# Guys: Amy Farrah Fowler - sexy or not? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 2, 2015, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788 "2015-01-02T18:31:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/21 "2015-01-02T22:09:48Z")
The only thing worse than her looks is her personality. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/22 "2015-01-02T22:11:38Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > The only thing worse than her looks is her personality. Agreed. And I _like_ the character. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/23 "2015-01-02T22:28:13Z")
> [@Orwell](#): > > Oh, no, don’t agree at all. I would rank them with Bernadette first, Penny second and Amy third. And Amy is not sexy at all. Smart and funny, yes, but not sexy. I agree that Bernadette is by far the best looking, if you deduct points for the glasses and assume Penny has long hair. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/24 "2015-01-02T22:38:28Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > As a kid, I actually thought Blossom was cute and interesting. As an adult, I find Amy Farrah Fowler neither. > > I think Mayim Bialik is quite interesting, but has actually never been very cute, IMO. > > Acting! I find it interesting that she’s an anti-vaxer moron with a PhD in neuroscience. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/25 "2015-01-02T22:41:17Z")
She is not very attractive but the character is fairly good. The really do frump her up though. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/26 "2015-01-02T22:45:52Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > I find it interesting that she’s an anti-vaxer moron with a PhD in neuroscience. In her defense she does not promote her belief or rail against vaccination. It seems to be a choice (that I strongly disagree with) that she made for herself and her family. She is no Jenny McCarthy. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/27 "2015-01-02T23:16:18Z")
I guess there is some attractiveness in her being someone you would have to take care of and “fix,” but I’m pretty sure that would go as well as those women who try to “fix” bad guys. Granted, she’s “fixed” herself to a substantial degree as the show has progressed. I haven’t watched in a while, but if her trajectory has continued, she might be to the point where I could find her actually attractive. The one thing that won’t factor in, however, is how funny she is. Sure, her character has a sense of humor I like, but that’s not why she’s funny. None of the characters on the show are funny people. The show is funny. The writers and the actors are funny. Mayim Bialik is funny. Amy is not. If she were as funny as the actress, I might even be able to get past the crazy. A funny person shoots up the Hot/Crazy scale. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/28 "2015-01-02T23:29:21Z")
Not sexy. At first. She does grow on you, however, and of the the three women on the show (the moms don’t count) she is the least likely to attack without provokation. It’s hard to decide whether her loyalty to Sheldon is born of desperation, or if it speaks more to her attraction to brain power. If someone’s got what you value, you tend to overlook other shortcomings. Penny’s got the hotness, and that makes Leonard overlook her raging crazy. Bernadette is a sexy Mrs. Wolowitz, and that’s enough for Howard to overlook her very close resemblance to his mother (that voice!). ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/29 "2015-01-02T23:39:16Z")
i’d be attracted to her like a monkey to cigarettes. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/30 "2015-01-02T23:39:54Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > In her defense she does not promote her belief or rail against vaccination. It seems to be a choice (that I strongly disagree with) that she made for herself and her family. She is no Jenny McCarthy. Not sure I buy that. She’s a spokesperson for the Holistic Moms Network. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/31 "2015-01-03T00:10:19Z")
Bernadette is personality-wise Debbie Wolowitz, may she rest in peace. Penny is the most human. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/32 "2015-01-03T01:08:27Z")
I liked Dr. Stephanie Barnett, sad that her arc was so short. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/33 "2015-01-03T01:34:37Z")
Not attractive to me on any level. Short haired Penny is probably the most attractive to me. She’s a sarcastic smartass too, which I find endearing. ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/34 "2015-01-03T01:38:07Z")
Are you joking? That question is not even worth an answer. Heck! It’s not even worth the question. Bleh! ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/35 "2015-01-03T05:13:49Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > The scenes where he female instincts started to kick in after she saw Zack for the first time were particularly funny. Who? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/36 "2015-01-03T06:25:20Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Who? Zack, Penny’s supremely dumb old boyfriend. He works for his dad, who prints menus for bars and restaurants. EDIT: Aha! I get it now! Duh! :smack: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jlU_tR8PAH4/maxresdefault.jpg "Who? Zack. Big Bang Theory") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlU_tR8PAH4) ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/37 "2015-01-03T06:45:53Z")
I’d love to have her as my “bestie.” And if I were straight, she could be even more. She reminds me of some friends I had in high school. The OP is extremely wrong, calling her “homely.” ---
**Author:** ![movingfinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@movingfinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/movingfinger)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/38 "2015-01-03T07:27:49Z")
If only she could get rid of those “birth control” glasses. (Anyone wearing them has NO chance of getting laid.) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/39 "2015-01-03T08:29:16Z")
She’s deliberately portrayed as frumpy, so she’s not really intended to be viewed as physically attractive. Mayim Bialik is kind of bohemian, pretty, and not quite my type, but only because we are allowed to be very picky when it comes to imaginary celebrity girlfriends; in the real world I would probably find her appealing, at least at first. I have known many people similar to Amy Farrah Fowler, and if I’m honest I am somewhat akin to the male equivalent, so really I’m being a little hypocritical to not find her very attractive. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/40 "2015-01-03T09:15:31Z")
One of the most excruciatingly stupid tropes is that we’re all so utterly blind that we don’t notice that a woman is beautiful because she is wearing glasses, has a bad hairstyle, isn’t wearing makeup, etc.: > **[Beautiful All Along - TV Tropes](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BeautifulAllAlong)** > > A stock plot: an ugly duckling goes off in private, loses the glasses, takes down her hair, maybe gets a little makeup and some nicer clothes and finally returns as a swan. Another version of this would be "Miss Jones Syndrome", where a dowdy, … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788.md?page=3)