well, that video accomplished little.

They raise some valid points, but their examples are a bit lacking.

Osbourne could have just changed from an annoying teenager to a tolerable adult by growing up. So many of us did, without any associated weight loss.

As for Rue, regardless of what she is like in real life, her public persona has always been kind of sweet and bubbly.

For Hudson, it is a shame if her weight loss is celebrated more than her acting or singing talents. But, I don't think they argue in that video that her personality has changed.

I felt like the video veered into criticizing the women instead of focusing solely on the way the media portrays weight. It's not your body, it's not your life, and it's not your decision. I'm fat and I'm all for other fat people (and thin, and muscular, and in-between, etc...) being happy the way they are, but it's really none of my business what strangers decide to do with their bodies. That said, tabloids are AWFUL about depicting weight gain/loss. It's like, "Hey, actress, you lost 15 lbs, AWESOME!" one day and, "OMG, actress is severely underweight and could die at any second, eat a sandwich!" the next. Of course a few months later this is all followed with, "Actress has gained 10 lbs. Argh, obesity!" Stop fucking with us, tabloids. You suck.

I don't know who Jenny Rue is, so I can't say anything about her, aside from raising my eyebrows at her 'before' size. She isn't that big. The comment about her finding some therapy is harsh (I agree with Sarah, this focuses too much on "OMG these particular women are foolish for feeling this way" and not WHY they may feel this way in our society), but I have to raise my eyebrows at someone who, at that size, claims she can't find pants.

Not that Kelly Osborne or Jennifer Hudson ARE (were) any bigger than her. Thankfully, they DID touch on the Kelly Osborne thing: she was a teenager, now she's 25. I don't think I know a person under 25 who's weight IS stable. Kids are growing. Then at around age 13-15, yeah, a lot of kids either shed puppy fat or gain a lot of weight they never had. In the late teens/early 20s, the same thing is common: bigger teens often slim down, smaller teens gain the Freshman 15 or maybe hit their last legs of puberty (which for women, which is the gender relevant here, can last until she IS about 25 years old!). At my age, it isn't uncommon to not see someone for a few months, then be shocked because 'woah, he lost about 50 pounds since summer started' or 'that girl used to be a twig.' Especially since the pictures are coupled with bad makeup, bad fashion, and bad attitude. Fifteen year olds are pretty notorious for not being very attractive by most standards (aside from the standards of other 15 year olds), and having bad attitudes on top of that. Twenty-five year olds are notorious for being as attractive as they ever have been or ever will be again, and not having an angsty teen attitude. You just can't compare.

As for Jennifer Hudson....I think that people just aren't taking her last 2 years of life into account. Several members of her family were murdered, she's had a kid.....physical changes, especially weight, are common when things like that happen. She may have done a diet, I don't know (can you tell I pay very little attention to tabloids?) but I doubt her situation is the exact same as any other run-of-the-mill celebrity who 'just wants to be skinnay!' like the video portrays it. She did not necessarily lose weight because she wanted to be more famous.

Also, like Sarah says, there's a razor-thin line of the 'right weight' for celebrities based on tabloid standards. Gain one pound, you're an obese whale. Lose one pound, you're anorexic, and like hell are they going to say 'anorexia' with an ounce of sympathy. Fact is, a lot of stars in the public eye start out as teens (ex; Jessica Simpson and Britney Spears, who've come under fire for daring to wear 'unflattering' pants and have baby weight, respectively). And on a frame typical of hollywood stars, a loss or gain of any amount of weight is evident: if a quite thin woman gains or loses 10 pounds, no matter how healthy she is, no matter how or why it was lost or gained, there's going to be much more evident than if a bigger woman gained or lost a similar small amount of weight. And famous women should never put on a swimsuit.....I've seen Ke$ha (thin, but not particularly toned and standing in an awkward pose) called disgusting for a body that other singers and actresses have been praised for. I guess just based on the celebrity's public image, as well. Snooki will never get good press, Lady GaGa would be awarded a medal for kicking puppies.

I apologize for not taking the time to watch the video but just speaking as a blanket assumption before I come into this, if I were a female celebrity with a weight problem, I'd probably be a lot nicer after losing weight simply because the press had finally gotten off my ass and stopped taking liberties to insult me because of my waistline.

This goes right to one of the major feminist critiques of eating disorders (and, indeed, the diet industry as a whole).

If women are too busy thinking about nothing but food and weight loss, they won't think about speaking out against real problems in society, or even just speaking out in general.

I know that when I am struggling w/anorexic thoughts, I get much less outspoken. I see this with other women who have or who have survived EDs, too. You just don't have the mental energy, most of the time, to be as in-your-face.

(I couldn't watch the video. Transcript, anyone?)

Ironically, the requirement that women put their bodies on display for judgment by others is perfectly illustrated by Maile Martinez who is wearing a top that is cut down to her navel. Why is she conforming to the fashion edicts that she is crticizing?

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