No woman needs to have the ”right kind” of legs to wear a dress. I think as long as we say there is a right and wrong kind of body to wear something, we will have unrealistic beauty standards. I loved the commentary on the outfits, not the body negative things you said.
And why do they do that? Because it makes them a lot of money. And why does it make them money? Because everyone cares about their body and how they look. Why? Because the system makes us look. They are still people. That’s what I think
One could say the same about Ali Truwit’s legs. A year after one of her legs was bitten off by a shark in Turks & Caicos, Ali won two silver medals in swimming at the 2024 Paralympic Games. She models all kinds of outfits that are both fashion-forward and the kind real women wear. And if I ever buy any footwear apart from Birkenstocks, they’ll be Cole Haan, which markets gorgeous shoes as well as prosthetics for all kinds of activities. Obviously Ali has made this fashion-backward consumer sit up and pay attention.
I read Orwell. What I meant was that her legs are not to old, to ugly, to fat or unfit for her to wear that dress. The words are meant to describe what you see and/or think. However, what we see as fat and ugly can be altered by someone else’s opinion. No? By using language as a tool to dictate views on yourself and others we are ultimately growing accustomed to the fact that her legs, and our own, do not belong in a short dress. I agree that stupid means stupid and fat means fat. Just remember that truth is complexed and sometimes your opinion may be curated by someone else…
I would like to understand how we can tell girls and young women that Sanchez, Kardashian, etc are NOT their role models. I do agree that women’s bodies have been shamed and controlled by commercial standards of beauty, and I have rejected these standards for decades. However, when the women most prominent in media, whether celebrities or Trump cabinet members, adopt a nearly inhuman surgically altered appearance, I wonder where the alternative role models are.
I don’t understand all the plastic. The lips, the breast’s, so big, and inflated and fake looking. Is it the whole “bigger is better” idea? Because it isn’t!
I still don’t know who the Kardashians are and why should anyone care. And Bezos needs to get his head examined to leave McKenzie Scott for the one with no original parts is insane
We need a name for that squished line at the top of someone’s boobs when the cup Does. Not. Fit. Something like “camel toe” which no one will forget once they’ve seen it. These women must be saved from overstuffing!
I hate this wedding, I hate the people there, I hate the clothes they are all wearing. It is all so completely TONE DEAF. I have never looked at the Kardashian crew with any type of "like" so I'm not surprised that they are there, but OPRAH???? REALLY OPRAH????? Such a disappointment that she went to this display of grossness.
No woman needs to have the ”right kind” of legs to wear a dress. I think as long as we say there is a right and wrong kind of body to wear something, we will have unrealistic beauty standards. I loved the commentary on the outfits, not the body negative things you said.
In general, I agree about commenting on women’s bodies. But these super-rich folks make it all about their bodies in some really icky ways.
Women invite comment with their outlandish and sluttish 'look at me' couture.
And why do they do that? Because it makes them a lot of money. And why does it make them money? Because everyone cares about their body and how they look. Why? Because the system makes us look. They are still people. That’s what I think
I take your point. But I would also like to call out ugly internalized misogyny when I see it.
Do her legs work? Get her to where she wants to go? If so, they’re good legs and she’s lucky to have them.
Legs is legs, as they say.
Exactly
One could say the same about Ali Truwit’s legs. A year after one of her legs was bitten off by a shark in Turks & Caicos, Ali won two silver medals in swimming at the 2024 Paralympic Games. She models all kinds of outfits that are both fashion-forward and the kind real women wear. And if I ever buy any footwear apart from Birkenstocks, they’ll be Cole Haan, which markets gorgeous shoes as well as prosthetics for all kinds of activities. Obviously Ali has made this fashion-backward consumer sit up and pay attention.
Stupid is stupid, ugly is ugly, fat is fat. You don’t change that with language. Didn’t you read your Orwell?
Why do you think we have these words?
I read Orwell. What I meant was that her legs are not to old, to ugly, to fat or unfit for her to wear that dress. The words are meant to describe what you see and/or think. However, what we see as fat and ugly can be altered by someone else’s opinion. No? By using language as a tool to dictate views on yourself and others we are ultimately growing accustomed to the fact that her legs, and our own, do not belong in a short dress. I agree that stupid means stupid and fat means fat. Just remember that truth is complexed and sometimes your opinion may be curated by someone else…
I would like to understand how we can tell girls and young women that Sanchez, Kardashian, etc are NOT their role models. I do agree that women’s bodies have been shamed and controlled by commercial standards of beauty, and I have rejected these standards for decades. However, when the women most prominent in media, whether celebrities or Trump cabinet members, adopt a nearly inhuman surgically altered appearance, I wonder where the alternative role models are.
The Kardashians are like COVID, they keep mutating and refuse to go away. Ugh.
I wish they were REALLY like Covid, as in, 'never existed in the first place'.
Undoubtedly waving and smiling at photographers, paid toadies AND Venetians shouting obscenities at them. God bless the shouters!
👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿😂
Over the top gross
I don’t understand all the plastic. The lips, the breast’s, so big, and inflated and fake looking. Is it the whole “bigger is better” idea? Because it isn’t!
When they do all that crap to themselves and pile on the makeup, it makes them look so lurid that they must smell bad too.
You can see why the guillotine was so popular for people like this.
Not just popular, but NECESSARY. I'll bring my knitting.
I’ll bring the wine.
Best comment
Merci.
I still don’t know who the Kardashians are and why should anyone care. And Bezos needs to get his head examined to leave McKenzie Scott for the one with no original parts is insane
Well, I agree - Bezos certainly traded down
Wealthy women dress so tacky
We need a name for that squished line at the top of someone’s boobs when the cup Does. Not. Fit. Something like “camel toe” which no one will forget once they’ve seen it. These women must be saved from overstuffing!
"Who wore it best?" Boob and lip edition.
Is finding a nice dress to wear so difficult? It must be tough having so many great options and still picking the ugly one.😏
I’m in on your comments. It is a matter of taste to understand what works for your body, and so far there are a lot of misses.
As my husband says, once you buy the boobs, you gotta show them off. Apparently also if you find Ozempic.
All that money and they don’t know how to dress appropriately. They don’t even have taste.
I couldn't read it all, I must confess - but:
"...is Gayle a guest of Oprah? Or are the little ladies of the astronaut trip, do they get to travel together?"
What on earth - or elsewhere - are you insinuating? Is 'guest of Oprah' the new 'friend of Dorothy'?
Gayle is Oprah’s best friend from her early days on television.
That's the story they tell.
It’s true. They’ve been friends since Oprah was a local tv show. Go back years. Gayle owes all of her success to her friendship with Oprah.
Oh, so you're saying 'YES'. I didn't know but now I do
Such a sickening collection all things fake. Yuck 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
I hate this wedding, I hate the people there, I hate the clothes they are all wearing. It is all so completely TONE DEAF. I have never looked at the Kardashian crew with any type of "like" so I'm not surprised that they are there, but OPRAH???? REALLY OPRAH????? Such a disappointment that she went to this display of grossness.