The 90210 Girls Fuel Body Image Woes
Going Like Sixty — September 27, 2008 — Pop Culture
References: cwtv & popwatch.ew
While the runway models in Europe are being judged by the government to weigh enough, are AnnaLynne McCord, Jessica Stroup and Shenae Grimes--the 90210 girls--too thin?
Television adds ten to fifteen pounds, so if these 90210 girls are 110 pounds, like they say they are, then they’re projecting a healthy body image for their legion of 90210 fans. Should they be judged by their runway waifish looks or by their 90210 looks?
“Why doesn’t someone on set or a producer or a studio head say, ‘This is not okay?’” According to a source close to the show, the network has.
Television adds ten to fifteen pounds, so if these 90210 girls are 110 pounds, like they say they are, then they’re projecting a healthy body image for their legion of 90210 fans. Should they be judged by their runway waifish looks or by their 90210 looks?
“Why doesn’t someone on set or a producer or a studio head say, ‘This is not okay?’” According to a source close to the show, the network has.
Trend Themes
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