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Kim Kardashian: Not Full-Figured; A Little Offended
New York, 10:56 PM
Thu Dec 10
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04/21/09
I think its an unwritten code that 'stars' subtract at least one number size before they talk about clothes.
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Saleslady at hipster boutique: "Most stores go down to 0, but ours go down to -6. When you want that extra push over the skinny cliff."
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in the context of what you posted, of course it's true, but kk's response just shows how much sizes do mean. all us magazine did was use a picture of her next to an ad for forever 21's plus size line.
if sizes don't mean anything, then why would she bother to respond? a random photo does not a plus-size clothing ad make.
either that, or she's just pissed that she didn't get paid for kinda sorta not being in the ad in the first place.
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I know Kim K goes to the gym (because she uses her workout gear as a photo-op), but she's also admitted to quite a bit of lipo. I'm not sure this "working hard" thing means what she thinks it does.
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I agree. We don't know her size, and 1. her size is actually none of our business and b. knowledge of her actual size WOULDN'T ADD ANYTHING TO ANY CONVERSATION OF ANY IMPORT!
But did you know that Monroe was a 14? And that's a size Elebenity Million in today's system? But it's a 2 in England. Or was. During the war.
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And yes from my brief foray into Internet dating in L.A. apparently curvy is code for plus sized. Folks are crazy.
I said this before but it drove me nuts how J.Lo was considered a "big girl". I saw her at a premiere. Why she does have a butt at most she was a 4 then. Russell Crowe and other male actors can be whatever size they want but god forbid an actress is over a size 2.
Do people not realize the avg. size in America is a 14?
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Perhaps we could just stop insulting people (and by "people" I mean "women") based on their size? Perhaps we could simply value people (and by "people" I mean "women who don't meet precisely a particular, arbitrary set of criteria for what constitutes being physically attractive")?
Oh, ellaesther. You dream too big.
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Not saying the two are equal; just pointing out that the same arguments/responses come up time and time again.
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As such, I'm going to start a new campaign against Hollywood's hegemony of the short. Tall women can act, too, Hollywood! I'm 5'8'' and I was in acting class in high school!
04/21/09
I don't know why I'm not annoyed by Kim's comment. It's probably got something to do with the fact that she's not plus-sized, and that it is fucked if you think it is.
Anyhoo, let's not turn this entire thread into size comparisons. As much as I love knowing everyone's measurements, it's not needed.
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*storms off in a huff*