Anonymous wrote:I find it fascinating that people are just utterly hell bent on calling this woman ugly.

It's feels very similar to the obsession with ripping down Kate Middleton and insisting she has an eating disorder.

I have not called her ugly, I did comment that the shoot was photoshopped. I've seen pics of GP in a bikini recently with little to no make up, and she looks lovely and toned. I am beginning to resent these photo shoots that photo shop the shit out of women. GP has nice abs - does she really need to look like a fitness model? She's not. She works out a lot and she says she likes to indulge in cheese and other rich food. But she's got a company and a she's a mom and she looks, like I said, toned and fit. Not sure why that isn't enough.

I also don't get the point of the shoot. She did an interview recently where she said as GOOP evolves, she'd like it be more than her brand and have less association with it. But this screams desperation. She's an attractive woman, she is aging well. Why can't we leave it that - why these over-the-frickin'-top bikini in a grocery store shoots?

P.S. I mean the general you not the PP I quoted.

Anonymous wrote:The thing is: Gwyneth Paltrow does not really look "basic." I associate that more with the all-American cheerleader turn "tasteful" mom look: e.g. Kristen Bell (who seems awesome personally) or Lauren Conrad or Blake Lively, etc. Gwyneth is actually a little odd looking, which I find more interesting, even as I agree she's not really a conventional beauty. Very slim, very angular face (even as a young woman), stronger jawline, larger features, thin lips, etc. I find it weird that of all adjectives "basic" is the one used.

I'm the "your beautiful ain't mine" poster and I think Blake is beautiful. I also think Amy Adams is gorgeous. ScarJo is gorgeous. Gwyneth and Kate look manly to me. So do Reese W. and Jennifer Aniston. Manly is not beautiful to me. But, that's OK, you can think they are gorgeous, you lose nothing and I lose nothing. See how that works?

She puts a lot of time and money into looking good. Has she had any parts lately? What is the point?