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Celeb News: HuffPost drags Jennifer Lawrence, calls her "body-shaming"
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She's not even fat???? i dont get it smh
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Originally posted by SlayUrFavs
I'm sorry but can you explain "I'd rather look chubby on screen and like a person in real life."
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For the millionth time, she was asked to loose weight for the role of Katniss and more, but she refused. She thought that being incredibly skinny for a role is not realistic and the way she looks today (not saying that she's fat or chubby) is how an average person looks.
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I mean, the hypocrisy in this thread. One second supporting Ke$ha for her eating disorder because of the industry pressure, then suddenly criticizing JLaw for being comfortable in her own skin and not giving up to the pressure.
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Member Since: 8/10/2012
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There is definately some truth here, but they are totally wrong on Jennifer tbh.
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Drag ha,drag ha to the pits of hellll
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Member Since: 3/15/2013
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I can't help but think of the .gifs floating around Tumblr, the ones where Lawrence talks about how much food she eats, how she loves McDonald's fries. Would the Internet have embraced those quotes coming from a larger actress? Someone like Melissa McCarthy?
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People quote Adele all the time. I constantly see that picture of her with a cigarette that mentions how she hates exercise, etc posted on twitter/tumblr all the time.
After that, there aren't many other women in the industry going around speaking out about it.
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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They're right. She makes incredibly rude comments about thinness and she would be labeled a bitch if she said those things about overweight people. On top of that, she implies the only way to be thin is through eating disorders, which is incredibly harmful for young audiences to hear.
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Some of you may not agree with her being a role model because she's not even fat but the fact is that I see a lot of meanful things towards her. You guys probably don't even know how much she was dragged when the fans of the Hunger Games saga found out she was going to portrait Katniss. And just because people like her personality doesn't mean she's fake
By the way, calling is overrated is overrated.
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Originally posted by Guernica
I agree a little bit. When she gets up there and says that she eats all the time, that she doesn't diet, that she is seen as overweight, but does this while looking like she does which is an in shape, thin, attractive female, what does that do for other girls who don't look like her? When an overweight girl sees her saying these things and Jennifer is a good 40 pounds lighter then her? What does that do for that girls self esteem? It's acceptable for thin/attractive people to talk about being seen as fat or ugly, but it's not okay for a person that actually may be 'fat' or 'ugly' to talk about it.
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Yes! It also sends a negative message to girls who are naturally very skinny, that they are unhealthy for being like that and need to eat more, when in reality their body type is out of their control.
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The thing is, she was probably asked to lose weight for the role of katniss because the people of district 12 are supposed to be poor and starving so you would expect her to be very skinny if you have read the book. Not solely because they wanted her to look more attractive, which is what she is implying with her comments that she refused to portray a negative message to young girls. Actors and actresses are asked to lose weight all the time to play a particular role as appearance is vital to fulfil the story. I'm not saying it's right or healthy, but she is acting as if she is some kind of warrior for good body image against the evil Hollywood machine, when that request for weight loss was probably not for superficial purposes to begin with.
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I have to say I agree with many point made in the article, although it's dragged out and exaggerated a little.
I love Jennifer Lawrence, but it's true that it's still relatively easy for her to say these things. But she obviously means no harm with it. She means to inspire people, so I don't see how this can be put on her. It's society's fault that this is the way it is, not Jennifer's.
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For the clarifications, she never said the producers or director of HG demanded to be more skinny, this demands came before when she was looking for bigger roles like Twilight.
Second, she isn't against skinny in general, it's the Hollywood size 0 skinny she pointed out.
Just look at 2 actresses who I do love very much, Amber Heard, in the beginning of her career in Mandy Lane and now or Rose Byrne in the beginning when she played Troy and then in Damages.
The stupidity of some posters here is extraordinary and on the level of this HP article, I must say.
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Originally posted by Яeo.
I mean, the hypocrisy in this thread. One second supporting Ke$ha for her eating disorder because of the industry pressure, then suddenly criticizing JLaw for being comfortable in her own skin and not giving up to the pressure.
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Spot on sis
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I can see where the writer is coming from; however, I think jlaw is being taken too seriously. She is a great role model because she doesn't take everything seriously. She lives her life by her rules but is also aware that she has become a role model. What this article is really doing is attacking the fact that larger people can't talk about their weight as much as thin people for fear of public backlash... You can't blame Jennifer Lawrence for that.
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BYE, the lies
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No one should EVER under ANY circumstances come for the ultimate queen J-Law.
I literally spend the entire day watching her funny moment compilations on youtube.
I am seriously IN LOVE with her.
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