tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754228927937283278.post3636711499219119148..comments2024-03-27T21:54:31.247-07:00Comments on Web Series Today: These girls are all so skinny!modelmotionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12005411582406219607noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754228927937283278.post-25210051683261304942007-10-08T00:08:00.000-07:002007-10-08T00:08:00.000-07:00There's a flip side to this, and unfortunately I h...There's a flip side to this, and unfortunately I have to post anonymously or else risk being disowned on this, I can already tell. <BR/><BR/>There's no conspiracy for people to be Hollywood thin, and no callousness demanding it. It's simply laziness and technological constraints. <BR/><BR/>The adage "TV adds 10 pounds" is not a lie. It's true. When you're converting a three-dimensional image to a two-dimensional screen, things get stretched. And people look thicker. And that's with top-notch lighting, the best cameras, the best makeup, and the best professionals using them. <BR/><BR/>It gets worse with people who aren't as good. The pounds add on. <BR/><BR/>The reason why producers want "Hollywood" thin is because they're compensating for this. If a girl is supposed to look 120 lbs. on camera, she should be around 100-110 off (depending on cameras, etc.). <BR/><BR/>Take a look at The Machinist. Christian Bale dropped from 180 to 120 for that role. When you factor in his height, he does NOT look 120. Sickly-thin, a skeleton, sure, but he still looks a (bad) 140. Dude's 6'1" with huge shoulders even while thinned out. <BR/><BR/>Does this make everything right? No. But recognized that Hollywood doesn't do this just because they believe thinner automatically equals better. The problem is that people go overboard, and then they don't get hired because they're TOO thin. <BR/><BR/>It's not a "get thinner" only policy. It's on the thin side, yes, but there's a sweet-spot BMI for Hollywood. <BR/><BR/>Is Angelina Jolie a super-thin model? No, actually. She's quite healthy. Same goes with Jennifer Connelly, Julianne Moore, and most of the A-list actresses in Hollywood. They are not as thin as people think (okay, Nicole Kidman IS, but she spends hundreds of thousands of dollars to maintain that). <BR/><BR/>Is it right? No. But <I>is it malicious?</I> The answer to that is <I>also</I> no. It's business, and it's the ugly side to the business of beauty. <BR/><BR/>Beauty does matter, as well. If Jessica Lee Rose wasn't an abnormally attractive young woman, do you think anyone would have given two whits about Lonelygirl15? There certainly wouldn't have been an uproar of Olbermann and CNN types, that's for sure. <BR/><BR/>People <I>love</I> the ideal of "the best actor/actress should always get the part," and then when people who (not discounting their internal beauty) are very plain in the looks department are in the leading roles, people don't pay attention. They just don't. <BR/><BR/>We like to see the beautiful people. That's what people watch. It's a harsh reality, it sucks for a lot of people, but it's reality. Hollywood does not drive what people watch and think. Hollywood is a reflection of what they watch and think (unless you're Steven Soderbergh).<BR/><BR/>It's brutal, it's ugly, occasionally it's mean and it's always cutthroat. It's also life, and it's also driven by years of careful marketing research and focus groups of people like you and me who <I>tell Hollywood</I> that the girls aren't thin enough. That they aren't pretty enough. That the men aren't fit enough. <BR/><BR/>Middle America wants to see beautiful people doing crazy and unique things. That's what they want, and if producers in Hollywood want to be able to go home to their families with a paycheck in their hand, they're going to give people what they want. It's as plain and simple as that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754228927937283278.post-4073987268357985382007-10-07T18:41:00.000-07:002007-10-07T18:41:00.000-07:00another reason to love Alexandra... she has sense ...another reason to love Alexandra... she has sense and compassion...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754228927937283278.post-38928146777386152932007-10-07T17:14:00.000-07:002007-10-07T17:14:00.000-07:00I wish we all knew the power we have as the audien...I wish we all knew the power we have as the audience of everything we watch. Lexie is right. Don't be judging someone based on looks. Otherwise we'll miss out on some awesome talent!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754228927937283278.post-58965533562636784082007-10-07T11:47:00.000-07:002007-10-07T11:47:00.000-07:00aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamen!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754228927937283278.post-75679551101219310282007-10-07T10:51:00.000-07:002007-10-07T10:51:00.000-07:00Well said Lexi!Well said Lexi!modelmotionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12005411582406219607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754228927937283278.post-84175053134833181002007-10-07T08:51:00.000-07:002007-10-07T08:51:00.000-07:00As a young girl i know what its like to be pressur...As a young girl i know what its like to be pressured into being skinny (people calling me names and all) but its not just that. <BR/><BR/>I run a website, well its not really a website its a my space but im hoping to branch out to the World wide web with my own actual website on the matter.<BR/><BR/>anyway, the site deals with just this.. eating disorders. because not a lot of people know of the harm and damage it can and has done to people before.<BR/><BR/>I can relate to when lexi was talking to that girl and the 90 something pound girl said "Im not skinny enough"<BR/><BR/>because no matter how skinny, how on the verge of death they are.. they cant see it and thats why they cant stop.<BR/><BR/>And most of the time they're reluctant to get help cause they dont think theres anything wrong with them.<BR/><BR/>Its a horrible disorder and its even worse that its actually turning into a trend, I've heard of people that WANT to be anorexic/bullimic, and that go to these pro-eating disorder sites to get tips on how to stay anorexic.<BR/><BR/>Its sick. and it's everywhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754228927937283278.post-66232430216686580542007-10-07T07:03:00.000-07:002007-10-07T07:03:00.000-07:00As a theatre major at CSUF.... and previously stu...As a theatre major at CSUF.... and previously studying in NY at Fordham University and LIU... I can't begin to tell you the atrocities and adversary I have met in regards to the differences between physical attitudes involved with women in the media and stage. <BR/><BR/>Recently I dropped out of CSUF acting program- mostly because I felt that they put far too much emphasis on "type casting" and physical attributes. Sure, it's good to know what kind of roles you might be strong at playing, but to be told you would never play this or that part because physically you don't look that part so don't bother trying was annoying to say the least. <BR/><BR/>I felt that the attitude surrounding this was extremely different in my pursuit of education on the east coast (non-Hollywood) where the emphasis was on acting training and knowing the tools to play any part regardless of looks. <BR/><BR/>I look around my department now (I've switched emphasis to sound design) and am bewildered at the amount of young women striving to dreams which in the end are leaving the school with no preparation other than instructions on how they much look rather than perform. <BR/><BR/>I agree whole heartedly on the Hollywood scene that there is driving need to be thin, to be what they want you to be and I've been there, done that.. and it's not pretty- and it's dangerous as hell. It's disgusting... and the fact that CSUF and the business out here perpetuates such a bullshit philosophy angers me. <BR/><BR/>They have a chance to change this.. at any moment. Writers and casting directors have a chance to do this. <BR/><BR/>And we at home or struggling to make our marks in the business have a chance to do it too... So educate yourselves, voice your opinions... write letters. <BR/><BR/>There is a whole ton of research and organizations out there that feel the same way and are trying to change this. If you need help finding them or want to know me, send me an e-mail... I've got tons of links. <BR/><BR/>TELL YOUR MEDIA THAT YOU WANT TO SEE NORMAL PEOPLE WITH AMAZING TALENT... NOT SKELETONS WHO HOLLYWOOD PROGRAMS US TO THINK ARE THE EPITOME OF BEAUTY.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08396432587312569314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754228927937283278.post-12860114922180203492007-10-07T06:39:00.001-07:002007-10-07T06:39:00.001-07:00Thank you, Lexi. We need more women in the indust...Thank you, Lexi. We need more women in the industry speaking truth like this. Bravo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754228927937283278.post-20215685775209925382007-10-07T06:39:00.000-07:002007-10-07T06:39:00.000-07:00so so very trueso so very trueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754228927937283278.post-28236798225274961362007-10-07T06:24:00.000-07:002007-10-07T06:24:00.000-07:00Amen, Lexi! It's so sad how much pressure this ind...Amen, Lexi! <BR/><BR/>It's so sad how much pressure this industry puts on young women to fit a very unhealthy body type.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com