In case you missed it, actress Kate Winslet topped a recent British survey of 2,000 women ages 18 and older, who were asked, "Who has the best celebrity body?" Aside from the inherently icky idea of asking women to "rate" other women's bodies and deem one better than the other, the survey's results are being heralded as a great step forward in women's body image because now, it seems, we finally prefer "curvier" bodies.
Do we? I really want to know what Kate thinks of this.
If you're a long-time reader of this blog, you know I'm a huge Kate Winslet fan. But it's not because of her acting talent, her beauty or her celebrity lifestyle. It's because she said this.
I happen to believe that the most beautiful women in the world are those who seem to be comfortable with who they are. It doesn't matter what size they are. Think about it: You probably know a woman who's larger than what our culture would consider "beautiful," yet there's no denying her attractiveness. I'm willing to bet that woman knows who she is and carries herself with charm and confidence.
Maybe this is just poll-taking finally catching up with Kate's self-confidence.
I quite like Kate Winslet for her up-front-ness as well.
I was talking to my boyfriend about this the other day- I was telling him that I like how in the ancient Greek and Roman times, people appreciated curvy womanly figures. He pointed out that there was still discrimination: if you didn't have big hips back then, you weren't seen as desirable.
So I'm wondering how it's all going to pan out, now that we've gone from super skinny to the hourglass figure. What about those of us who are neither of these things, but instead have the more boyish rectangular figures without the wider hips (but without being super thin either)? It seems that unfortunately there's always discrimination at some level. I don't know if it's the hourglass figure that is the "trend" now or if it's simply being HEALTHY that is being viewed as more desirable. I wonder!
Posted by: Sagan | 01/04/2010 at 12:58 PM
of course both are good in front of everyone..=)
Posted by: pain relief | 01/05/2010 at 11:34 AM