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poltr1A recent featurette in People magazine showed pictures of Renee Zellwegger in various roles and poses, including her as Bridget Jones in the two movies. And I'll say it: She's just plain cute as herself (except for the squinty-eyes poses), but when she's plumped up, she's *hot*! She should have kept the pudge on. Yo-yo dieting isn't healthy!
Kate Winslet was recently on the cover of one of the womens' magazines I see by the checkout. (Glamour, I think.) She's another hottie, in my book. (Has been since Titanic.) Yet there are some folks out there that insist she's too fat. Excuse me? She's just right! ;-)
Some other of my favorite actresses are Jennifer Connolly, Drew Barrymore, and Christina Ricci. What do they have in common? Right. Larger-than-your-typical-actress dress sizes.
Why is it that Hollywood insists on stick-thin actresses? And why are people of average build called "fat" by people in the industry? It perpetuates this distorted myth that in order to be beautiful, a woman has to be paper-thin. It's not healthy and it's just not true.
If Marilyn Monroe were alive today, she'd be branded as "fat" as well.
A few years ago, there was a magazine called Mode. It featured plus-sized models, and they all looked gorgeous. Sadly, the magazine ceased publication.
Now there's another magazine, called Real which may cater to the same crowd, although the emphasis has appeared to have shifted a bit. As their tagline reads, "Being REAL means being okay with who you are." And that's inner beauty.
Time to come clean. I have an affinity for larger women. I have no idea where that comes from -- genetics, conditioning, or some other area. Many of my past girlfriends and lovers were larger women. So is my wife. Or maybe I know something that the men who favor smaller women don't know: Real Women Have Curves! Or to put it a little more suggestively, "The bigger the cushion, the better the pushin'." ;-)
I can't be the only guy here with this opinion.
Kate Winslet was recently on the cover of one of the womens' magazines I see by the checkout. (Glamour, I think.) She's another hottie, in my book. (Has been since Titanic.) Yet there are some folks out there that insist she's too fat. Excuse me? She's just right! ;-)
Some other of my favorite actresses are Jennifer Connolly, Drew Barrymore, and Christina Ricci. What do they have in common? Right. Larger-than-your-typical-actress dress sizes.
Why is it that Hollywood insists on stick-thin actresses? And why are people of average build called "fat" by people in the industry? It perpetuates this distorted myth that in order to be beautiful, a woman has to be paper-thin. It's not healthy and it's just not true.
If Marilyn Monroe were alive today, she'd be branded as "fat" as well.
A few years ago, there was a magazine called Mode. It featured plus-sized models, and they all looked gorgeous. Sadly, the magazine ceased publication.
Now there's another magazine, called Real which may cater to the same crowd, although the emphasis has appeared to have shifted a bit. As their tagline reads, "Being REAL means being okay with who you are." And that's inner beauty.
Time to come clean. I have an affinity for larger women. I have no idea where that comes from -- genetics, conditioning, or some other area. Many of my past girlfriends and lovers were larger women. So is my wife. Or maybe I know something that the men who favor smaller women don't know: Real Women Have Curves! Or to put it a little more suggestively, "The bigger the cushion, the better the pushin'." ;-)
I can't be the only guy here with this opinion.
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Date: 2004-11-22 01:22 pm (UTC)You're welcome to prove me wrong, but I think that the "distorted beauty" image of Hollywood I cited in the original post is a major factor in eating disorders like bulimia and anorexia. (And I really ought to read Reviving Ophelia.)
Large or average size, I still think they look great to me. Yow!