treat them with respect and think high of them and it just doesn't feel like they realice what they are doing... thanks for sharing this video! I still need to sort through my thoughts I gues..

So eloquent, definitely worth watching.

"beauty opens doors to cliff edges" BRILLIANT

Even though she was gradually taking pieces of clothing off i was more focused at her face, her gestures, and her mannerism. Which i found surprising in terms of that i was more drawn to her intelligence and ideas rather than her body. it's women like these who stand up for themselves and talk about issues with eloquence and confidence that we are able to make a change in the hollywood world of belitteing and objectifying women

You re a great actress Caitlyn! Love your work in "please like me" stay strong! Thank you for speaking up and doing your bit!

That was a great video, I feel like so many important topics have been tackled in a very simple, accessible manner, specially the question of a women's body and beauty being her "currency" in a very unequal and unfair trade, because beauty gives nothing but a sort of surrogate power, power "by proxy" that is temporary and double-edged. Very interesting discussion!

But they get so many more opportunities than an "ugly" person...

"People think beauty opens doors, but it opens doors to cliff edges " Wow!

I could hear her talk all day and won't get tired of it.

Caitlin has always been very introspective and articulate in her thoughts even when she was at Star of the Sea.

I've been attractive and unattractive as a women and being unattractive is worse for so many reasons. it's not like you can't have horrible problems when you are attractive but at the end of the day and when you wake up in the morning you are still attractive. I liked the line she said about beauty can open doors but it opens doors to cliffs. I think that is true but if you are smart, you can filter what opportunities your looks offer you. it's a tough world and you should use everything you are given. I don't think women who are pretty should say, oh, i'm too pretty and it's a problem or whatever. that really is ungrateful. try being unattractive. I deal with discrimination every day because I am no longer conventionally pretty. it's awful.

Even the way she cusses sounds so elegant and classy :)

She is so genuine and authentic. Im gratefull I watched her in this amazing show. ❤

so well-spoken, she talked about things in this video that i feel most women/teenage girls subconsciously know but never actualize

This individual in the video articulates herself very well, it is an attractive quality

For everyone calling her a girl, she's a woman.

She is soooooooo emotionally literate. Keep speaking your truth Caitlin!

It might open doors but it opens doors to cliff edges. Love that sentence!

"I don't think you can really tell anybody from any marginalised group how to respond to their marginalization" what a great quote- can be applied to many different demographics- very inspiring women (: sick of guys saying crap to me then telling me I should take it as a complement

i don't see the point from taking the clothes off

What a great individual. Her ability to reflect supersedes even her stunning looks.

I found this video very interesting to watch. What was more interesting though were the comments. Why are men so defensive about their status after watching this video? This is not an attack on males. It seemed like they have watched this (or did not watch this all the way through) and had not taken anything from it. They are denying themselves an opportunity to learn, their defensiveness gets in the way of that. Not only that but they dismiss her as "Oh, just another entitled pretty white girl talking about her first world problems" or "I like what she's saying but I just hate this feminist bs" which funnily enough, shows a lot about whether they understood the video or not. Even women dismiss her, they say "if I was as pretty as her, I wouldn't complain". If this the girl in the video was say, less visually pleasing, no doubt, there would be people who would look up to or agree with her. In the video, she slowly sheds a piece of clothing along the way. People do not try to find any representation in why this was being done. What is very ironic that they call themselves intelligent but are bothered by this. They can't even deny the fact that they're doing this because she is attractive. It is a depiction of slowly becoming vulnerable. Why can't she be as proud of her body as someone with a paunch or with a Sports Illustrated body or someone with body rolls? I am addressing this because of the sheer volume of these negative and defensive comments. A video with a million views is bound to have haters but the way they try and justify their comments are, in a way, sexist. If in the end they are just going to dismiss every single thing that she is saying as petty and that she is entitled, then it says a lot about them. Considering that these may very well be the same people who say that they do not put too much on appearance while simultaneously bashing this girl for being attractive AND intelligent.

my goodness she's so intelligent and well-spoken

I hate when people say that I should have no problems in my life because I'm pretty. That's stupid. Good looks don't exempt a person from having a shit-tastic life. Sometimes it's more dangerous! People act as though they have a right to violate me, telling me that they act that way because they're attracted to my beauty. It's like they want a piece of me, as though I don't have a right to my own body. When I un-smilingly blow off their flirtations (not smiling and giggling is the key here), and I don't allow them to cross my boundaries, I get put into the "bitch" or "oh, you think you're too good to talk to anyone" category. It's a lose-lose situation.

This is the most amazing thing i've ever seen . I love it!

this was so amazing holy crap

It's unbelievable when someone can articulate exactly what you've been thinking.

She's got a bit of Emily Ratajkowski going on there

i really respect her struggle and opinion but not being seen as attractive at all still seems far more painful

she's so aestheticly pleasing, she's just so nice to listen to and look at..wow

Wow, this girl and I have so much in common all the way down to taking accutane to get rid of acne. She speaks such true words. Very intelligent. "People think that beauty opens doors, but it opens doors to cliffs edges."

"People think that beauty opens doors, but it opens doors to cliff edges." Yes. This. So much this, oh my god. Sometimes I feel like I've just spent my whole life having pieces of myself stolen from me because people want to remake me into the things they think of when they look at a pretty girl. I have the correct outer shell to be what they want me to be, so now all that's left is to scoop out the person within and replace her with an automaton.Too bad for them, I am not game for this plan.