--- title: "These Are the Perfect Comebacks to Backhanded Compliments ..." description: "Hair Color; \"Too Tall\"; Racism Much?; \"still\" Single; Style Sense; More ..." url: "https://inspiration.allwomenstalk.com/these-are-the-perfect-comebacks-to-backhanded-compliments/" category: "inspiration" last_updated: "2026-06-02" --- # These Are the Perfect Comebacks to Backhanded Compliments ... She may be young in years, but 19-year-old Vanessa Papastavros already knows the agony of being "paid" a backhanded, sexist compliment. So she's drawn the perfect responses to the passive-aggressive body-shaming anti-compliments we've all heard - and they're awesome. Here's a sampling. ## 1. Hair Color ![Hair Color](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/lf/yj/ljuw4zn1552296a06b384865568858_500x750.jpg) ## 2. "Too Tall" !["Too Tall"](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/l8/rm/aztrwvh5552296a0878f4038265760_500x750.jpg) ## 3. Racism Much? ![Racism Much?](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/w8/zi/qbc8bqd55522969f9671f357319738_500x750.jpg) ## 4. "still" Single !["still" Single](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ro/mf/sbzwh4np5522969fc7f71742174289_469x750.jpg) ## 5. Style Sense ![Style Sense](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ww/g8/b6k5kles552296a04a133269763464_442x750.jpg) ## 6. No Wife for You! ![No Wife for You!](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/gx/o4/wcdj311l552296a141081792531889_497x750.jpg) ## 7. I Knew! ![I Knew!](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ib/nu/qu9sq9m9552296a1a46a3410314853_469x749.jpg) ## 8. Make-up Madness ![Make-up Madness](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/jo/pl/shpw9k8q552296a1de3e3336045220_500x653.jpg) ## 9. Photo-Ready ![Photo-Ready](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/jy/kr/hwxow3zr552296a1ca064910501829_500x709.jpg) ## 10. What?! ![What?!](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/zr/iv/ovklftg6552296a208870698893244_500x705.jpg) ## 11. Blond? ![Blond?](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/p7/g4/l3hdipoz552296a2d5ba6941162994_500x722.jpg) ## 12. Butt out! ![Butt out!](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/os/zu/g6st5r6q552296a2b3fa4586360003_500x705.jpg) ## 13. A Weighty Issue ![A Weighty Issue](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/zw/di/wa7ny129552296a3315b1308910334_500x732.jpg) ## 14. I See ![I See](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/c6/hv/vjy2du43552296a41c4ae202759887_500x732.jpg) ## 15. Courage? ![Courage?](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/nr/hd/q4hsa3m5552296a55675e604142961_500x728.jpg) ## 16. Hair ![Hair](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/hk/qd/uqf9grbg552296a74b38a367203231_500x732.jpg) ## 17. Classy! ![Classy!](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/n6/ep/cydz6qq1552296a7313c2257957072_500x732.jpg) ## 18. Sisters! ![Sisters!](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/c1/yr/tec1akmb552296a88a633799065572_461x742.jpg) ## 19. Lookin' Good! ![Lookin' Good!](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ag/fi/vgqhsirk552296aa2188f758710480_500x720.jpg) ## 20. A Meal? What? ![A Meal? What?](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/q8/e3/svmai6nf552296aa3e14f604962167_445x749.jpg) ## 21. STFU ![STFU](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ia/sk/d4s1hi8x552296ab31f3b929825952_445x750.jpg) ## 22. Make-up? ![Make-up?](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/en/de/ajnkcirr552296ac2e391941414157_445x750.jpg) ## 23. Flattery ![Flattery](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/l5/qn/q87g2ak8552296add1f2f903218158_500x712.jpg) ## 24. I Hate This One... ![I Hate This One...](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/em/lv/ohyds003552296ae34e7c361304081_428x745.jpg) ## 25. Boobs ![Boobs](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/r5/qh/frmw0f9k552296af63c93586293392_405x734.jpg) ## 26. My Face! ![My Face!](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/e2/wd/sgb1dk5q552296b0a6103886854109_445x748.jpg) ## 27. Asian... ![Asian...](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/es/w9/kt60iadx552296b22c68e464724568_405x728.jpg) ## 28. Pretty Face ![Pretty Face](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/wq/w3/y6xgxz31552296b36daca538891969_443x742.jpg) And a few extra bonus panels, just in case... ## 29. In Case You Didn't Know... ![In Case You Didn't Know...](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/io/i2/k8m49d0d552296b45be7c950513745_500x656.jpg) ## 30. To All the Haters ![To All the Haters](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/qt/qo/jvhx3z0j552296b480739315941147_500x656.jpg) ## 31. Works in Every Scenario, Actually... ![Works in Every Scenario, Actually...](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/g1/zl/vshbgsod552296b540c3e543966608_455x750.jpg) ## 32. Actually... Nope! ![Actually... Nope!](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/rx/jy/l92cfbd7552296b7cbd2d506869881_354x709.jpg) ## 33. You Should! ![You Should!](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ny/m8/xl2lhzbx552296b956e04971994229_500x717.jpg) To see more of Vanessa's amazingly fabulous work, follow her on Tumblr at [vanscribbles.tumblr.com](https://vanscribbles.tumblr.com/). Seriously. 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