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

[realpestilence.livejournal.com]

Have you ever seen Michelle Yeoh's thighs? She used to do ballet, and along with the martial arts, that helped her develop legs that could crack a man's ribcage like a twig. I saw the old movie she did with Jackie Chan, 'Supercop', and was awestruck. :)

[lomer.livejournal.com]

Strength = muscle = mass. It's simply the way things are. Even with yoga which builds core strength and lean muscle and is known for not bulking people up... you still get slightly bigger simply because muscles are taking the shape they want to be in. More aggressive training will result in more aggressive results. I like my thighs. My thighs are ROCKS. They're no longer itty bitty, but they're strong and I'll gladly trade off itty bitty for strong any day.

[realpestilence.livejournal.com]

I was reading a health tip somewhere that said one of the things you can do to help prolong your life is build strong legs. You're less likely to fall and hurt yourself seriously; and if you *do* fall, less likely to break anything major. Considering how many elderly people die or severely injure themselves in falls that break hips, etc, it's a good suggestion!