June 10th, 2008
Has there been more uproar lately about celebrities gaining and losing weight, or have I just noticed it more? Three posts I ran across today in quick succession:
1. “Carnie Wilson’s War” (with video from the Tyra Banks show, of course) is Carnie’s battle with her weight after her highly publicized weight loss surgery.
2. Britney Spears [...]
Filed under: Britney Spears, Carnie Wilson, Celebrities, Feminism, Guest Post, International, Oprah, Tyra Banks, Victoria Beckham, WLS | 18 Comments »
February 7th, 2008
Before I went on the Mike and Juliet Show, La Wade sent me some rebuttals to arguments that might be made on the show—and she told me I could repost them here. The last sentence of this one seems downright prescient:
Why don’t you lose weight if you’re not happy with how you’re treated?
Unfortunately, it is [...]
Filed under: Celebrities, Oprah, TV, Weight Loss | 26 Comments »
October 30th, 2007
What do Oprah, Britney Spears, and Kirstie Alley have in common? They’re all part of the phenomenon that one writer calls weightertainment: our obsession with how much people weigh or don’t weigh. She blames Oprah for starting the trend, and posits that the best way for a celebrity to gain attention these days is to [...]
Filed under: Britney Spears, Celebrities, Feminism, Gossip, Kirstie Alley, Meta, Oprah, Tyra Banks | 23 Comments »
May 17th, 2007
This is a thought-provoking post and it made me wonder what you guys think about this issue.
Let’s face it, no matter what anyone says, when any fat celebrity cleans up and become svelte and part of the Jenny Craig group, they are no longer fun and part of the In Crowd. Nope, they become a [...]
Filed under: Celebrities, Oprah, TV, Weight Loss | 36 Comments »
