In a March interview with Vanity Fair, meat-wearing celebrity singer Lady GaGa said “pop stars should not eat.”
Anyone who has seen GaGa in concert has probably noticed that once she has shed her elaborate costumes (and most of the rest of her clothes), she is a very, very thin individual.
Given her high-energy performances on stage, eating and eating healthy should be one of her top priorities.
For someone who promotes free love, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights, and homeless youth charities, it’s strange GaGa would leave out accepting one’s body image in her laundry list of activism.
Perhaps she has succumbed to the thin, beautiful celebrity image the music industry and Hollywood promotes. But that doesn’t mean you should.
To combat the ideas put forth by celebrities like GaGa and Hollywood, the Women’s Outreach Center is posting small notes around campus today as part of “Love Your Body Day.”
The campaign was started by health and fitness blogger Caitlin Boyle, who began the campaign simply by posting a note saying “You are beautiful!” in a women’s bathroom.
The Women’s and Gender Studies Student Association is also participating in the national campaign, showing a documentary, “50 Nude Women” at 1:30 p.m. in Robertson Hall. The purpose of the film is not to titillate, but to show what real, no-makeup, un-Photoshopped female bodies look like.
It should be an interesting film, and we encourage anyone who has ever worried about who they see in the mirror to attend.
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toastergirl 1 year, 7 months ago
Lady gaga is overrated.
kdbp1213 1 year, 7 months ago
celebrities in general are overrated...........