Even good feminists have body image issues.
January 8th, 2009 4:11 pm by Kelly GarbatoShane and I, discussing the Tina Fey Vanity Fair cover this morning:
Me: So Tina Fey had to lose a bunch of weight before they’d put her on SNL. Apparently she was too fat and horrid to appear before the general public.
Shane: When was Tina Fey ever “fat”?
Me: Back when she “just” wrote for SNL. She’s about my size, 5’4″, and she used to weigh 150, which is 5 pounds more than I weighed at my heaviest. Now she’s 120. [...]
Me: Isn’t that bullshit? Liz Lemon loves food, but she doesn’t have the body of a woman who looks like she loves food. And you can’t say it’s because Tina Fey has a high metabolism, because she used to be a “fat chick.” So here you have Alec Baldwin with his middle-aged drunkard bloat, and that’s fine. But Liz Lemon, no, unless she looks borderline anorexic, that shit just won’t fly. And you don’t see NBC sending Alec Baldwin out to promote 30 Rock in a mankini. [gesturing to aforementioned cover]
Shane: Borderline anorexic? You’re 5’4″ and 120 pounds, if not less.
Me: Yeah, but my thighs are way fatter than hers.
Meh.
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Tagged: tina fey 30 rock liz lemon vanity fair alec baldwin beauty misogyny sexism
January 8th, 2009 at 6:32 pm
One word, two syllables: Farley.
IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!!!
Double bloody standard. Living outside the US for several years now, I was unaware of Ms. Fey’s existence before Johnny Mac made his VP pick. Tina might not have done such a good Sarah with a few extra pounds. Hard to say, though. As it is, she came out golden.
Love your blog, btw. Been following since ChriFSMas.
January 8th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
One word, two syllables: Farley.
THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID! As in, me
Long live FSMas! RAmen.