I saw someone post something that briefly mentioned this in a thread in the Life Issues forum, and I thought it needed some debate.

They mentioned that pretty girls only say they're ugly to gain attention and to hear 'No, no, you are pretty!'.

I, personally, tend to disagree in some cases.

They key words being 'in some cases'.

So here's a couple of questions I'd like debaters to think about;

1) Do some 'pretty' girls not necessarily 'realize' they're actually pretty (i.e. someone who has spent their entire life being told otherwise, etc)?

2)Do girls actually say they're unattractive to gain attention? Does it work?

3) Are they being 'modest' when they say they're unattractive.

4) How much of that reaction is socially conditioned (they act that way because they're told to in a social situation, whether it be parental or peer influence)?

5) Finally, what about 'ugly' girls who think/say they're pretty?