I really do like Miranda Lambert. Seriously. I have worn her cd out, and even my daughter knows every last word to "Kerosene".
However... I picked up this weeks People magazine and was flipping through it out on my front porch this evening, and came across the article "How She Stays Fit"... featuring Miranda. The caption beside her photo says, "I am never going to wear a size 2, says Lambert. People say, 'You look healthy' and that's fine with me." Intrigued, I read on through the article to find that poor Miranda is a SIZE 4.
A SIZE 4. No, I didn't mistype SIZE 14 or SIZE 24. She is a size 04.0
Seriously. If you are going to be featured in a "I am not going to worry about my weight because I am a good singer and that is what counts" type article in People magazine, at least say something a little more dramatic like, "I am never going to be able to fit in to a 4T. But that is ok."
But when you are a SIZE 4, no one really feels badly about you not being able to cram your skinny ass into a size 2. SERIOUSLY.
The only thing that redeems People magazine is that there is another article featuring the new American Idol, the gorgeous Jordin Sparks, who is a size 12, and fabulous. Ironically, in that same article on page 125, there is a photo of Jordin with a quote in big, bold letters, "I am not ever going to be a size 2. I would look so weird".
Apparently being a size 2 is the new crack. And crack is wack.
3 comments:
Wow..that really is awful. And to think I was throwing out F-bombs to my wardrobe this morning because all I wanted was for my size XL shirts not to show off my post-baby gut. I love Miranda too, but if I saw her today, I would take her guitar and hit her over the head and put a "1" in front of the "4" on her jean's tag.
I have to admit to being disgusted by people who moan about having to lose a lot of weight, and then admitting it's six pounds or something ridiculous like that. I have been walking at least 40 minutes A DAY for a MONTH. I have lost 0 pounds. I feel better and I think I fit better into my clothes...but I do not have 6 stubborn pounds. I have 60...at least (insert little sheep icon here to show how sheepish this makes me feel). I am an 18, some days...on bad days, I am a 20...gasp. I will never be able to fit into a 10. sigh...
Holy crap! I'm glad it's okay to love yourself if you're not a size 2.
I do hate the articles about "plus-size" models who embrace being a size 12.
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