as you all know by now, i don't have a television, so i will admit that i am one of those people that gets news almost exclusively from "the daily show with jon stewart." i visit only 4 websites with any regularity: blogger, facebook, netflix and hulu.
so this morning as i was watching "the daily show" from earlier in the week i was first exposed to the jessica simpson pregnancy weight gain issue on the "moment of zen" segment. i have a few things to say here...
1. the only person who should tell if a pregnant woman has gained too much weight should be that woman's doctor.
2. the obsession that we as a culture have with weight (perfection) is harmful at best and vile at worst.
3. 50 years ago the average woman was a size 8.
4. the average model was also a size 8.
5. today the average american woman is a size 14 and 5'4".
6. the average model is a size 0 and 5'11"-6'
7. fashion designers design clothes for these size 0s (that's why we have a hard time shopping guys!).
8. the average movie star is a 2 or 4.
9. besides the jessica simpson story i remember 2 recent stories about women and their weight that bothered me as much: adele called fat by a fashion designer and michelle obama called fat by, grade-A #1 windbag, rush limbaugh.
10. the fact that so many women, but more importantly young girls and teenagers, compare themselves to 6' tall size 0 models who are surgically-enhanced, digitally-enhanced and airbrushed beyond recognition is appalling.
11. the fact that 2 of these 3 beautiful women were called out by men (jessica simpson's weight being called out by a female ob/gyn) is disgusting. men do not face the same exposure, expectations or difficulty losing weight that women face.
12. besides isn't it men that are always screaming that "size doesn't matter!"
size 12 and 14
size 0
who looks healthier to you?
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