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Saturday, September 22, 2007
9:09:00 AM EDT
Hearing I Fought the Law -- The Clash

Why Women's Images of Themselves Are Kind of Messed Up, Part the Infinite


It's because apparently this woman is too fat for a standard modeling agency. Yes, you really need to click through to really appreciate the absurdity. In fact, the agency she now works for is a "plus-sized" agency, despite the fact that she is, in fact, thinner than the average woman.

Look, when a woman thinner than average rates as "plus-sized," something is mightily screwed up. And that's all I'm going to say about that.


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  • #6 Comment from princesssaurora 
    9/22/07 2:00 PM | Permalink
    Sad and scary for those of us with daughters to raise in this lunacy.

    be well,
    Dawn
  • #5 Comment from bilestew 
    9/22/07 1:23 PM | Permalink
    John doesn't respond to patented idiocy -- hence, BBartle's comments are invariably ignored.  
  • #4 Comment from nzforme 
    9/22/07 11:37 AM | Permalink
    It's worse than that -- she's a UK 12, which is a US 10.

    Eek.
  • #3 Comment from plittle 
    9/22/07 11:35 AM | Permalink
    Dear Barry,
      You know that old adage, "if you haven't got anything good to say...?" I'm sure John's just observing that.

    regards,

    Paul
    http://journals.aol.ca/plittle/AuroraWalkingVacation/
  • #2 Comment from khemistboy 
    9/22/07 10:09 AM | Permalink
    Barry, welcome to the overwhelming majority of people to whose comments John doesn't usually respond directly.  I really wouldn't take it personally, it'll do wonders for your blood pressure.
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