American Fucking Idol
For some reason, I've watched the last two nights of the new season of
American Idol - mostly because there are some hysterical moments that
really make you question if these people think they are talented for
real. There is a music teacher from Newark that has made the cut and
will advance to the rest of the show in Hollywood. The last two
nights have been purely auditions. Last night they showed these
triplets - I would say they were pretty attractive. I found a pic and
a recap: http://www.curlio.com/new_showarticle.php?id=6688&page=last.
Now look at these girls - they are "curvacious" as one of the girls
described in defense when Simon, the notoriously ruthless judge, told
them that they were all fat. They sung so well together - a really
nice harmony and that's all he had to say. It was disgusting. At
this point, they say that they know they are fat and they promise to
lose the weight to make it, blah, blah, blah. In the end, they were
all cut. Unfuckingbelievable.
I've just finished reading A Fat Girl's Guide to Life - definitely a great read. After years and years of battling with weight loss, I've decided to try a new approach. I know what I need to do to live a healthy life and get in decent shape - I've proven it to myself a few times. What I've lacked is acceptance of my body, no matter what shape I'm in. This book was a great kick-off to this new approach. The author summarizes her daily struggle with witty anecdotes. She stresses the importance of maintaining a healthy diet and exercise regimine, without the obsession of trying to attain the unrealistic weight standards. She points out that "fat" is just an adjective, which for some reason has a negative connotation in our society. She encourages people to embrace the word and use it openly, thereby "neutralizing" the sting of it and its effect. The word really makes people uncomfortable too - I tried it out myself. People get all flustered and are like "don't talk like that!" I reply "well, it is what it is." At this point, my assistant says "It's not like it matters anyway, you're married now." I was so irritated by this remark and I told him so. My concern with my body has never been centered around attracting a guy - it may have entered my mind, but it was never the focus of my efforts. My obsession is just a desire to be comfortable in my own skin for once.
Anyway, it's very difficult to maintain a healthy perspective when examples such as what happened on American Idol are all around us.
American Idol - mostly because there are some hysterical moments that
really make you question if these people think they are talented for
real. There is a music teacher from Newark that has made the cut and
will advance to the rest of the show in Hollywood. The last two
nights have been purely auditions. Last night they showed these
triplets - I would say they were pretty attractive. I found a pic and
a recap: http://www.curlio.com/new_showarticle.php?id=6688&page=last.
Now look at these girls - they are "curvacious" as one of the girls
described in defense when Simon, the notoriously ruthless judge, told
them that they were all fat. They sung so well together - a really
nice harmony and that's all he had to say. It was disgusting. At
this point, they say that they know they are fat and they promise to
lose the weight to make it, blah, blah, blah. In the end, they were
all cut. Unfuckingbelievable.
I've just finished reading A Fat Girl's Guide to Life - definitely a great read. After years and years of battling with weight loss, I've decided to try a new approach. I know what I need to do to live a healthy life and get in decent shape - I've proven it to myself a few times. What I've lacked is acceptance of my body, no matter what shape I'm in. This book was a great kick-off to this new approach. The author summarizes her daily struggle with witty anecdotes. She stresses the importance of maintaining a healthy diet and exercise regimine, without the obsession of trying to attain the unrealistic weight standards. She points out that "fat" is just an adjective, which for some reason has a negative connotation in our society. She encourages people to embrace the word and use it openly, thereby "neutralizing" the sting of it and its effect. The word really makes people uncomfortable too - I tried it out myself. People get all flustered and are like "don't talk like that!" I reply "well, it is what it is." At this point, my assistant says "It's not like it matters anyway, you're married now." I was so irritated by this remark and I told him so. My concern with my body has never been centered around attracting a guy - it may have entered my mind, but it was never the focus of my efforts. My obsession is just a desire to be comfortable in my own skin for once.
Anyway, it's very difficult to maintain a healthy perspective when examples such as what happened on American Idol are all around us.