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more about #frenchwomendontgetfat shantidevi: I think lots of people have a irrational dislike of people who don't showcase their weaknesses. We're not comfortable with people who portray that the... more » BuffyPhD: I haven't read the books. However, I always wonder if the social context ever gets its due. The "secret" to not getting fat chez les francaises must s... more » Rose.Selavy.Needs.A.Drink: Yawn, nothing like sweeping generalizations to create controversy. All this "ooo, the French women know something special" is marketing hooey, yeah, d... more » sara-without-an-h: I disliked her book. I hate the glamourization of French women, BECAUSE I am a French woman.We come in all shapes and sizes, except that in Paris you ... more » emfish55: At least some of the resentment must stem from the sense many people have that Giuliano's success is disproportionate to her success. Her books are f... more » ihateyourescalade: The "Skinny Bitch" authors deserve more ire here, for 1. Writing a book with "bitch" on the title solely for the gratuitous-titillation factor, 2. Pro... more » rodmanstreet: This is the first I've heard of this movie and I'm already insulted by it. I'm sure it will be a weight loss journey to a handsome man! With champag... more » funzette: I will never trust a woman who tells me to eat small portions of high quality, non-diet, non-ersatz food and then tells me to make an apple tart out o... more » RedLantern: Huh. When you put it that way, she has every single trait I resent, yet I loved FWDGF. I'm not one to buy weight loss books, but I not only read thi... more » pantsless economist...access RESTORED: I wrote some friends to get specifics on the dislike. "Smug" and "superior" were constants. "Inflexibility" was another. Sounds like Giuliano's got ... more » chinaplate: 'with, by the way, no kids to mess up the orchids or the trips to Paris' Snark snark snark. Hate observations like this. #mireilleguiliano more » AndPreciousLittleofThat: Occam's Razor sez: Americans don't like being unfavorably compared with the French, period. #mireilleguiliano more » mbprice: What don't French women get about fat? It's a semi-solid lipid composed of glycerol and carboxylic acid that frequently serves as an energy source whe... more » sableized (sister europe): I read this book because when I was in high school I had a Frenchwoman as my dorm mother, and the tone reminded me so much of her. So I never link thi... more » Her Grace: SNOWED IN: I didn't find that my weight was impacted by being in a more active country (Australia) vs a less active country (the US). I had only public transpor... more » Liz11685: I think that France has a culture around thinness and take great pride in not looking like us sloppy Americans. One huge headline when I was in Paris ... more » iminparis: I live in Paris and here are partial explanations: - tiny apartments and no tv. There is no way you can stay home in front of the tube all night. Fri... more » ChildBride: The interesting thing about weight in France is that here in the US, if you say "I'm feeling heavy/I think I'm gonna go on a diet" people immediately ... more » Jack_Burton: They use Le Grille George Forman, and Frappucinos are illegal. more » Ozyman: Not surprising that people's view of what is normal weight is influenced by their neighbors. I live in the thinnest state in the US, and I bet the co... more » -
#maisnon
French Women Don't Get It, Or Why Do We Resent Mireille Guiliano?
Yesterday, a very nice friend and I were in a bookstore and caught sight of Mireille Guiliano's latest, Women, Work & The Art of Savoir Faire: Business Sense & Sensibility. "I've decided I hate her," said my normally mild-mannered friend: More » -
#france
French Women Don't Get Fat (Enough)
"France has by far the highest proportion of clinically underweight women in Europe, but only half of them think they are too thin, according to a new study." [AFP] -
#frenchwomendontgetphat
Angry American Pundit: "French Women Can Suck It"
If there's one thing more entertaining than women slavishly trying to act Parisian, it's the ridiculous "You suck, Frenchwomen!" backlash. Cause, you know, those are the only options. [Left: That's a typical Frenchwoman, rubes.] More » -
#chickflicks
Shoes, Self-Help & Catfights: What Women Want In Movies
This was the year, we're told, that Hollywood started making movies for women... as long as they were totally inane. And next year, as Self-Help Cinema launches, they'll be even more vapid!
