Linkspam, the weekend edition:

[nilchance]

Y'all have probably seen this, but whatever.

- Jessica Simpson, the mountain out of a molehill celebrity thing. Jesus H CHRIST, people, look at how cute she is! Lookit the wee belly! I think she's gorgeous with a little extra weight. Stupid mass media, making me side with Ashlee Simpson, but: is this the message you want to send your daughters? Is it surprising that our country has such a high incidence of eating disorders?

- Why is Venus on a diet? I FOAMED when I got this in my e-mail, and I seriously considered whether I should post it again. But if we don't rage and flail when stupid shit like this happens, people will forget that it is indeed the stupidest of shit. Also, plz consult my earlier rant about the goddess being represented as a) white, and b) too skinny to lift a sword or an apple.

- Icon Me Monday, or "I think I'm linking my thread correctly."

Comments

[lomer.livejournal.com]

You actually inspired me to do a post in my own journal about body image and sexiness. And I included two different youtube clips of dancers but I realize the first clip actually illustrated my point quite well. If you watch this youtube clip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGGcU1KbL9Y) you can see one girl in sweatpants and a sweatshirt, her fellow dancers are in very form fitting clothes... you know who I think is hotter? Sweatpants girl by a mile! She's confident. She doesn't need to show off. She knows she has control over her body. She's relaxed and she's in the moment. It's fucking HOT. The other girls do a good job too, but they are completely outshown by the EASE of sweatpants girl. Sweatpants are sexy. You don't need bootie shorts and a tank top to prove you're good enough. If you're good enough that's enough. People will see it. I'd much rather watch someone who'll dance in sweatpants and socks then watch someone who's trying so damn hard to be pretty.