Yep…it’s summer. The time of year where frenzied paparazzi’s
will follow celebrities around “trying” to obtain that gold dust photo of them
looking fat.
How sick is this right?
Surely celebrities have the right to look fat? Not at all
they should uphold constant standards of beauty and to never look in the least
bit…(dare I say it) normal. (pffft give me a break)
I was absolutely astounded at the harassment Kelly Brook
recently received because she looked fat. That’s right! Kelly sexy Brook! Kelly
Brook has one of the most enviable bodies (in the world) and even she can’t go
on holiday and relax like the rest of us.
I was horrified at comments about her “jelly belly” and “wobbly
bits”. I see not very many people complaining when she has a tight bra and
knickers set on and looks “flamin’ hot”.(please note there is a little bit of nudity in this article…it is the Sun
after all) (P.S I think the title infuriates me the most)
Some of the comments were actually awful! Most of them from
a mix of men and women commenting on her weight and the size of her body. One said: “I think Kelly is lovely but to be honest! When she gets back from hols
she needs to hit the treadmill. Too many tortilla's and corn chips, me thinks.” Another said: If she could lose 4 stone i would be
interested, nice nips though.” And finally, “Mama Mia???? Mama mammoth more
like. This is what you get when your photoshopper is on holiday. It's safe to
say there's better photos of you about Kel.”
Many of the comments tried to stick up
for Kelly stating: “She’s a real women” “Real women and real curves in the right places”.
However, it began to get me thinking about the information that is played out
in the media.
For example (not this particular one)
some articles have stated that she is a size 10. I’m now not so convinced that
this is her true size. Could I have been hypnotized by images that have been photo-shopped?
This morning (01/07/13) Anthea Turner
was speaking to Lorraine Kelly about the influence of photo shopping. She has
completed an article for the Sun (I love the Sun don’t you? Trying to campaign
for women’s rights and then throwing a lovely page 3 girl in front of you…Grrrr)
where she shows an image of her normally and finally one that has been photo
shopped. The difference is pretty extreme but I think it makes a valid point
that pictures in magazines can’t always be trusted.
*Ahem* listen up guys! All women do not
look like page 3 models! Most of us don’t have flat stomach, pert bums, smooth
thighs or even luscious lips. This is a mad world we live in!
On the back of this I started to think
about the influence of these images and how this must be making young women
(and me!) feel. Personally, I’m pretty OK with my body. We all have stuff we don’t
like and I KNOW I will never be like Lucy from TOWIE or a Victoria Secrets
model. And you know what, I’m fine with that. As long as I am fit, healthy and
fit into my clothes I don’t mind.
My Blogilates
instructor Cassey Ho also wrote about this on her blog stating that your only
competition should be yourself not other women! Pretty powerful huh?
Anyways, I hope this maybe incites you
to think about your views to photo shopping and images online? How does this
make you feel?
Enjoy your week
Steph
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