Why is Scarlett Johansson Considered Such a Great Beauty?

Not too long ago I created quite a stir by publishing an article that called into question why everyone goes on and on about Halle Berry's beauty and acting talent. While I never at any point said that Halle Berry isn't attractive at all, I did raise questions about why she is treated as if she's the hottest female star to ever hit Hollywood. Frankly, I just think she's kind of plain. Maybe I was just being naïve, but I really didn't expect to get hit with accusations of racism, but alas I was. Frankly, I considered this to be rather odd since Halle Berry doesn't exactly look as if she just stepped out of Nigeria; she's a rather lightly colored woman of color. However, the problem was all mine; I accept responsibility for having compared Ms. Berry's beauty only to white women. I really don't expect racism to be the focus of this follow-up article, but who knows?

Why is Scarlett Johansson considered such hot stuff? Just in case you're wondering, yes, I do consider Halle Berry to be more attractive than Scarlett Johansson. And, frankly, by a wide margin. As much as I don't get the attention given to Halle Berry in the beauty department, I am consistently stunned by the attention given to Johansson. When she was named the Sexist Woman Alive in 2006 by some magazine-the fact that the periodical named Johansson the sexiest woman alive disqualifies them being worthy of being mentioned by name-I nearly vomited. Okay, not really, but I had to look twice to make sure it wasn't some kind of Onion parody. I don't want to sit here and give a critique of Scarlett Johansson's face or body because it would be pointless; either you agree that she's hot stuff or you don't. Maybe it's simply a case of my not being that familiar with her. I must confess the only Scarlett Johansson movie I've seen-aside from the tragic SpongeBob SquarePants Movie-is The Man Who Wasn't There. I didn't even know it was her! So I cannot comment on her acting ability, but I have seen her on magazine covers and movie trailers and such and, well, I just don't get it.

Now that's a great beauty!

Credit: Jeannie and Mike Ward

Copyright: Timothy Sexton 2007