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November 9th, 2008

The headlines don’t lie: The stage is ripe for eating disorders

Who can blame girls and women for obsessing over the shape of their bodies?  Just take a gander at three of the weight-related news stories from the past week that I’ve listed below.

Kate Beckinsale eats dessert (probably a poached pear…) This article by Popeater is an interview with Beckinsale who claims that she no longer starves herself. […]

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September 19th, 2008

Am I fat? Thin? Normal?

As I was indulging in this piece of drivel about the new 90210 starlets’ shrinking bodies, I was again struck by the realization that I have no idea what’s thin, what’s fat and what’s normal anymore.
I look in the mirror one day and say, “Okay, I look pretty healthy.”  The next day, I can barely […]

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September 8th, 2008

Ooops… the media did it again

I’m no Britney Spears fan.  No way, no how.  Just the thought of how she’s acted as a mom (or, rather, hasn’t acted) curdles my blood.
But I’m feeling a little sorry for the lass-of-few-undergarments today.
See, she swept the VMA awards last night.  (An event about which I was blissfully ignorant until today.)  And everyone loves her… […]

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August 15th, 2008

Et tu, Jennifer Love Hewitt?

I was so impressed when Jennifer Love Hewitt spat back at the nasty media last November/December.  They (namely TMZ and the tabloids) called her fanny flabby; she told them to buzz off because she wasn’t fat.  It was wonderful!  A Hollywood A-lister finally understood how we “ordinary” gals felt!  It was empowering.
That was then.
THIS is now.
Guess […]

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July 27th, 2008

Eva Mendes is NOT fat ~ I don’t care what the fashion industry says!

Great article about Eva Mendes at Deceiver.com. 
Geesh.  And we wonder why so many young girls are starving themselves by the time they reach double digits.
Tags: Eva Mendes, fashion industry, Hollywood

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May 13th, 2008

The Size Zero Domino Effect

Little did I know that I would become a Bollywood Blogger, but here is yet another story from India and the Middle East.
I came across an article on Zee News that suggests Indian actress Kareena Kapoor’s shrinking body is a kind of thinspiration to her colleagues/competition.  (Not familiar with Ms. Kapoor?  See previous Breaking the Mirror posts here […]

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May 2nd, 2008

Breaking (the Mirror) News: Ashlee Simpson Admits to ED

In a rather unsurprising announcement, Ashlee Simpson has admited that she ONCE had an eating disorder.
That’s once upon a time, people.
Long time ago.
Way long.
She doesn’t have it now.
Of course.
See, no celeb wants to admit to HAVING an eating disorder.  Sure, they are more-than-happy to be seen as gals and guys who overcame anorexia, bulimia, EDNOS, you name […]

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