A Few Random Things

 

Cocaine Princess here.

A busy week prevented me from posting my awe-inspiring Friday entries so please do accept my apologies. In the meantime how’s everyone doing? I trust everyone is enjoying their summer.

Here are a couple of random things:

If anyone is needing to shed a few pounds, might I suggest The "OMG Diet."  The author, who is a personal trainer vows to help readers lose 20 pounds of fat in six weeks if they follow his advice which includes drinking black coffee, taking cold showers and blowing up balloons. Call me crazy but whatever happened to exercising and eating healthy?


 David Beckham became the first ever male to appear on the July cover of Elle UK Magazine and of course yours truly bought a copy. There were 2 versions. I selected the cover where Mr. Beckham is not wearing a shirt.  The best $13.00 I ever spent!

Have you heard about a website called Skinny Gurl? It’s an absurd website promoting anorexia and even has a “Starving Tip of the Day.” Anyways, the anonymous blogger behind this site recently called Sports Illustrated cover model Kate Upton a “piggie” and  compared to her a “cow” because of her lush figure and curves. The anonymous blogger went on to comment about Kate's walk on the runway by writing that she was “confidently lumbering up the runway like there’s a buffet at the end of it. “Is this what American women are ‘striving’ for now? The lazy, lardy look?” she wrote.” {Click here for the picture} The blogger came under fire for her comments and even received cyber death threats. Some of the world’s most influential insiders in the fashion industry such as model Carol Art have denounced the blogger and risen to Upton’s defense. Working in the world of fashion, I myself know first hand how this industry can put extreme pressure on girls.  I'm always astounded by the hate women inflict on other women. Kate is a beautiful girl. Her voluptuous figure reminds me of Marilyn Monroe.....who wasn’t a size 2 but if you can believe it or not was a size 10 and, is still considered one of the most sexiest icons of all time.

Skinny Gurl has posted a new update since the Kate Upton roar erupted. The anonymous blogger has removed the Starving Tip Of The Day. She writes about the double standards around weight and she does make some valid points-- for instance, "on big beautiful women” sites people exchange recipes for 4,000-calorie cheesecakes or people think nothing of telling a thin woman to their face, in front of an entire group of people – how skinny they are and even to suggest what they should eat. But I’ve never seen the reverse happen to an overweight woman." What do you think?    

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 My loyal and dear readers, it’s finally Friday

Whatever your plans are have a darling weekend. ~x

XOXOXOXO,
Cocaine Princess