Should we stop following fashion, and follow what WE like and feel good about

Mz K · 11-03-2006, 11:06 AM

YEARS ago, when J.Lo's curvaceous body first sashayed onto the national stage, America sat up and took notice. Oh brave new bum! Now this was a booty to write home about, something to celebrate, obsess over and emulate. And for millions of curvy gals from Bay Ridge to, ahem, Butte, it was like having an emissary.

Sure, Hollywood was teeming with size-0 blond starlets - and it always will be - but there were certain beauties that could be counted on for their curves, their freckles, or their general girl-next-door fabulousness. Women like Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lindsay Lohan, Drew Barrymore and Beyoncé.

These days, J.Lo's curvaceous bum should be featured on a "Missing" poster, Lindsay Lohan has lost the boobs and had the freckles removed, Beyoncé's a little less booty-full, Nicole Richie emulates Twiggy, and Catherine Zeta-Jones recently stepped out at a Manhattan awards event looking like she had downsized by at least two dress sizes.

Despite the dramatic weight loss, Zeta-Jones, dubbed Zeta-Bones after her appearance at the Glamour Women of the Year awards, claimed that she was "not fanatical" and had learned to "deal with diets without losing [her] limit."

So where have all the booties gone, long time passing? Where have all the booties gone, long time ago?

Whenever a curvy bombshell starts to lose weight and trend toward the stick-thin, it leaves ordinary women feeling betrayed and asking, "Who's left to make me feel good about myself?"

"I am so exhausted by the enthusiastically skeletal teen queens who stagger around Hollywood proclaiming 95 pounds to be their 'natural' body weight," says Monica Bielanko, a 29-year-old news producer.

"And now J.Lo, Beyoncé and Janet Ms.-Jackson-If-You're-Nasty are slowly but surely caving in. Shame! You should know better. Salma, don't abandon us for the skinny side - we need your beautiful booty now more than ever!"

Shakti Shukla, a 33-year-old project director, couldn't agree more. "This trend makes me feel self-conscious and is warping my self-image," she says.

"I've starting thinking that a woman is only beautiful and sexy if she's a size 4 or 2. It's depressing."

And while it's hard enough for adult women - who are nevertheless mature enough to take it with a grain of salt - it's a different story for teenage girls, who measure their self-worth against what they see in magazines and on television.

"Many female celebrities pay lip service to 'embracing individuality,' but their actions are sending a very different message," says Morgan Karp, a 27-year-old marketing manager.

"I think we're producing a generation of misguided, materialistic and vulnerable young women."

And as Sara Donnelly, 26, a stand-up video comic, points out, it's not just a question of weight loss - it relates to the whole issue of girl power.

"When the 'Survivor' album came out, I totally adored Beyoncé. She was beautiful and healthy-looking, certainly not stick-thin or creepy," she says.

"She sang about the joys of having a fat ass, and you could dance your own fat ass off to that song! Then, after a great deal of success ... she decided that she hated food. And while her solo album had some strong woman anthems, the last Destiny's Child album made me vomit with its 'Ooh, Daddy, Let Me Serve Your Every Need' whining. That song where the group sang about the importance of getting your man's slippers for him, and keeping your body in the same shape it was when you met ... WHAT?"

While many women feel betrayed when "curvy" women resort to the stick-thin standard that is prized in Hollywood, others are sympathetic, pointing out that celebrities are still prone to the same kind of self-doubt and anxiety over their looks as are normal women.

Ironically, the celebrities who are held up in Hollywood as having "real woman" curves are generally much smaller than even the average woman, points out Shelly Ridenour, a 34-year-old entertainment editor at Jane.

"Jennifer Lopez and Kate Winslet and Scarlett Johansson and all the other women who are held up as 'curvy' are a lot smaller than you might think in real life," she says.

But some women aren't really losing any sleep over it.

"I think Lindsay Lohan looks better with her boobs and J.Lo looks better with her butt," says Mariasha Brown, a 29-year-old writer. "But I still feel like I have plenty of role models. Besides, men will always choose the Monica Belluccis, Scarlett Johanssons and Salma Hayeks over the Kate Bosworths of the world."

Dont you feel like that too sometimes ?

Bkz_Riah · Bkz_Riah

so what happen to lindsay lohan's boobs? she got a breast reduction?!?!
I think people need to be their selves and stop wid the trends! Thats trends in general. clothing. shoes. hairstyles. and even the way the persons body look! some people take it over board! Being Skinny or should i say THIN as they refer it. is not healthy at all! I dont think people should change the way they look because thats what makes each and every one of them unique. Why da hell would someone remove their freckles?!!? thats what made them..THEM!..
People really need to stop following dem trends deh! its getting out of hand. Who da hell wants to look like freaking Nicole richie?!?! Yuh see her ribs and ish
Talking on this matter. Watching America's Next Top Model! those two white girls who are twin sisters! Are definetly not model material (not in my eyes) because when the show first started they had a photo shoot. where one of them was bylemia (sp) and aneroxic! and they played it off very very well!
Its the damn white societies fault! They want to be all slim and shit. now being a model isnt about having a curvacious body but being skin and bones looking like a broom stick! thats why theres not alot of black people in the modeling industry. and right now i dont support them at all!. i thought the point of modeling is for the person to make the CLOTHES look good so other people can buy their product?!? or am i wrong? someone please correct me if im wrong. but its out of hand

Beefalicious · Beefalicious

they do get more attention with their butts and boobs thats life i guess!

Mz K · Mz K

Originally Posted by Bkz_Riah

so what happen to lindsay lohan's boobs? she got a breast reduction?!?!
I think people need to be their selves and stop wid the trends! Thats trends in general. clothing. shoes. hairstyles. and even the way the persons body look! some people take it over board! Being Skinny or should i say THIN as they refer it. is not healthy at all! I dont think people should change the way they look because thats what makes each and every one of them unique. Why da hell would someone remove their freckles?!!? thats what made them..THEM!..
People really need to stop following dem trends deh! its getting out of hand. Who da hell wants to look like freaking Nicole richie?!?! Yuh see her ribs and ish
Talking on this matter. Watching America's Next Top Model! those two white girls who are twin sisters! Are definetly not model material (not in my eyes) because when the show first started they had a photo shoot. where one of them was bylemia (sp) and aneroxic! and they played it off very very well!
Its the damn white societies fault! They want to be all slim and shit. now being a model isnt about having a curvacious body but being skin and bones looking like a broom stick! thats why theres not alot of black people in the modeling industry. and right now i dont support them at all!. i thought the point of modeling is for the person to make the CLOTHES look good so other people can buy their product?!? or am i wrong? someone please correct me if im wrong. but its out of hand

and i thought her freekles was so cute didnt even notice she removed it......

and the worst on that is when u get in stores u can barely find the new hip clothes for yourself i know i dont either my ass cant fit on my boobs cant fit and im DEFINETLY not going under the knives to remove a danm thing so what am i supposed to do? follow fashion?

Beefalicious · Beefalicious

u know PePe Jeans are not even for black peoples ass shoot and my boobs cannot even fit inn sime shirts shoot!!!

Mz K · Mz K

Originally Posted by Beefy

u know PePe Jeans are not even for black peoples ass shoot and my boobs cannot even fit inn sime shirts shoot!!!

Theres one pair i loveddddddddd off it as the one with the patched written pepe jeans but uhm their jeans run pretty small most of them fit my legs but couldnt close up on my butt

Parasuco isnt bad but makes me look over fed from the back and i thought it looked ugly :-/ only pants that fits me perfectly is Baby phat

Apple bottom cant stand

Beefalicious · Beefalicious

Apple Bottom ain't for black ppl

I have parasuco but it don't show all of my ass

starapple · starapple

i love old navy

Jamaicangal1 · Jamaicangal1

well i dont really like how everyone ah run competition fi see who can be the better broomstick.

i do think that they look better with their bodies. Pepe jeans fit me nicely most of the times. by the way what do u mean that they werent mad for black ppl Beefy??? is dat what whoever made pepe said?????

11-03-2006, 11:06 AM	#1
Should we stop following fashion, and follow what WE like and feel good about YEARS ago, when J.Lo's curvaceous body first sashayed onto the national stage, America sat up and took notice. Oh brave new bum! Now this was a booty to write home about, something to celebrate, obsess over and emulate. And for millions of curvy gals from Bay Ridge to, ahem, Butte, it was like having an emissary. Sure, Hollywood was teeming with size-0 blond starlets - and it always will be - but there were certain beauties that could be counted on for their curves, their freckles, or their general girl-next-door fabulousness. Women like Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lindsay Lohan, Drew Barrymore and Beyoncé. These days, J.Lo's curvaceous bum should be featured on a "Missing" poster, Lindsay Lohan has lost the boobs and had the freckles removed, Beyoncé's a little less booty-full, Nicole Richie emulates Twiggy, and Catherine Zeta-Jones recently stepped out at a Manhattan awards event looking like she had downsized by at least two dress sizes. Despite the dramatic weight loss, Zeta-Jones, dubbed Zeta-Bones after her appearance at the Glamour Women of the Year awards, claimed that she was "not fanatical" and had learned to "deal with diets without losing [her] limit." So where have all the booties gone, long time passing? Where have all the booties gone, long time ago? Whenever a curvy bombshell starts to lose weight and trend toward the stick-thin, it leaves ordinary women feeling betrayed and asking, "Who's left to make me feel good about myself?" "I am so exhausted by the enthusiastically skeletal teen queens who stagger around Hollywood proclaiming 95 pounds to be their 'natural' body weight," says Monica Bielanko, a 29-year-old news producer. "And now J.Lo, Beyoncé and Janet Ms.-Jackson-If-You're-Nasty are slowly but surely caving in. Shame! You should know better. Salma, don't abandon us for the skinny side - we need your beautiful booty now more than ever!" Shakti Shukla, a 33-year-old project director, couldn't agree more. "This trend makes me feel self-conscious and is warping my self-image," she says. "I've starting thinking that a woman is only beautiful and sexy if she's a size 4 or 2. It's depressing." And while it's hard enough for adult women - who are nevertheless mature enough to take it with a grain of salt - it's a different story for teenage girls, who measure their self-worth against what they see in magazines and on television. "Many female celebrities pay lip service to 'embracing individuality,' but their actions are sending a very different message," says Morgan Karp, a 27-year-old marketing manager. "I think we're producing a generation of misguided, materialistic and vulnerable young women." And as Sara Donnelly, 26, a stand-up video comic, points out, it's not just a question of weight loss - it relates to the whole issue of girl power. "When the 'Survivor' album came out, I totally adored Beyoncé. She was beautiful and healthy-looking, certainly not stick-thin or creepy," she says. "She sang about the joys of having a fat ass, and you could dance your own fat ass off to that song! Then, after a great deal of success ... she decided that she hated food. And while her solo album had some strong woman anthems, the last Destiny's Child album made me vomit with its 'Ooh, Daddy, Let Me Serve Your Every Need' whining. That song where the group sang about the importance of getting your man's slippers for him, and keeping your body in the same shape it was when you met ... WHAT?" While many women feel betrayed when "curvy" women resort to the stick-thin standard that is prized in Hollywood, others are sympathetic, pointing out that celebrities are still prone to the same kind of self-doubt and anxiety over their looks as are normal women. Ironically, the celebrities who are held up in Hollywood as having "real woman" curves are generally much smaller than even the average woman, points out Shelly Ridenour, a 34-year-old entertainment editor at Jane. "Jennifer Lopez and Kate Winslet and Scarlett Johansson and all the other women who are held up as 'curvy' are a lot smaller than you might think in real life," she says. But some women aren't really losing any sleep over it. "I think Lindsay Lohan looks better with her boobs and J.Lo looks better with her butt," says Mariasha Brown, a 29-year-old writer. "But I still feel like I have plenty of role models. Besides, men will always choose the Monica Belluccis, Scarlett Johanssons and Salma Hayeks over the Kate Bosworths of the world." Dont you feel like that too sometimes ? __________________	About Poster By: Mz K Join Date: Jul 2003 Networking Rating: None Add To Favorite Share Views: 164

Bkz_Riah	post #2 11-03-2006, 12:11 PM
Dhaz Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jerzee Street Cred : Posts: 712 Dhaz Dollarz: 500	so what happen to lindsay lohan's boobs? she got a breast reduction?!?! I think people need to be their selves and stop wid the trends! Thats trends in general. clothing. shoes. hairstyles. and even the way the persons body look! some people take it over board! Being Skinny or should i say THIN as they refer it. is not healthy at all! I dont think people should change the way they look because thats what makes each and every one of them unique. Why da hell would someone remove their freckles?!!? thats what made them..THEM!.. People really need to stop following dem trends deh! its getting out of hand. Who da hell wants to look like freaking Nicole richie?!?! Yuh see her ribs and ish Talking on this matter. Watching America's Next Top Model! those two white girls who are twin sisters! Are definetly not model material (not in my eyes) because when the show first started they had a photo shoot. where one of them was bylemia (sp) and aneroxic! and they played it off very very well! Its the damn white societies fault! They want to be all slim and shit. now being a model isnt about having a curvacious body but being skin and bones looking like a broom stick! thats why theres not alot of black people in the modeling industry. and right now i dont support them at all!. i thought the point of modeling is for the person to make the CLOTHES look good so other people can buy their product?!? or am i wrong? someone please correct me if im wrong. but its out of hand InFamous Riah!!!

Mz K	post #4 11-03-2006, 12:30 PM
Dark Phoenix Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Can/usa Street Cred : 28 Posts: 40,871 Dhaz Dollarz: 500 Gifts: 42	Originally Posted by Bkz_Riah so what happen to lindsay lohan's boobs? she got a breast reduction?!?! I think people need to be their selves and stop wid the trends! Thats trends in general. clothing. shoes. hairstyles. and even the way the persons body look! some people take it over board! Being Skinny or should i say THIN as they refer it. is not healthy at all! I dont think people should change the way they look because thats what makes each and every one of them unique. Why da hell would someone remove their freckles?!!? thats what made them..THEM!.. People really need to stop following dem trends deh! its getting out of hand. Who da hell wants to look like freaking Nicole richie?!?! Yuh see her ribs and ish Talking on this matter. Watching America's Next Top Model! those two white girls who are twin sisters! Are definetly not model material (not in my eyes) because when the show first started they had a photo shoot. where one of them was bylemia (sp) and aneroxic! and they played it off very very well! Its the damn white societies fault! They want to be all slim and shit. now being a model isnt about having a curvacious body but being skin and bones looking like a broom stick! thats why theres not alot of black people in the modeling industry. and right now i dont support them at all!. i thought the point of modeling is for the person to make the CLOTHES look good so other people can buy their product?!? or am i wrong? someone please correct me if im wrong. but its out of hand and i thought her freekles was so cute didnt even notice she removed it...... and the worst on that is when u get in stores u can barely find the new hip clothes for yourself i know i dont either my ass cant fit on my boobs cant fit and im DEFINETLY not going under the knives to remove a danm thing so what am i supposed to do? follow fashion?

Mz K	post #6 11-03-2006, 12:33 PM
Dark Phoenix Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Can/usa Street Cred : 28 Posts: 40,871 Dhaz Dollarz: 500 Gifts: 42	Originally Posted by Beefy u know PePe Jeans are not even for black peoples ass shoot and my boobs cannot even fit inn sime shirts shoot!!! Theres one pair i loveddddddddd off it as the one with the patched written pepe jeans but uhm their jeans run pretty small most of them fit my legs but couldnt close up on my butt Parasuco isnt bad but makes me look over fed from the back and i thought it looked ugly :-/ only pants that fits me perfectly is Baby phat Apple bottom cant stand

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Beefalicious	post #3 11-03-2006, 12:15 PM
Dhaz Star Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lasalle,Qc Street Cred : 7 Posts: 15,239 Dhaz Dollarz: 500 Gifts: 13	they do get more attention with their butts and boobs thats life i guess!

Beefalicious	post #5 11-03-2006, 12:32 PM
Dhaz Star Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lasalle,Qc Street Cred : 7 Posts: 15,239 Dhaz Dollarz: 500 Gifts: 13	u know PePe Jeans are not even for black peoples ass shoot and my boobs cannot even fit inn sime shirts shoot!!!

Beefalicious	post #7 11-03-2006, 12:35 PM
Dhaz Star Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lasalle,Qc Street Cred : 7 Posts: 15,239 Dhaz Dollarz: 500 Gifts: 13	Apple Bottom ain't for black ppl I have parasuco but it don't show all of my ass

starapple	post #8 11-03-2006, 09:30 PM
Dhaz Empress Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Queens Street Cred : 1 Posts: 9,145 Dhaz Dollarz: 500 Gifts: 2	i love old navy

Jamaicangal1	post #9 11-03-2006, 09:41 PM
Dhaz Addict Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bronx Street Cred : 1 Posts: 4,267 Dhaz Dollarz: 500 Gifts: 4	well i dont really like how everyone ah run competition fi see who can be the better broomstick. i do think that they look better with their bodies. Pepe jeans fit me nicely most of the times. by the way what do u mean that they werent mad for black ppl Beefy??? is dat what whoever made pepe said?????