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Real Breasts Bug America

Why do we exalt Heidi Montag, then mock girls with genuine assets

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 21, 2010 2:27 PM CST

(Newser) – Meghan McCain thinks America has a real “double standard for double Ds.” For some reason, when Heidi Montag shows off her newly enhanced breasts, People runs a fawning piece complete with an admiring before-and-after spread. But when Christina Hendricks showed up at the Golden Globes wearing a dress that showed off her naturally large breasts, a New York Times fashion critic quoted a stylist saying “you don’t put a big girl in a big dress.”

Would we call her “big” if her breasts were fake? Similarly, Jessica Simpson recently got berated by US Weekly for going out to dinner in a low-cut dress. “Would everyone be so offended if her breasts were fake?” asks McCain at the Daily Beast. “Wouldn’t we celebrate her for showing off her new purchases, as though they were twin Escalades?” It’s a "twisted paradox." Women apparently can't celebrate their bodies—unless they have 10 surgeries like Montag.

Reality TV star Heidi Montag performs during the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009.
Reality TV star Heidi Montag performs during the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009.   (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)
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Surely there has to be some happy medium among Heidi Montag’s People cover and Christina Hendricks being referred to as a 'big girl' because she didn’t attend an awards ceremony in a burqa. - Meghan McCain

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BeatBlaster
Jan 25, 2010 12:10 PM CST
If I misunderstood your comment, frankish, just let me know.
BeatBlaster
Jan 25, 2010 12:10 PM CST
Just because you don't get my point of view doesn't make it stupid. What the hell is it with people around here who have zero respect for what others have on their minds? I remember when posting on Newser was fun. Frankish, you're entire comment was just fine until you said "stupid beyond belief." And to ask how it's possible to dislike the object to which one would aspire I have to ask you one question: just how in the world do you know what I would aspire to? Good grief.
frankish
Jan 25, 2010 9:58 AM CST
Hey stormy, who does?. If you find the answer, please tell the world. I will not hold my breath.

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