Check Out The Latest Cover Of Elle Magazine

[Lisa]

Sorry in advance for the frivolous nature of this post.  But I don't feel comfortable sharing this kind of thing except with you guys. 



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This girl was in that movie "Precious."  Here's a link to the article about this cover:

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/beauty/was-gabourey-sidibes-skin-lightened-for-the-cover-of-elle-2391180/

As you can see, they made a stink about how her skin was lightened in the cover photo of Elle magazine. 

But here's my problem.  The fashion industry, and news media normally insist that models be stick thin.  Never in a billion years would Elle put on its cover a white woman who happens to be 15 pounds over their ideal weight.  But if it's a black or Hispanic woman, they fall all over themselves, going on about how the girl has "sexy curves."  On the other hand, they would view ten extra pounds on any white woman as disgusting blubber. 

And it's not just with this one black woman.  Jennifer with the fat rear end Lopez has been on the cover of Elle several times.  Never have I heard anyone say the woman has a fat behind.  No way.  J.Lo is "bodacious," whatever the heck that's supposed to mean.  Personally I think she looks like a sluttishly dressed maid.  But that's just me. 

Then there's that woman Niecey Nash (sp?) of Access Hollywood, who was on "Dancing With the Stars."  When doing "Dancing" most people on the show lose weight due to their rigorous rehearsals.  But not Ms. Nash.  In her interviews, she bragged about how she wolfed down a bacon cheeseburger and milkshake for lunch, and how she gained ten pounds doing the show.  Still, the announcers of the show just called her "curvy." 

And last but not least, let's not forget Michelle Obama. 

Whereas black and Hispanic women who are fifty pounds overweight or more, get affectionately called curvy, white women ten or fifteen pounds above the ideal weight get called fat.  Either that, or reporters write that the white women in question are pregnant. 

What do you guys think? 

[JTFenthusiast2]

Lisa,

It will sound nuts, but this was an excellent film, about sexual abuse and the lies people tell themselves.  Truly excellent film

[TheCoon]

There is a disgusting double-standard in which black and hispanic women are not expected to be stick-thin while white women are. I think the fashion industry is evil in the way it treats white women and wants them to maintain extremely unhealthy bodies. Why the media prefers white women to be skinny and black/hispanics women to be "bootylicious" is beyond me. I personally find curvaceous/bootylicious women far more attractive than the runway model types. There is a stereotype as well that black/hispanic men prefer bigger women and white men don't.

As for why Precious is on the cover of Elle, it's because they feel sorry for her because she's 400lbs.

[IsraelForever]

[Ari Ben-Canaan]

[Lisa]

I remember once reading an interview with the former model Carol Alt (or perhaps it was Kim Alexis).  These women were famous models in the 80's.  Most of you guys are probably too young to remember them.  But anyway, I read in an interview that when one of them was doing a Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue photo shoot, this old hag of a fashion editor kept saying to her "Honey, your rear end looks way too big."

Now mind you, these were (and no doubt still are) gorgeous women.  Google them, if you don't believe me.  They were never fat. 

Anyway, can you imagine any fashion editor saying such a thing to Jennifer Lopez or Michelle Obama?  No way!

[TheCoon]

Pastor Manning had it right when he said Michelle Obama looks like King Kong's baby sister. Jennifer Lopez is a very beautiful woman though.

[MassuhDGoodName]

Is that n_i_66-3_r  GaGa?       

[Lewinsky Stinks, Dr. Brennan Rocks]

No comment!

[muman613]

http://willvideoforfood.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/big-butt.jpg
She got a big BUTT!

[Chai]

Eh the media  and fashion is run by pedophile homos. Skinny women are on covers b/c they have the body of little boys.

[Mishmaat]

Jennifer Lopez is a very beautiful woman though.

Have you ever seen her without her makeup on?

[IsraelForever]

Jennifer Lopez is a very beautiful woman though.

Have you ever seen her without her makeup on?

[Lewinsky Stinks, Dr. Brennan Rocks]

Eh the media  and fashion is run by pedophile homos. Skinny women are on covers b/c they have the body of little boys.

Absolutely true, they only hire models that look like men.

[Lewinsky Stinks, Dr. Brennan Rocks]

I never was a big J-Lo fan at any point, although I must admit her body is pretty nice. She is typical celebritrash, but she bothers me a lot less than other whores like Vanessa Hudgens, Angelina Hoelie (who is a Hamas supporter), or Megan Fox (yimach schmam).

[Lewinsky Stinks, Dr. Brennan Rocks]

Sorry in advance for the frivolous nature of this post.  But I don't feel comfortable sharing this kind of thing except with you guys. 



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You know Lisa, I said "no comment" but I lied. I actually wonder if this woman might have a hormonal issue of some sort. Fat is one thing, but having the mass of five VW Bugs is another. I'm not saying she had no hand whatsoever in creating her appearance, but her level of obesity is just so far beyond the norm that it almost certainly has a deeper medical cause too.

[Ari Ben-Canaan]

I never was a big J-Lo fan at any point, although I must admit her body is pretty nice.

Mega-dittos.

[Dr. Dan]

Much better

[Zelhar]

I think when it comes to the really obese women and fashion, race is a very minor factor. Have you heard of the Beth Ditto the lead singer for a band called "gossip":


But everybody knows that despite all the talk about the curature these very obese women appear on these magazine as a comic-freakish image rather than a sexy one.

On the other hand what you say about J-Lo and others it's  true that they are portrayed as real sex idols with desireable "ethnic" features.

[cjd]

Much better

What a nice picture of America's  First Lady.   

[TheCoon]

The media goes out of its way to promote black/hispanic(particularly black) self-esteem and I think that's why you hardly ever see women of those races being chastised for having larger body types. It's sick because millions of white girls have developed mental and physical illnesses trying to diet themselves into stick figures because some faggot fashionista thinks they're too fat.

[JTFenthusiast2]

This thread has evolved into something that makes me cringe.  JTF will never take off as a mass movement if we indulge in this kind of bad behavior.  These women are morbidly obese.  They didn't do anything to anyone.  Where the hell is your compassion?  Sometimes, I really cringe at what some of these threads turn into. 

[christians4jews]

hispanic is a culture not A RACE, THERE ARE ALOT of white hispanics. jenifer lopez seems white to me??

But i agree, blacks are over represented in the media.

[nopeaceforland]

Her skin color being "whitened"? That's the least of her problems. I swear these shvugs look inbred! This one is hideous!

[MasterWolf1]

LISA!!! WHAT IS THAT?? MY POOR DINNER WILL SURVIVE OR NOT??? I THOUGHT BIGFOOT WAS A MYTH!