So adorkable Jordin Sparks wins American Idol. The girl can't even have a moments peace. She won American Idol and she is still being judged. A spokesperson for the National Action Against Obesity, and apparently the royal heir to the Throne of Thinsylvania, MeMe Roth spoke about how allegedly fat Jordin is. "She's going to have to lose that weight." Going on to talk about the "sway the up-and-coming pop stars have on American children."
What. The. Fuck.
Seriously...
This is exactly the reason why I can't stand magazines like Cosmo and the male equivalent (Men's Health?), because of the message I believe they send about how people should look. God forbid someone who isn't two dimensional have a career and be successful. Someone might look up to them. Who knows what might happen if people stop buying into the bullshit about the only way to really be anybody is if your thin and 'beautiful'. As a good friend of mine is prone to say, fuck that noise.
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty star, wrote and starred in the movie Real Women Have Curves. And it's true! Not just for women, but men to (well not so much the curvy part, but you get the idea). The idea is that not everyone has or ever will have a waifish figure, and it's ok. There is a BIG difference between being healthy and being skinny. According to my height, my ideal weight is 175 pounds. I weighed that once... and I looked emaciated. What was so healthy about looking malnourished?
If you are unhappy with your body and/or how much you weigh and you want to lose weight, that's ok. Do it for health reasons. Do it for your esteem. Don't do it because you think the only way anyone is going to like you is if you are thin. Or because you think someone else wants you to be thin. Or because you're so caught up in the hype of what the media tells us we should look like and be like that you have no choice to starve yourself.
Shut up, MeMe, and have a sandwich.Labels: entertainment, rant, tv |
