A Frivolous Observavation

[Lisa]

First off, let me just say that I never watch television.  I HATE reality shows.  I just think they're for idiots.  I mean, why should I care about Kate Gosselin and those floozy Kardashian sisters? 

However, my sister does watch television.  So I just couldn't help but catch snippets of the show "Dancing With the Stars."  Have any of you seen that show?  From what I've read in some fashion magazines, the female contestants always end up losing weight while doing the show, since they spend so much time training and rehearsing for their dance routines. 

But there was one contestant on the show named Niecy Nash who gained weight.   Perhaps you all know of her?  If not, Google her.  This woman, who is at least 50 pounds overweight bragged about how much junk she would eat while rehearsing for her dance routine.  She would be like, "Oh I had a cheeseburger and a milk shake."

The reason I bring this up is because I notice a trend here.  If it's a white actress or television personality who happens to gain ten pounds, the media skewers her and calls her fat.  They did that to Jennifer Love Hewitt, who was a mere size 4 at the time, when they showed unflattering pictures of her in a bathing suit.  They did the same thing to Jessica Simpson. 

But if it's a black/minority woman, the media euphemistically refers to her fat as "curves."  Look at Jennifer Lopez.  She *might* be pretty if she would only dress more modestly.  But in all her photos, she looks like an overweight, overdressed cleaning lady with a fat rear end.  And I have yet to ever read, or hear any media person say she's heavy, whereas they would destroy a white woman half Ms. Lopez's size. 

And let's not forget Michelle Obama.  All you hear and read about is how beautiful she is!  Puh-leeze!!!!!  If there was a white, conservative First Lady with that figure, you can be sure the media would call her fat!

What do you guys think? 

[Rubystars]

You made a very good point Lisa, and I agree with you. White women are unfairly targeted, but even more dramatic is how white men are often portrayed as completely stupid and even effeminate. By the way your describing Jennifer Lopez as looking like a cleaning lady made me laugh so much! 

[Dr. Dan]

Let evil schwatzas and other evil people go ahead and be proud of gaining weight. They will die a lot faster from all kinds heart diseases and diabetes and cancer.

[Lisa]

Thanks Rubystars!

I also agree with you regarding how white men are portrayed as stupid buffoons, whereas their wives are portrayed as superior, all knowing individuals.  

[Lisa]

Dr. Dan, I agree with you about letting evil schvartzas eat as unhealthily as they like. 

What I object to is how their fat women are portrayed by the media as sexy and curvaceous, whereas white women half their size are criticized for gaining ten pounds. 

[Lisa]

And there's something else I would like to add. 

I've noticed from passing newsstands that tabloids love to point to white women (with arch backs, or who are wearing baggy clothes) and ask if they're pregnant.  They've done it to Angelina Jolie, who is a stick, to Prince William's girlfriend Kate Middleton, and to Eva Longoria, who merely went from a size 00 to a less toned 0. 

I have never seen any cover story asking if some famous black woman is pregnant.

[arksis]

LOL Lisa, you are making me laugh so hard! I'm with you on the reality shows, I hate them too and I blame it on Hollywood that can't even write good shows anymore, same goes for movies. I can't remember the last time I watched a recent movie. And if there IS a new movie, it's a remake! The only thing I can think of, as to WHY things are never said against black women, is because of the RACIST word, why else? This country has become so politically correct that it makes me sick anymore.

[mord]

Shvartza women by nature have an average weight of 360 pounds or more.A petite size dress for shvatzas starts at size 92