Comments on: Actress Gains Weight, Magazine Has Orgasm

By: Alli

Alli — Sun, 10 May 2009 15:34:18 +0000

Sh–i have often wondered the same thing about Oprah. she is typically very upfront about what she supposedly weighs, but sometimes the number doesn’t seem anywhere near close, and she is talking about what that particular number represents for her, either 140 is such a miracle landmark for her, after hours of personal training and no food after 7 pm, or she can’t believe she “let herself go” so horribly to reach 180. I sometimes also wonder why she thinks her readers/viewers really care about what she happens to weigh this month, but think that there probably ARE a lot of people out there who do actually care, and use her as a role model. Heck, if Oprah can get down to 165, so can I! (but at the same time, i think people are sometimes fascinated by the complete trainwreck that has been her yo-yo weightloss history.)

By: Sh

Sh — Sat, 09 May 2009 14:22:44 +0000

I watched the Oprah interview and was disturbed by the conversation in all the reasons noted so far. But I was also shocked by her weight. I find it very hard to believe (based on her height and size) that 228 is the highest she’s ever been. So image the shame/damage she and the magazine (and Oprah) are doing if she’s actually lying about the weight and yet sending the message that 228 is disgusting.

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By: Laughingrat

Laughingrat — Fri, 08 May 2009 14:13:02 +0000

Ugh, tell me about it. This whole non-story was a forcible reminder that Patriarchy doesn’t just go away. Just when you thought it was safe to leave the house…

By: masagoroll

masagoroll — Fri, 08 May 2009 07:10:39 +0000

1. Kirstie Alley looks beautiful on that cover!

2. These magazines make gaining weight seem like such a SIN, such a SCANDAL! “What did you eat to gain this weight?? So you fell off the wagon, let yourself go?”

I never feel let down by famous people gaining weight, geez. How sad if they really think they have that responsibility to others!

By: dora

dora — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:56:07 +0000

@Becky: It’d be nice to hear someone talking about their weight in a positive light, though. Someone saying, “I weigh x pounds, and this is how I learned to love my body.” But that’d never happen. :/

By: alli

alli — Thu, 07 May 2009 22:24:25 +0000

ok, so what exactly is the “perfect” weight with which magazines will think an actress is just plain normal? it seems like no one is just “ok” anymore. they’re too fat, too thin, too muscular, too etc… madonna is thin, but look at her crazy arms! alley is too fat, but let’s give her some free publicity anyway! (are fat actress reruns about to start?) the 90210 girls are tiny! let’s publicize that! when is a woman (not even an actress) just normal anymore? if someone is healthy, they’re on the cover of US for gaining or losing weight. apparently if a woman’s natural weight fluctuates (which we all know is normal anyway) more than 1 pound above or below her perfect weight, which is clearly decided by the magazine editor, this is important for the general public to know. i’ll admitt, i read them all for free at barnes and noble anyway, because i’m insecure and want to know what people think of actresses who are the same height as me. hmm, she gained 4 pounds and now she’s fat. so i’m fat now too, i guess?
done with my rambling now.
love you dear!

By: DangerMouse

DangerMouse — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:46:45 +0000

Geez, she fat shames herself so much that she doesn’t even need someone else to fat shame her.

By: NellMood

NellMood — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:41:54 +0000

@sarah.of.a.lesser.god: Honestly, not having a scale has helped me appreciate and deal with my body in really positive ways. I tend to fixate on certain numbers, and not knowing where my body is in terms of X number of pounds has helped me measure it in other terms, like how far I can run, or how strong I feel, or whatever. I hope your experience is a positive one, too.

By: sarah.of.a.lesser.god

sarah.of.a.lesser.god — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:23:38 +0000

@NellMood: I just gave up my scale a few weeks ago. It’s terrifying and part of me wishes I never had one; the other part of me wants it back.