Posts by Stacey
Victoria’s Secret uses Adriana Lima’s ribs and hip bones to sell perfume
Date: March 4, 2011 | Posted By: Stacey
Don’t worry ladies, Victoria’s Secret values more than big breasts. They also really revere protruding bones and concave abdomens. Seriously, what is this? Delighted to receive some V.S. coupons in the mail (yes, I’m an “Angel V.I.P.” credit card carrier), my glee quickly turned to shock as I was assaulted by Adriana Lima’s prominent ribcage. Whether this is a Continue reading
What’s age (and weight) got to do with the Oscars?
Date: March 2, 2011 | Posted By: Stacey
Admit it, you would have dropped the f-bomb too. After winning the Best Supporting Actress Oscar at Sunday’s Academy Awards, Melissa Leo blurted out the expletive, along with a slew of more G-rated words of gratitude. Yet no one can seem to let Leo off the hook for last month’s self-promotional “Consider” ads she personally paid for Continue reading
Rolling Stone magazine considers Justin Bieber an abortion expert
Date: February 23, 2011 | Posted By: Stacey
By now, you’ve probably heard that Justin Bieber is an abortion expert. Okay, not really. But that didn’t stop Rolling Stone contributing editor, Vanessa Grigoriadis, from asking the tween heartthrob his thoughts on the issue. “I really don’t believe in abortion,” Bieber said. “It’s like killing a baby?” Perhaps phrasing that as an interrogative sentence doesn’t Continue reading
Pepsi introduces “the skinny can” for Fashion Week
Date: February 9, 2011 | Posted By: Stacey
Skinny sells. Or at least that’s what Pepsi hopes. Perhaps trying to keep up with Super Bowl ad sexism, Pepsi plans to unveil their new “Skinny Can” during New York Fashion Week “in celebration of beautiful, confident women.” Because, you know, beauty and confidence are only found in slim packages. Continue reading
Banned Super Bowl ad takes PETA from controversial to pornographic
Date: February 4, 2011 | Posted By: Stacey
PETA, I just…I can’t. Ladies and gentlemen, you are about to witness what happens when an ad campaign goes from controversial (yet debatably tasteful) exhibitionism to straight-up, soft-core pornography. A word to the wise: do not view this video at work, around small children, or in the presence of anyone with an ounce of respect for women Continue reading
Buy your tween anti-aging products at Wal-Mart
Date: February 2, 2011 | Posted By: Stacey
Finally! A cure for those prepubescent fine lines and wrinkles! Yes, seriously. Hoping to officially crush the innocence of childhood, Wal-Mart has rolled out a line of anti-aging cosmetics geared toward 8- to 12-year-olds. The “youth preserving” line is called “Geo-Girl” and has 69 products ranging from exfoliators (to scrub off those gross, dead, OLD Continue reading
Slim Fast says quick fix weight loss is best
Date: January 21, 2011 | Posted By: Stacey
Who has time to be healthy? Not that the Slim Fast plan was ever a nutritious, rational option (in what world is ONE meal a day a good idea?), but their newest tagline just kills me. “Slim Fast! Who has time to slim slowly?” Awesome. Wonderful. Great thinking, Slim Fast! Because really, nothing could improve Continue reading
The list of “Fat TV” shows keeps on growing
Date: January 19, 2011 | Posted By: Stacey
Reality TV is so passé. Ladies and gentlemen, make room for Fat TV. Granted, this post has been a long time coming, but as usual, the geniuses over at Jezebel finally prompted me to write it. Yesterday, they blogged about the new A&E show, Heavy, which, unlike other shows, doesn’t involve competitions, makeovers, or the Continue reading
Vogue Paris thinks it’s chic to sexualize young girls
Date: January 7, 2011 | Posted By: Stacey
Move over, Toddlers and Tiaras. Vogue Paris has just upped the creepy, pedophilic ante with its recent fashion spread featuring dolled up models of oh…about six-years-old or so? The only French words I know are for pastries, so the kind people at The Hairpin translated the spread’s title for me: “Cadeaux” means “presents” or “gifts.” Continue reading
Ginnifer Goodwin, Brooke Hogan cop to dieting for their careers
Date: December 22, 2010 | Posted By: Stacey
Wait, so you’re telling me celebrities aren’t the best role models? In case you needed more evidence that Hollywood stars are perhaps not the paragons of healthy living, see below. Jezebel recently wrote about two celebs admitting that it’s not always easy, glamorous, or safe to look the way they do. Thirty-two-year-old actress Ginnifer Goodwin Continue reading
