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By: amy v

amy v — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:02:11 +0000

I love how kate is talking about how skinny feels good but isnt that giving a bad message to young girls?

By: Lilly

Lilly — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:39:35 +0000

Hi Sydney,
You’re absolutely right, there are some true celebrity role models. Sadly, the positive impact of people like Winslet and Dicaprio is easily lost in the constant coverage of celebrity debauchery. Just as consumer feedback can influence the type of models we see(thanks, Glamour, for featuring plus-sized models!), we can “vote” for role models by supporting magazines that value celebs’ causes more than their shenanigans.

By: Sydney

Sydney — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:46:19 +0000

Lilly,
I agree with you that there are not many role models in the celebrity culture. Celebrities are more for entertaining that is why they make movies and music. Most of them are out of school and so aren’t like kids 20 and below who are forced to go to school to receive an education. Half the celebrities out there had homeschooling or were just drop outs. That’s another reason why they are not the best role models. But with every bad there’s a good. Take Alicia Keys, Kate Winslet, Rachel McAdams. They are all strong, beautiful women who are not in the press for their thin frames or their fakeness (Brittney, Lindsay, Miley), now they are the role models that should receive more attention. So why there are the Kate’s and Naomi’s in the world, there’s also the Leo’s and Al Gore’s out there who are making the world a better place and are worthy of being role models.
Sydney

By: Lilly

Lilly — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:33:59 +0000

Hi Kelly,
I am so glad you noticed that I do not bash skinny women. As someone who has always and probably will always look like a giraffe, I am aware of the tense relationship some women have with their thinner peers. As you point out, our $30 billion dollar diet industry teaches girls that thinness is a product of hard-work and “virtue.” And I often feel like I am expected to apologize for “getting away” with being skinny without, admittedly, lifting a finger. Thank you for reminding us thin women are not the “enemy,” just as being heavy is not a failure.
Lilly

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:24:08 +0000

I’m going to address Ms. Moss’s comment, not Ms. Vergara’s.

One thing I immediately notice in Moss’ comment is the assumption (on her part or on the part of many who might hear it) that one can control their “skinny” by how they eat. Simply not true. It sounds like Ms. Moss diets, but she’s also likely genetically prone to being thin. Her comment help perpetuates the myth that A. all of us have a skinny Kate Moss inside us if we TRY HARD ENOUGH (starve, work out, obsess over food – anorexia), and B. she is a paragon of that hard work / virtue / obsession and should be praised.

Secondly, Ms. Moss’s words may have been extreme but – how is it really different than so very, very many people I know who constantly praise dieting or the noble pursuit of weight loss? I think her comments are just reflecting our weight- and size-obsessed culture.

I notice you don’t start skinny-woman bashing in this post, for which I commend you.

A lot of people will claim they don’t listen to celebrities as experts on anything. However… everywhere you turn their opinions are held up as important, relevant, expert, etc. I think they are more of a mirror reflecting our cultural values and less of an influence, though… but I could be wrong!

Once again, thanks for a wonderful post. I look forward to your entries, Lilly!

By: Melissa Wardy

Melissa Wardy — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:54:12 +0000

Lilly,
If my little girl grows up to be as thoughtful and well-spoken as you I will be one proud mamma. YOU are a role model for our little ones. Now we just need to find better role models for you….

Keep up the great work!
Melissa