Shut Up Rihanna

from TorontoSun[dot]com (I heard it on My 92.5 Radio first)

Rihanna is urging young girls not to embark on drastic diets in a bid to emulate catwalk models - insisting "size zero" is "not realistic and it's not healthy."


The 22-year-old star, who is famed for her slender figure and outlandish sense of style, is worried the fashion industry is indoctrinating women with an unhealthy attitude towards body image by only using super-skinny girls on the catwalk.


And the "Umbrella" hitmaker is adamant youngsters should never try to copy their idols because it is not "possible" to maintain such a tiny frame.


She tells Britain's You magazine, "You shouldn't be pressured into trying to be thin by the fashion industry, because they only want models that are like human mannequins. They know that if we see an outfit on a mannequin in a shop window we will love it and want to buy it whatever size we are. That's why they have size zero models - they want to sell clothes.


"You have to remember that it's not practical or possible for an everyday woman to look like that. Being size zero is a career in itself so we shouldn't try and be like them. It's not realistic and it's not healthy."


Okay.. Really? Let's dive in to this (aka.. the insane world of Amber's mind) because this hits really close to home. Not everyone is predisposed to have the natural "curves", just as not everyone is meant to be a size 0. Speaking from example here, those that are size 0 are not always happy with it. It took me years + birth control to gain an ounce of fat.
 
I weighed about 95lbs, size 0 and xsmall when I graduated high school. I was made fun of constantly and brought in to the counselor's office to "discuss" eating disorders at least 4 times each year. They would call my mom after I told them they were crazy. My mom told them they were crazy. But they just thought I was in the "denial" stage.
 
Wanna know what I did when I went home after every "meeting" (I call it an attack)? Cried. Got angry. Imagined punching every person who were "concerned" in the face over and over. All because I didn't eat in front of them. I have breakfast. I have dinner. To have lunch meant I needed to either pack it or buy it. And if you know anything about me, you know I'm constantly going. I don't like down time. So I obviously didn't have enough time to pack a lunch every day during the week. Not because I just didn't want to eat. Or I would have to ask for money from my parents, and that's not something I've liked doing. Ever.
 
My dad used to buy 2 10 packs of burritos and tacos from Taco Bell. I would eat 5-1/2 to 6 burritos before I was full. He thought it was so cool that I could stuff my face full of food that a grown man would have a hard time consuming, and not even show anything for it.
 
Because of their concern that I was a size 0 and "too small", and told entirely too often, I now have mental complexes. I DESPISE throwing up. In fact, at the soonest hint of a stomach ache, I go home. I don't want anyone to think I'm bulimic, so if I puke, it's in the comfort of my own home where C knows how much I hate it. I get really nervous saying "I'm not hungry". Because then I get "you're too skinny, eat something!".
 
So how dare she attack a size/figure of a person. Is it just because you want to feel better about yourself, Rihanna? Wanna know what she should say? Find out what your ideal weight is for your own health... then tweak it no less or greater than 10lbs to where you feel comfortable, confident and beautiful. Not everyone can gain weight!!! So attacking them for something that they have no control over, that's like me attacking you for your horrible voice. You have no control over it. Though, you could stop singing, that would help solve that problem.
 
To get rid of size 0 you would be discriminating against the biological makeup of a lot of people. If you're really concerned about kids thinking that they should look like a runway model, then you should attack them and their parents. Parents are there to raise their kids. Teach them the goods & bads, and allow them to come to their own beliefs and passions. Teach them how to gather all of the information and reach a decision themselves. If they decide they want to "follow along" then THEY decided that. Don't attack the fashion industry, they're doing their jobs. Selling clothes, promoting their business, employing people.
 
Stupid women. I hope you're never a single mother...