Us Magazine has a slideshow of the “weight winners of the year“—naturally, the stars who have lost weight this year! And look great! Woo! And they’re all women. OF COURSE. Because who cares if men gain or lose weight? Nobody! Woo!
Stars include J. Love, Ricki Lake, Kim Locke, Vanessa Williams, and multiple women [...]
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Ah yes, airbrushing, airbrushing, a favorite topic around here. This New Yorker article takes a fascinating look at Pascal Dangin, a retoucher so prized that famous photographers won’t work with anyone else, and who was name checked in The Devil Wears Prada.
“Her face is too high and elongated, mainly by the angle of the [...]
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We all know that there is no such thing as an “ideal beauty,” right? And that we women shouldn’t define ourselves or our self-worth according to what men find sexy, right? It is with this disclaimer in place, then, that I tell you the preferred body type for men, according to this survey (link NSFW) [...]
Filed under: Feminism, International, Magazines, NSFW, Personal, Question, Sex & Romance | 36 Comments »
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At this point we’re used to magazines airbrushing or misrepresenting cover photos with ironically juxtaposed headlines. But that doesn’t mean we should stop pointing it out! This week’s victim is Mariah Carey, on the cover of Elle next to [...]
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I’ve been carrying around People Magazine’s 100 Most Beautiful issue all week, having bought it because I thought it would be interesting to talk about, but it wasn’t until the weekend that I had time to crack it open and check it out. And oh my god, it was worse than I thought! I [...]
Filed under: Beth Ditto, Celebrities, Fat Positive, Fatism, Feminism, Gossip, Jessica Simpson, Magazines, Media, Nikki Blonsky, Queen Latifah, Weight Loss | 39 Comments »
I was out of town this weekend unexpectedly (and it was awesome) so I didn’t get a post together for today. Instead, I’ll recommend Weetabix’s post over at Elastic Waist about Halle Berry and Kirstie Alley:
Here’s a picture of Kirstie Alley exiting a restaurant, but what’s striking is the commentary: the anonymous writer has snarky [...]
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We all know that OK Magazine lied about Britney’s weight loss, and Glamour airbrushed America Ferrera. And now there’s another problem—or is it a problem? Conde Nast has admitted to airbrushing ultra-thin models to [...]
Filed under: America Ferrera, Cameron Diaz, Celebrities, Feminism, Keira Knightley, Magazines, Media | 28 Comments »
Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian (I am really sad that I know who either of these people is) and The Evil (hint: a food), all together in one news tidbit. Apparently, on a Vegas radio show, Paris said of Kim:
“I would not want [Kim's butt] — it’s gross! It reminds me of [the evil] [...]
Filed under: Celebrities, Fatism, Feminism, Food, Humor, Magazines, Paris Hilton, Tidbit | 17 Comments »
Yesterday I ran across two great posts that I wanted to share; first, Rachel’s, which details some advice from magazines of the 1950s. (One magazine from the 70s that I sometimes bring into my classes has an article about how to raise your son to be a “real man” and contains the line, “Do you [...]
Filed under: Feel Good Friday, Feminism, Humor, Magazines, Meta, Old Timey | 5 Comments »
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What happens when magazines are too lazy to hire an airbrusher? OK Magazine did a cover story on her supposed weight loss (”15 LBS IN JUST 4 WEEKS!”) and accompanied it with a cover photo taken in 2003. [...]
Filed under: Britney Spears, Celebrities, Magazines, Media, Tidbit, Weight Loss | 12 Comments »
The “fat-osphere” (punctuating that is getting more complicated by the minute) is in a Chicago local weekly called RedEye (with Kate Harding on the cover). Here’s a link to the article:
A negative body image, on which some weight-loss programs try to capitalize, can be a barrier to engaging in healthy behavior, [Sarah Catanese] said. “I [...]
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According to Elle magazine, by way of Jezebel, men actually are hot for ultra-thin women. At least in New York.
You know that whole thing about how being superskinny is an ideal originated by the fashion industry and perpetuated by female competitiveness and like, totally NOT AT ALL what men are interested in etc. etc.? [...]
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Kira Cochrane, a British writer with a column in the Guardian, hates the diet industry. And although she is “at best, reluctant about diets, and, at worst, disgusted by the very notion,” she’s going on a diet. And here is her introduction to the new column, and it is is definitely worth a read.
I’m [...]
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A gossip tidbit courtesy of La Wade that is very appropriate for Feel Good Friday: next season’s cast of Dancing with the Stars will include Marissa Jaret Winokur, the original Broadway Tracy Turnblad! I don’t even watch the show, but I admit, now I’m tempted. Also Sean Hayes will be on, and I love [...]
Filed under: Celebrities, Feel Good Friday, Gossip, Hairspray, Magazines, TV, Theater, Tidbit | 3 Comments »
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Although we’re definitely not done with all the meta media aftermath (and Rachel has a good roundup today), I thought I’d take a break to share an actual post! About something else! Are you shocked? I was, when I read today that Miley Cyrus, the [...]
Filed under: American Idol, Celebrities, Feminism, Magazines, Meta, Miley Cyrus, Music, TV, Tidbit | 22 Comments »
According to Wired magazine, chewing too much gum can have a laxative effect and cause dramatic weight loss.
Given that most weight-loss drugs have a difficult time producing one-pound per week weight loss, you might think the scientists would trumpet these findings as a prelude to the newest blockbuster pharmaceutical. But sadly, the drop in pounds [...]
Filed under: Eating Disorders, Food, Health, Magazines, Tidbit | 12 Comments »
So, this whole Jennifer Love Hewitt brouhaha has been going on, and now Janice Dickinson, who is crazy, has decided she’s going to defend J. Love by calling Tyra Banks fat (again)!
When shown J.Love’s bikini pics on The Today Show, the world’s first self-proclaimed supermodel had this to say: “Jennifer Love Hewitt [...]
Filed under: Celebrities, Gossip, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Magazines, Media, Tyra Banks | 18 Comments »
Sorry for the missing posts this week! I’ve been working around the clock at both of my jobs, and the lack of sleep has given me a horrible cold. I’ve spent the last few days doped up on cold medicine, sleepy and confused. Fortunately, we’ve got BFDiva Becky to pick up some of my [...]
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Seventeen has launched the Body Peace Project, “aimed at changing the way young girls view their bodies.” Three celebrities have signed on: Fergie, Brittany Snow, and Ashlee Simpson. According to IMDB news:
The trio want teenagers to stop obsessing about the shape of their bodies. Editor in Chief Ann Shoket launches the year-long project [...]
Filed under: Advocacy, Eating Disorders, Hairspray, Magazines, Media, Movies | 15 Comments »
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Of course I bought BUST, with Beth Ditto on the cover and Big Fat Deal on page 18. How could I resist? The first thing I flipped to… well, was page 18. The second thing I flipped [...]
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