When Glamour Magazine labeled Amy Schumer ‘plus-size” among Melissa McCarthy, Adele, and Ashley Graham, the outspoken comedian immediately fought back, claiming that she’s between a size six and a size eight, and the true definition of plus-size is a size 16. She furthered that the label is unnecessary, and “only reserved for women.” Glamour Magazine was quick to respond, insisting that they never called her plus-size and simply included her in the magazine as a representation of a positive body image.
Though I always appreciate Amy Schumer’s everyman take on the toxic beauty standards of Hollywood, I have to state the obvious. Her initial objection reeks of, “Hey, I might be curvy, but I’m certainly not as fat as those other chicks you mentioned,” instead of a blatant rejection of the label in its entirety. She’s right that the label is only reserved for women, but she muddied the message by stating her size. These labels are abhorrent, and each and every time the term “plus-size” is mentioned, there should be an objection, regardless of size. Just put normal-sized, non-anorexic women in your magazines without mention of weight. The sooner we eliminate this focus, people will stop focusing on it. And lastly, if it’s true that most women in America are beyond a size 12, that is ALSO AN ISSUE, and both women and men need to lose weight. I will not tout the importance of a healthy body image when that body image involves being overweight, nor will I do the same with emaciated runway models. Somewhere between plus-size and scary-skinny, there is a healthy weight, and any emphasis on either direction is flawed.
There’s a reason Sony stood behind Dr. Luke in Kesha’s contract battle and subsequent allegations of rape and verbal abuse, and it likely has more to do with his status as a money-making-machine than his moral character. In fact, he’s worth way more to Sony than Kesha is, and I’ve long surmised that they kept Kesha under contract via Dr. Luke’s insistence. There are far more legal complexities than meet the eye, though. Kesha is signed to Luke’s label, and Luke is under contract with Sony, so even though Sony has insisted that they can’t release her, they have offered for her to work with another producer, which the courts think is enough. But if Sony doesn’t have the power to release her, as they claim, then how do they have the power to offer up a different producer? Wouldn’t that be Luke’s decision? And if you’re deciding whether to believe the pop star, perhaps you can navigate your judgment via social media, based on other celebrities who have and have not spoken up. One such celebrity in the latter category is Jennifer Lopez, who just released a catchy track that was co-written and produced by Dr. Luke. In fact, ‘
There are three sides to every story, and judging by Kris Jenner’s exchange with Caitlyn over dinner, they will likely keep it that way. The exes simply don’t agree on whether Kris knew about Bruce’s desire to be a woman when they met. Caitlyn insists she confessed her inner-conflict to Kris, by saying she was on “hormones.” Kris said that while she knew he had taken drugs of some kind that could have impact his sperm count, she assumed it was steroids and not estrogen. There are many studies on memory and the ability to bend thoughts to meet the most favorite story-line, but since Bruce has been accused by his entire family of lying about his transition until the 11th hour, I’m siding with Kris. Watch the clip from ‘I Am Cait’ below.
