The Daily News Reports: “Lindsay Lohan has gone from "Mean Girl" to "Lean Girl" in the blink of
an eye. The teen screen queen shot to stardom on her wholesome good
looks: red hair, freckles and a curvy figure. But these days the
18-year-old bottle blond looks more like a third Olsen twin with twiggy
arms, jutting hips and a shrinking bosom. Lohan’s dramatic weight loss
over the last year had already sparked talk of a possible eating
disorder…”
It absolutely terrifies me to see these adorable young girls disappearing into nothingness one after the other. When did we decide, as a culture, that looking malnourished was sexy? It scares me to see these women walking down the red carpet looking like a strong wind would blow them over, and if it did, that their bones would break like twigs.
Now, before the backlash begins, I am not dissing naturally thin girls! I used to be one of those girls who could eat anything and not gain an ounce; that does not last forever. I heard tons of comments about how I needed to eat more, see a doctor, etc. I didn't, I was perfectly healthy. There are many thin young women out there who are naturally like that, and DON'T need any help, or to eat more, they just have high metabolisms. I am not addressing them.
I'm addressing the issue of someone who looks normal one moment, then a month later has lost all semblance of being a girl...no hips, no breasts, and a giant lollipop head. This is not natural. It will lead to health problems now, and later in life. And my comment about bones breaking like twigs is not so far-fetched, as anorexic and bullemic women are more likely to develop osteoporosis later in life. This is not the image we want to encourage our daughters to emulate! Now, I'm not blaming Lindsey Lohan for the downfall of modern society. But, every time I see a new young actress disappear into thin air, that's one more healthy role model down the drain for our future daughters. Incidently, you may think "Well, actresses don't make good role models anyway! My daughter's role models should be scientists, authors, etc." and I agree, but we all know that little girls look up to actresses, models, and singers. We can't change that, but we can hope that they will realize that being photographed over and over again looking like they live on air alone is not a responsible way to further their careers. And on a side note, (this is another rant for another day) it is not just our daughters that we have to worry about. I have recently been sickened to overhear young men saying "I only like skinny girls...if she's not a size 0, she's a cow. fat girls are nasty!" when just a few years ago the majority of guys were saying "I don't like my girlfriend to be so thin that I feel like I will break her if I hug her! I like hips and curves!". Do we really want our sons thinking that women should look like little boys? And do we really want them believing that anything over a size ZERO (what does that mean btw, that you don't actually exist?!?) is FAT!?!? I think not! Parents, take heed...please educate your kids now, because their role models are letting them down!!
Peace,
~G*
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