interpretedworld commented on "A Free, Fluid, Energetic, Sensual Walk": Details From The Gait/Orgasm Study

"That's a really shitty misuse of a wonderful line of poetry (and not such a hot translation, either: I like "the true goddess is revealed in her stride")."

interpretedworld commented on Loose Lips

"@undomesticgoddess: Sometimes that's true, but I think there is such a thing as overnormalizing eating disordered behavior and thinking."

interpretedworld commented on Loose Lips

"Much as the impulse to help someone through something you've already been through is an admirable one, I'm not confident that it really works that way. None of us gets through things like eating disorders because we figure them out and are no longer prone to their deceptions--we get through them with help, stubbornness, and sheer dumb luck."

interpretedworld commented on Loose Lips

"Wow."

interpretedworld commented on Pregnant Panda Gives Birth On Camera

"Wow, that looks way easier than people-birthing."

interpretedworld commented on September Vogue: Last Ladymag Standing (And Jumping)

"@GertMcDirt: I'm not sure I'd compare modeling to dancing, but I do think it's true that a good model has a highly developed physical self-awareness & visual sense."

interpretedworld commented on September Vogue: Last Ladymag Standing (And Jumping)

"@MissHathaway: Well, anything that pays you money to do something is a job."

interpretedworld commented on Dante Moore's Rules For Female "Re-Education" Include Cooking And Staying Skinny

"The fatter you get, the more you decrease your potential single-man pool."

interpretedworld commented on Project Runway: Gay Mormon Meltdown

"I'd take Terri's outfit over Jerrell's. Also, "watch the breathing." !"

interpretedworld commented on Death In Venice (Actually, Cleavage And Glitz)

"@R_Claw: I agree--Italian women are really refreshingly free of this whole "curly hair isn't sophisticated and frizz is the devil" complex American women have about hair. And another vote for Claudia Schiffer's dress--I think it's gorgeous."

interpretedworld commented on Rachel Maddow: "I Need To Focus On What I Think, So That I Can Stay Original"

"Rachel Maddow, how is it that you have remained so mind-bogglingly wonderful in an industry that quickly sucks people's brains out and replaces them with chewing gum?"

interpretedworld commented on Candace Bushnell May Be A Feminist, But That Doesn't Mean We Have To Like Her

"@rosasparks: why is rocket called arugula in the US?"

interpretedworld commented on Candace Bushnell May Be A Feminist, But That Doesn't Mean We Have To Like Her

"That's a startlingly well-done celebrity profile, actually--gets the contradiction across without a lot of pontificating."

interpretedworld commented on Do Queen Latifah's Jenny Craig Ads Herald A New Era Of Televised Body Acceptance?

"@vivelafat: nope, but I'd like to be when I grow up!"

interpretedworld commented on Do Queen Latifah's Jenny Craig Ads Herald A New Era Of Televised Body Acceptance?

"@Princess Leela (formerly theGP): I'm 100% in favor of that hypothetical ad--that sounds to me like it projects a genuine focus on health that's accessible to everyone, rather than a faux-focus on health like this one."

interpretedworld commented on Do Queen Latifah's Jenny Craig Ads Herald A New Era Of Televised Body Acceptance?

"The "Size Healthier" catchphrase also bugs, because...health isn't measured by size, as underscored by the recent study revealing--omg!--that lots of fat people are healthy and lots of not-fat people are unhealthy."

interpretedworld commented on Do Queen Latifah's Jenny Craig Ads Herald A New Era Of Televised Body Acceptance?

"@Princess Leela (formerly theGP): Can't speak for others, but I for one would be way more psyched about a "health for everyone no matter what size!" gym ad with the Queen than a diet ad."

interpretedworld commented on This Week In Tabloids: Jen's Seeing Brad, Shannen's Being Bitchy, Britney Attempts Suicide

"See, it does not surprise me one iota that Britney would be staunchly opposed to her kids having the same kind of parent-fueled showbiz childhood that she did."