Our quote of the day comes from Ashlee Simpson. Seriously. With regard to the media kerfuffle over her sister Jessica’s shocking weight gain of possibly as much as, like, 7 lbs. (c.f. Fox News and the not-so-promising inaugural post of Entertainment Weekly’s new “thinking woman’s” column, ShePop), Ashlee wrote on her blog:
I am completely disgusted by the headlines concerning my sister’s weight. A week after the inauguration and with such a feeling of hope in the air for our country, I find it completely embarrassing and belittling to all women to read about a woman’s weight or figure as a headline on Fox News … How can we expect teenage girls to love and respect themselves in an environment where we criticize a size 2 figure?
High five, Ashlee. I hope for Jessica’s sake that her attitude toward this B.S. is just as healthy.
(Via Shakesville)
