Marilyn Monroe was a size 14 sex goddess, and dear Lord I love her for it. She was the first PlayBoy centerfold, she was the first "dumb" blonde, and while maybe those aren't such great things to be proud of, she clearly defined sex appeal. Granted, she had her own demons that she kept in her closet, but honestly, who doesn't? She had real gumption. She made it okay for women to be a bit slutty. I believe she gave that era of women a little bit of a confidence boost. It's okay if you have curvy hips honey, it's okay to have huge breasts and flaunt them. Marilyn was empowering, and still today she is my Rosie the Riveter. So what if people call you a whore because they think you show too much cleavage, and so what if every man in town is gawking at you? Doesn't it make you feel just the tiniest bit more sexy? Marilyn was sexy because she knew it, and she knew she had the entire entertainment world in the palm of her hand; eating up whatever she handed out to them. And sometimes, she handed out too much. Which probably led to her demise, but that is a completely different story. Marilyn is a prime example of just being sexy as you are, it does not matter what size dress you wear. You're sexy because you do not fear those ten pounds the camera might add to your waistline, you're sexy because you're the only person that can pull off what you've got. So falunt it!
On the other hand, why is it that I (and others too) feel the need to weigh a hundred pounds and be an airbrushed, toned, hard body that models lingerie? Why do we need to be so super skinny? Why is toned and photo-shopped the new sexy? Why is cellulite disgusting and why am I not allowed to love it? When did we come up with ideal of beauty? And why oh why do I want it so bad? It's truly sickening trying to make yourself that skinny. Literally. Ladies, we've all resorted to salads and fruit and simply not eating to keep up with this ridiculous standard. When all I want is another cheeseburger, damn it! I'm not saying that all women and standards of beauty and weight loss programs are like this, no. It has gotten better over the last couple years. A new standard of beauty is starting to emerge, the love your body standard. And I'm all on board for that. It's just those damn advertisements that make me rudely jealous. How can a person be that skinny, and why can I not look like that? It feels rather unfair. I think it would help us all, or maybe just me if they put some real women up on those Victoria's Secret billboards. Let's see some curves and natural boobs instead of those implants. Maybe then we'd slow down, stop competing with these fake airbrushed pictures, and remember Marilyn. Just sitting in front of her lighted mirror spritzing on Chanel No. 5 and loving every minute of it.
