Celebrities and weight loss: How much is too much?
Recently, we have seen celebrities trim up and tone down. We have seen some dramatically lose weight. This post is to just visually see some of the recent transformations in Hollywood.
Seeing as our images of OURSELVES are shaped by society, how is this helping the self-image of women? Since when is scary skinny beautiful?
OK. As a forewarning. I may get a little bit opinionated in this post. If you're not a reader (seeing as this post is a bit lengthier than most) scroll down to see some sweet pictures.
This year has been exceptionally scandalous in the political world, with recent stories involving Arnold Schwarzenegger, John Edwards, and as the face of our current scandal, Congressman Anthony Weiner. These stories are not your average "picture sharing" or "affair" situation, but these scandals involve lies and deceit. Deceit to the point of destruction. John Edwards impregnated another woman while his wife was dying of cancer. Schwarzennegger impregnated his HOUSEMATE while he slept soundly next to his wife every night. He kept mum for 10 years about his illegitimate child. These stories take SKILL. Not anyone can lie to an entire nation and maintain their sanity. It's almost scary, actually. These are the same people that make crucial decisions for our country.
So, for anyone who does not know what Anthony Weiner did, here it is, briefly:
Let's just say, Weiner had a bad case of the Tweets. Someone should have given him a Twitter lesson before he went sending pictures via the incredibly popular social networking site.
On May 27th, a photo of a man's groin appeared on Weiner's twitter feed. Yes, it was Weiner's weener. How tragic to have such a name and be involved in such a scandal. Yet, you have to admit, it's pretty funny. His first response to the picture was that his Twitter was hacked, then he changed the story to say that he sent it to a woman by the name of Gennette Cordova as a joke. When that story didn't fly, he finally admitted to "several inappropriate" electronic relationships with six women over the course of three years. Weiner has a devout Muslim wife, who doesn't drink and essentially epitomizes good character. They have been married for a year and apparently, she is willing to work through the scandal although she is "disappointed," in Weiner's words. The Congressman currently has 69,259 followers under the name @RepWeiner. His last tweet was on June 1, saying:
With Skyzoo's "The Great Debater," and Rapsody's "Thank H.E.R Now," June is shaping up to be a very exciting month in the world of Hip Hop and music in general. Both mixtapes are generating a lot of buzz, with Skyzoo's release date right around the corner, 6/7!
What can we expect from this? More Brooklyn. More of the Wordsmith himself representing where he came from. We can expect more storytelling and metaphoric speech that will keep you thinking and engaged in the music.
“I’m more proud just being an MC that tells the story of New York. When you heard Snoop, you knew he was from LA. When you heard Kanye, you knew he was from the Midwest. I want people to know when you hear Sky, you know he’s from New York. You can hear it in the way I rap. You can hear it in the things I talk about.’’
--Skyzoo
