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Would You Like A Slimmer Sparks?

by Neel

jordin.jpgBlogs are buzzing about Jordin Sparks for more reaosns than her nailing American Idol. Apparently Jordin Sparks is not a healthy role model. She’s being calledtoo fat.I loved this story: Is Winner Jordin Sparks Too Fat to Be the American Idol? NAAO Says Yes!

Plus size contestants like Jordin Sparks and Lakisha Jones seem to be tearing America into two components: the I-don’t care-I’m- fat America and the I’m- famous- and -so -I-should -be -a role -model America.

Check out this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svxLdNsxPSw

What do you think? Does size really matter? Is it fair to judge anybody based on what they look like? Because these are things that we do right from kindergarten.

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4 Responses to “Would You Like A Slimmer Sparks?”

  1. Kristen King Says:

    Hey, Neel, great post! And thanks for the link. :] I think you raise an important point: We’re instilling the practice of value judgments at a very young age. So are we making the judgments on the right things?

    Kristen
    http://www.LivelyWomen.com

  2. Sarah Says:

    ::sigh:: I hate it when things turn to looks. Inevitably, they’re going to.. but I still hate it. Jordin has a voice. As we say in the south, “the girl can SANG”. Is she bigger than, say, Paula Abdul? Yes, she is. Is she fat? Dunno.

    It just makes me sad. Because she will drop the weight in no time (they all do when they can afford to), and we’ll miss the huggable Jordin.

  3. Rachel Says:

    First of all, we need a definition of what constitutes plus-size. Because to me, Jordin Sparks is hardly plus-size. She looks radiantly healthy, and nowhere near obese.

    We must ask ourselves… why is it that when healthy-weight women are featured in the limelight they’re considered obese? The same thing happened when Dove launched its marketing campaign using women sizes 6-12 - which are considered normal and healthy weights.

    When you juxtapose a healthy woman with a emaciated model who is a size double-zero, of course the normal weight women will look obese. But the problem lies not with the normal weight woman, but with a society that has normalized skeletal figures as the norm.

  4. Neel Says:

    Kristen: Your welcome:)

    Sarah:I hope Jordin stays the same too and doesn’t succumb to pressure.

    Rachel: I agree with you. The world is full of people of all shapes and sizes and it’s only fair to accept people as they are. There is no standard size- fat or thin…we’re all in this together.

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