Via the Stranger.

This story is all over the net and for a very good reason- the NYT is pretty much calling hot actresses across the globe (Golden Globe pun definitely intended) fat........say what?


Maybe it’s just me, but I could have sworn that some of the ladies who showed up at the Golden Globes on Sunday had put on a little weight. It’s almost criminal to name names, because the very actresses whose body-mass indexes have been the subject of endless tabloid speculation are the very ones now sporting sexier curves. You could definitely see the difference if you concentrated solely on the upper arms. Instead of a Barbie-doll circumference, there was suddenly, amazingly, a womanly roundness to their frames. More Marilyn than Twiggy, that’s for sure.

Thank you, NYT for making me feel even better about myself than I did before. Excuse me, but is there anything wrong with the way any of these women look? On a hotness scale, they are pretty much still at the top, imaginary bingo wings and all.

The media’s focus on celebrity weight gains has got to stop- not everyone wants to look like an emaciated rag doll and I think that’s a good thing. Can’t we start focusing more on the actual acting or is that only possible in the case of Meryl Streep? Are we now giving awards for the best bodies at the awards shows, too?

Also, according to the Stranger, a pic of Christina Hendrinks was accidentally “altered” somehow. The NYT is claiming that this was done unintentionally- wow, it’s amazing how Photoshop and/or uploading photos to the net can shave off the pounds so quickly. Check out this link to see the side by side comparison and let me know what you think.  The crazy thing about it is that she is ridiculously hot in either picture.

I’m thinking that I could use the NYT photoshopping services on my Christmas cards next year- seriously, it’s a much better way to “lose weight” than a belly or fanny tuck and considerably cheaper.

The support of online bloggers for the “large actresses” on this one is great and I am in full agreement that none of the women pictured here is large. That doesn’t mean that women shouldn’t get in shape; I’m just saying that perhaps we have a little more important things to focus on than the “bingo wings” of someone who is still underweight by most BMI standards.