Now that summer has arrived (and even before that point) it seems like everywhere you turn, there are pictures of female celebrities in bikinis. They are plastered all over the magazines and even posted on Twitter by the celebrities themselves for the entire world to scrutinize every curve the celebrity has. Some celebrities are complimented on how hot their bodies look while others are criticized for either being too skinny or not skinny enough. Well, it seems to me, there are huge discrepancies in the way these celebrities are evaluated.
Take LeAnn Rimes, for instance. Not too long ago, she posted a picture of herself in a bikini on twitter while on her honeymoon. Talk began about how she has become scary skinny. People were already saying she was becoming too skinny before her honeymoon. Yet, both she and her trainer continue to say that she is incredibly healthy and toned.
Then there is Gwyneth Paltrow (pictured above) whom, as far as I know, has not been talked about for appearing skinny scary. Yet, you can see some of her ribs and pelvis bones protruding as you can in the LeAnn Rimes Twitter photo. There are also numerous Victoria’s Secret models that display the same characteristics when posing in bikinis or underwear. Why aren’t they considered to be scary skinny?
Is it because they are models and LeAnn Rimes is not? No, that can’t be the case because Gwyneth Paltrow is not a model. Who decides? Why does the public and the media tend to attack some women and not others for being too skinny? Do they go by how toned the abs are? Because they certainly aren’t going by whether or not you can see the top of the pelvis bone or a rib or two.
Lastly, women who are obviously a normal, healthy body weight and very toned as well are often called fat or overweight. Women like Cheryl Burke (also shown above) have to endure the hurtful comments when, in my opinion, they are neither too skinny nor too fat. Our bodies are meant to carry a certain amount of bones, muscle, and flesh; including fat. Women that are in fact too skinny often have trouble conceiving, but the world looks on that as a good appearance. While women that are too heavy often experience a wide array of health problems, too.
So then, does someone’s clothing size depend upon whether or not the media says someone ways too much or too little? Whether they are curvy or skinny? Do you have to be overweight to be considered curvy – or are women like Cheryl Burke considered overweight because they have curves? Who decides these things? Really, a person’s health depends upon many factors and weight is just one of them. I mean, what good is being skinny if you have no muscle tone and why is seeing the outline of someone’s ribs or pelvic bone a bad thing if that person is toned and healthy? Aside from the fact that some people just don’t find that kind of thing attractive.
Maybe beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder. Some people don’t find women attractive who are thin enough that you can see outlines of the ribs and pelvic bones, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they are scary skinny just as curves don’t necessarily mean a woman is overweight. The public and the media both need to step back and look at these women as compared to other women before making such harsh judgments about them. Audrina Patridge, for example, is about the same size as LeAnn Rimes, yet she is touted as having one of the hottest bodies while LeAnn is criticized for being too skinny. It all makes no sense to me.
What are your opinions on the matter?
Tags: Cheryl Burke, Gwyneth Paltrow, LeAnn Rimes, Scary Skinny
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I think there are too many people trying to justify their heavier weight by criticizing the skinnier physique. If someone is an ectomorph and has very little body fat, they’re going to look quite thin. They’re still healthy; they’ll probably outlive the critics.
I am not with scary skinny, fit body with curve is for me the best.
I believe that women can be beautiful at any size. The media should not push the "Thin is healthy" agenda, but we all know that they do. For the past 30 years or so models on TV and in magazines are all super thin. They brainwash young women into believing that if they don't fit their image of perfection, then they will never be happy. Healthy is not determined by whether one has curves or if one is thin. And neither is happiness. I say, all things in moderation.
I know this post was weeks ago but, the thing is Lee ann rimmes looks horrible at that weight you can have a BMI of 18.5 which is healthy but still look very underweight. Paltrow is probably at the low end of healthy and she looks good with it were Lee Ann Rimmes does not.
This was forever ago, but for what it's worth I'll throw in my 2 cents. I think the author was right, saying that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. People who might say Gwenyth Paltrow is NOT to skinny are probably more likely to say people like Scarlett Johanson are fat. Which is obviously ludicrous. This is how I usually determine healthy/not healthy
1. The person's physical, innate body type. I have a couple of friends who just can't put on weight – at all! Try as they may, they're destined to be a size 0, and while sometimes it's kind of freaky looking, that's their body and it's beautiful. Me on the other hand, I've got an average, everyday body type. I exercise regularly and eat well, but I don't have a flat stomach. And I never would, unless I was like seriously ano and probably in the midst of dying. It's just my body type.
2. The person's mentality. I hear a lot of stars are 'naturally skinny' and the first that comes to mind is Megan Fox. Though I'm not denying the girl has fab genes, I doubt she's one of the people who sits down and eats a whole pizza just to have it mysteriously not affect her. She just likes healthy food, and maybe she doesn't like a whole lot of it. So long as she (or anyone else) is genuinely satisfied with their body and eating habit, i.e. they don't have an eating disorder driving them to not ear, who's to judge? Happiness is key.
3. The person's physical history. This is kind of like their mentality in the respect that if someone's been super thin forever (a combo of 1 and 2) and this is a healthy, happy place for them, they'll probably continue that trend. Basically if someone curvy like that gorgeous lady in the other picture above shouldn't wittle down to Kate Moss size because it's probably not in the interest of their best health. Chances are it's (1) not their physical body type, and (2) not their mental body type either.
Lastly, just be healthy, i.e. don't be obese. While I know it's bad to comment on the bodies of other women, I really can't stand obese people. It's terribly unhealthy, both physically and mentally, and christ is it ever unattractive. If you have hyperthyroidism or something of the sort that's different, but the growing rate of obesity is completely unnecessary and it drives me crazy how people talk about it like it deserves sympathy. Get off your ass, put down the cheetos, and eat a vegetable. Health is key.
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