Joan Rivers commenting on Lena Dunham's weight- can we stop?

[Anonymous]

It's the clothes she chooses to wear. Had she worn a better fitting, more flattering dress that covered her shoulders and/or upper arms then no one would be criticizing her. Bad dress choice = bashing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The thing to me is that Lena, while not toned or fit per se, can't be more than a size 8. That's what we consider fat? I worry about the increasingly narrow standard of what we call thin.

What does this tell my daughters? Unless you are a size 2 or 4 you should be ashamed? Avoid the public eye? And if you see someone else bigger than a 4, then you're allowed to mock their body?

It's not the size per se. One can be a fit and toned size 8 or a flabby one.

[Anonymous]

And she's not a size 8...at least she wasn't at the Emmys. I'm a 10-12 (depending on brand), and I'm smaller than she is.

[Anonymous]

Lena Dunham is like Melissa McCarthy. They profit from vein overweight. Unlike Melissa, Lena is terrible unfunny and insufferable. If Melissa lost weight she'd still be a good comedian and actress. If Lena lost weight she'd be....eh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why OP? That's what Joan is known for, that is why Fashion Police exists. Lena IS FAT and she's on TV which means that she is knowingly putting herself on display where she must be aware that she will be criticized for her looks. I guess its ok for you to criticize Rancic in the same breath though....even though it was her hair and not her weight. I guess that makes it ok.

AND she's blobb fat not curvy. Yuck

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lena Dunham is like Melissa McCarthy. They profit from vein overweight. Unlike Melissa, Lena is terrible unfunny and insufferable. If Melissa lost weight she'd still be a good comedian and actress. If Lena lost weight she'd be....eh.

This, plus MM has at least two kids + a husband, if she has time in the day to get in shape got bless her.

LD has no excuse and is basically living the life of a 20-something who has no interest in shaking the freshmen 15.

If she's so smart and funny, then she can 1) go on Stern and rip Joan Rivers or 2) write some digs into her unfunny show.

She's got plenty of opportunity to fight back, even though she has no arguments in her favor...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lena Dunham is like Melissa McCarthy. They profit from vein overweight. Unlike Melissa, Lena is terrible unfunny and insufferable. If Melissa lost weight she'd still be a good comedian and actress. If Lena lost weight she'd be....eh.

meant "being" not "vein".

[Anonymous]

I forget who but guiliana nominated someone for worst dressed because she thought the nude dress was the color of poo. This had me wondering what guiliana is or is not eating that her reference shade for poop is soft beige.

[Anonymous]

I like Lena but I must admit that when I saw the dress, the first thing I thought was why in God's name would someone with that body type wear a boxy dress like that? talk about pilling on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lena Dunham is like Melissa McCarthy. They profit from vein overweight. Unlike Melissa, Lena is terrible unfunny and insufferable. If Melissa lost weight she'd still be a good comedian and actress. If Lena lost weight she'd be....eh.

This. Insufferable is the perfect word to describe her.

[Anonymous]

There is no body type or dress that would ever be more unattractive than the ugliness of the comments on this thread. Sorry for stating the obvious but apparently it isn't obvious enough for some of the nasty souls (who probably aren't on TV) trashing this woman.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This actress knew she was putting herself in the public eye and in facts embraces her size on TV.

Look, being fat is bad. Being thin is good. Being fat = unattractive. Thin IS pretty and desirable.

No amount of pouting over that or indignance about comments made on a stupid TV show will change those facts.

So should public figures of color endure racist jokes? After all, they put themselves in the public eye and we all know that popular media sees darker skin as bad.

Or should celebrities with disabilities put up with nasty comments? Hey, they put themselves out there.

Bitch I can't change my skin color. Not can I grow a fucking arm. This fatty can go be a Jenny Craig spokesperson.
Have you had too many pumpkin lattes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This actress knew she was putting herself in the public eye and in facts embraces her size on TV.

Look, being fat is bad. Being thin is good. Being fat = unattractive. Thin IS pretty and desirable.

No amount of pouting over that or indignance about comments made on a stupid TV show will change those facts.

So should public figures of color endure racist jokes? After all, they put themselves in the public eye and we all know that popular media sees darker skin as bad.

Or should celebrities with disabilities put up with nasty comments? Hey, they put themselves out there.

Bitch I can't change my skin color. Not can I grow a fucking arm. This fatty can go be a Jenny Craig spokesperson.
Have you had too many pumpkin lattes?

**Nor

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lena Dunham is like Melissa McCarthy. They profit from vein overweight. Unlike Melissa, Lena is terrible unfunny and insufferable. If Melissa lost weight she'd still be a good comedian and actress. If Lena lost weight she'd be....eh.

This, plus MM has at least two kids + a husband, if she has time in the day to get in shape got bless her.

LD has no excuse and is basically living the life of a 20-something who has no interest in shaking the freshmen 15.

If she's so smart and funny, then she can 1) go on Stern and rip Joan Rivers or 2) write some digs into her unfunny show.

She's got plenty of opportunity to fight back, even though she has no arguments in her favor...

Melissa McCarthy has been plump for a long time, even pre-kids. Often heavy actors will lose jobs if they try to lose weight.

I'm glad Lena Dunham is comfortable with her body. I don't really care for the show or think she is that talented, however, she looks real and like a typically woman. (Yes, the dress looked like curtains.)

[Anonymous]

Fashion police doesn't have ANY woman who is in a position to talk about people's weight, beauty or healthy relationship with their bodies. JR and her anorexia, KO and her weight struggles, JR and her plastic surgery of the week... And they are all bashing other women for their flaws. American tv at its finest.