I'm sure by now most of you have heard about Jennifer Love Hewitt and the "unflattering" bikini photo of her that's been floating around the Internet. I hope you also know that Hewitt fought back and in a polite, Party-of-Five kind of way told the paparazzi to kiss her fat ass. The photograph showed that Hewitt, who is a size 2, actually has a booty and hips like most healthy women in America. I guess you're fat these days if your spine, ribs and hip bones aren't in plain view.
Now I know it's hard to feel sorry for rich celebrities, but this isn't about them. It's about your daughter, niece, little sister or cousin. In my opinion, it's bad enough that many young girls think they have be a size 2 and now apparently that's not even good enough.
Sure, we have women of all shapes and sizes in the limelight these days, but when will we stop touting ladies like Queen Latifah and Jordin Sparks as "plus-size" beauties and just see them as beautiful?
I'm not asking you to take to the streets in defense of J. Love or any other celebrity. And this isn't about to turn into a love-your-body-as-is speech. We all, unfortunately, obsess over our weight a bit and I'm no different. Even many men struggle with either wanting to shed pounds or gain muscle. But, ladies, the next time you're tempted to say you look fat in front of young girl, don't. And the next time you're about to whisper to your pal that so-and-so is putting on weight, swallow your words.
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