Lena Dunham's Big Learn: Some Body Shapes Are More "Embraceable" Than Others
Of course, it's heresy to want to shave off the muffin top in the land of Lena. Not surprisingly, Dunham claims -- and it's possible true -- that she only went to an exercise study because she suffers from endometriosis. Mmmhmm...
From Newser's Evann Galstaldo:
Lena Dunham looks a little different these days, and not everyone is happy about it, E! reports. After the Girls creator showed up at an event for celebrity trainer Tracy Anderson last week clearly having lost weight, she started getting criticism for it.Dunham, who's also been showing off her impressive yoga poses lately, told Ellen DeGeneres ... "Suddenly I got all these people saying, 'You're a hypocrite. I thought you were body positive. I thought you were a person who embraced body types of all sizes."
The celebration of flab that's become something of a thing in this culture is basically a virtue-signaling way of compensating for not doing so well in the mate competition Olympics. (Of course, like so many wonderful things, it has its origins in feminist academia.)
The reality, per research noted in David Buss's Evolution of Desire, is that the female body shape that is generally considered high status in a particular culture is connected to how prevalent food is in that culture. Where food is scarce, being fat is in. Here, where you can't go a mile across much of America without making a wrong turn into a fast-food drive-through, thin is high status.
Meanwhile, I Iove how thin women are sneered at for having "unnatural" body shapes -- and how this is just fine and dandy with so many in the feminist crowd, while "fat shaming" is a no go. P.S. If a body shape exists, it isn't "unnatural," though it might be uncommon -- especially in this, the land of deep-fried doughnuts.
via ifeminists
You're on to something with the "mate competition Olympics". IMO, Dunham may be losing weight because she knows she's hit the wall when it comes to high-SMV males:
http://www.lennyletter.com/culture/interviews/a527/the-lenny-interview-amy-schumer/
That's a remarkable set of conclusions, given that Beckham reportedly never said a word to Dunham all night. For Dunham, that may be the core problem. She was invisible.
As background, here's a snip from elsewhere on the web:
As a feminist icon surfing the progressivist wave, Dunham can't admit any of that. Just like she couldn't do more than faux-apologize to Beckham for putting thoughts in his head.
Lastango at March 22, 2017 11:39 PM
Sounds like Dunham and her detractors are engaged in a bout of Femsplaining - which in the days before PC filters of all social discourse were imposed, was called "cattiness."
Wfjag at March 23, 2017 1:37 AM
It would be great if this woman could save a mildly retarded (minority) child from choking on cancer meds in an airliner plunging into a burning church on Christmas morning, because then we'd know if it were possible for her to get some good press.
And that seems to be what it would take. She appears to be the most loathed public figure since Paris Hilton, for reasons perhaps not dissimilar.
Crid at March 23, 2017 3:04 AM
"... compensating for not doing so well in the mate competition Olympics"
Pretty soon there will not be much difference in testosterone between male and female events so this problem will resolve itself. (Although showering may not be as much fun then as it is now.)
Hope they are happy since they asked for it.
Bob in Texas at March 23, 2017 5:19 AM
Lastango, what's stunning is how there's this outward, very vocal refusal to go along with what men want -- deeming them wrong for wanting it -- and still the hurt feelings for not being wanted while not trying.
Especially now, it is possible for women who were not handed genetic gifts to do pretty well with what they have. However, this requires making an effort instead of doing the "punk" thing and saying, "Well, I didn't get the pretty genes, so I'll try to make myself as ugly as possible."
Amy Alkon at March 23, 2017 5:27 AM
Lemme mansplain something to you, Dunham. Men evaluate the sexual attractiveness of people they meet.
It usually takes less than 10 seconds, maybe a little longer if there are extenuating circumstances. If Odell stuck his head back in his phone, instead of chatting you up, well, there's your answer: you didn't float his boat.
I R A Darth Aggie at March 23, 2017 7:00 AM
Most men already have a girlfriend/wife and aren't looking for something more, so they avert their eyes. If they don't they are rarely so bold as to go chatting up strangers.
The funny thing about Dunham's comments is that if they are ignored, they feel invisible, but if the man looks them up and down, it is the evil "male gaze". Sorry the world revolves around sex but it does.
cc at March 23, 2017 1:09 PM
Lastango, that's a good point about Dunham projecting her self-absorbtion onto Beckham's reaction. There are many reasons for him to be uninterested in her. She's no immediate threat, she's irrelevant to football, no obvious cultural similarites. They may not even have been introduced and he was minding his own business.
She hasn't made much effort at sexual attractiveness either physically or with her behavior. It's her mind. She can change it. Maybe she'd like to try skinny to see how it feels.
Canvasback at March 23, 2017 1:12 PM
In days of yore I would have suggested to Lena that perhaps she's a little too concerned with being the center of attention and to stop blaming strangers for not staring lovingly at her wherever she goes.
Today I'd just tell her she's a lardass and make her cry because Hollywood snowflake.
Gog_Magog_Carpet_Reclaimers at March 23, 2017 2:27 PM
I'll admit that I can't take her seriously because she's an ugly little piggy.
I work for lobbyists. The big-money female lobbyists are always immaculately groomed and made up, including the ones who are nearing retirement age. It's always the enviros and low-budget nonprofits who have lobbyists in wrinked suits and no makeup. Like they don't understand what mascara and flat irons are for. (And the guys are just as bad.)
I don't know why it's such a news flash for these people that nobody cares what a slob thinks.
Ahw at March 23, 2017 2:46 PM
> nobody cares what a slob thinks
Did I just hear Mark Cuban laughing?
Canvasback at March 23, 2017 4:21 PM
This woman may not have ever done anything great for anyone, but the expression of dislike she encourages ought to count for something.
If that were my only superpower, I'd use it too.
Crid at March 23, 2017 10:13 PM
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