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Old 09-02-13, 03:05 PM  
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Ellen Defends 'Skinny'

From her blog today:

http://www.ellenbarrett.com/skinny-compliment
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Old 09-02-13, 03:10 PM  
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I love the way she points out that "skinny sculpt" went on to be a best seller. (eye roll)

And this is a false equivalency:
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Just go to J.Crew – their use of skinny is epic - skinny stripe, skinny tie, skinny jean, skinny chino and skinny taffeta sash.
Those things do not have the same relationship with the word skinny that she is trying to defend (except for maybe skinny jeans/chinos, but even then, that's describing a cut of the pant, not an aesthetic to aspire towards).
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Old 09-02-13, 03:15 PM  
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I had this long explanation typed out, eloquently wording my thoughts on this blog post. Then I realized that I was trying to be too PC.
My real thoughts:
This is cr@p. That's it.
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Old 09-02-13, 03:15 PM  
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I had this long explanation typed out, eloquently wording my thoughts on this blog post. Then I realized that I was trying to be too PC.
My real thoughts:
This is cr@p. That's it.
My thought was LAME!
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Old 09-02-13, 03:15 PM  
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Alison, you cracked me up!

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Old 09-02-13, 03:19 PM  
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She has every right to her opinion, and I have every right to add her to my no-buy list of people with unhealthy attitudes.
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Old 09-02-13, 03:22 PM  
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I'm sorry, her explanation is just lame. For me I find her defense of her ' skinny' talk nauseating and potentially harmful, similar to how I feel about TA's 'teeny tiny' talk.
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Old 09-02-13, 03:24 PM  
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Hasn't Ellen ever heard of "skinny fat"? That is no compliment. Reading that post caused a temporary dip in my IQ. Skinny conveys "to the world that you are wealthy and healthy"? Seriously? Blech!
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Old 09-02-13, 03:27 PM  
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I couldn't care less whether or not an instructor wants to use "skinny" in their marketing tactics (those types of instructors and their workouts rarely appeal to me anyway), but her argument is quite weak. So once-upon-a-time, being skinny was associated with poverty and food scarcity, but now that food is abundant and obesity is a societal problem it is okay to want to strive towards being skinny? Huh? I am sure there is an argument somewhere in there, but if there was, it went over my head.
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Old 09-02-13, 03:27 PM  
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It was a strange defense. She goes on to describe the original definition of "skinny" and how accurate it was terms of people not getting enough to eat and being emaciated, etc. But that now - when we have plenty of food - it's considered a compliment and that Webster, et al need to catch up. Weird.

Also, instead of taking naysayers seriously she sticks her tongue in cheek (if not directly at them) and brags about how her "skinny" videos and seminars are best-sellers. Uhh, that's not because you used that word, is it? (Or maybe it is, who knows. )
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