“But I think the first real change in women’s body image came when JLo turned it butt-style. That was the first time that having a large-scale situation in the back was part of mainstream American beauty. Girls wanted butts now. Men were free to admit that they had always enjoyed them. And then, what felt like moments later, boom—Beyoncé brought the leg meat. A back porch and thick muscular legs were now widely admired. And from that day forward, women embraced their diversity and realized that all shapes and sizes are beautiful. Ah ha ha. No. I’m totally messing with you. All Beyonce and JLo have done is add to the laundry list of attributes women must have to qualify as beautiful. Now every girl is expected to have Caucasian blue eyes, full Spanish lips, a classic button nose, hairless Asian skin with a California tan, a Jamaican dance hall ass, long Swedish legs, small Japanese feet, the abs of a lesbian gym owner, the hips of a nine-year-old boy, the arms of Michelle Obama, and doll tits. The person closest to actually achieving this look is Kim Kardashian, who, as we know, was made by Russian scientists to sabotage our athletes.”
I finally finished Dracula for book club. Now I am reading what has been sitting on my nightstand for months and I am so happy. we all need a little more honest humor in our lives. and less vampires. definitely less vampires.
p.s. i just started the book. i found the quote and lol-ed when I read it, on another blog.
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I read her book during my first weeks at home with Greta and I laughed out loud more times than I can count. I wish I could have a little bit of amnesia so that I can read it again and again and always laugh.
Just got caught up on your last three posts... love the pics of the girls, of course. Glad to hear Tina Fey's book is good... the cover (man arms) freaked me out a bit. "Don't judge a book by it's cover." I have an obsession with Ellen as of late and almost bought her book the other day... but then remembered that "The Help" has been sitting on my nightstand for months and I haven't even started it. Oops. Ellen's book will be my reward for finishing an actual novel, I guess. Done rambling. It's 2am. As if you didn't hear enough of my rambling today:)
That is awesome. I didn't even know about this book until now and I think I need to read it. Thanks for sharing!
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