It's only January 2, and I've already got two stories that are blowing my mind!
This past week, former SNL comedian (and admitted comedy plagiarist) Jay Mohr said some pretty unpleasant things about gorgeous mother and actress Alyssa Milano, basically saying he could tell she'd "had a kid" because of her "gut." The two both presented at a NASCAR awards ceremony, and Mohr tore a strip off of her performance as well as her physique. Saying things like, "somebody sat in the director's chair and wasn't wearing spanx and I was like, 'Jesus Christ!'" And, "It seems like she had a baby and then said, "I don't give a shit." I read that on her gut."
Yes. These are things that actually came out of someone's mouth. When describing a woman who looked like this at the event in question:
For her part, Milano tweeted out, "So sorry you felt the need to publicly fat-shame me. Be well and god bless. Please send my love to your beautiful wife."
And that's it. I would have probably had some choice words for him, but this response is what actual class is about.
The other side of this post is something that might be SPOILER WARNING *TMI* for some of you.
Cameron Diaz has recently had a book published called The Body Book where she discusses being happy, healthy and all the rest. While I usually don't go in for this sort of celebrity self-help stuff, Diaz dedicates an entire section of the book to the art of pubic hair removal. In the section, Diaz discusses the current trend of having laser hair removal on one's genitals.
Yes, you read that right. Women are opting to remove their pubic hair permanently. Diaz writes,
"Personally, I think permanent laser hair removal sounds like a crazy idea. Forever? I know you may think you’ll be wearing the same style of shoes forever and the same style of jeans forever, but you won’t. The idea that vaginas are preferable in a hairless state is a pretty recent phenomenon, and all fads change, people.”
She goes on to say some fairly strange things about pubes being a drape or something (it's really weird) but I applaud her for trying to have a conversation about our bodies. Many women feel inadequate when it comes to their genitals based on unrealistic expectations, and here's someone publicly saying, "hey, just leave well enough alone and love yourself" and that's something I can get behind.
What do you think about Cameron's claims or Alyssa's moment with Jay Mohr?
Photos courtesy of Fameflynet.com
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