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10 December 2007

Does My Butt Look Fat in Brad Pitt's Jeans?

M_sub_logo_3 by Kathleen Daelemans

I got your attention didn't I? It's for a good cause. I'm pretty sure Brad Pitt might even approve of the gross mis-use of his name if he gets past the air-sickness-bag part of this.

Janice Dickinson called Tyra Banks fat on the Today show this morning. The woman looked half a breath mint shy of falling off her stool from starvation if you ask me. Perhaps this is a cheap shot but I can't believe she's eating a well rounded diet. She can't weigh 105 pounds.

Shots of Jennifer Love-Hewitt in a bikini with unflattering headlines calling her fat are all over the news this week too. The good that will come of this complete waste of our country's time and financial resources is that we as a nation, can continue our conversation on body image.

As an auntie with three young nieces, body image, food and nutrition are hot topics. My youngest niece is the real Princess Aurora, but my other two nieces are both tweens and would rather walk home from the mall than have a conversation with me about body image and self esteem.

I took them out the other night. We were in a check out line facing the new issue of a women's health magazine. There was pre-teen on the cover (posing as a 40 year old) in a bikini. I can just hear the photographer, "Okay lean back, now suck it in. A little more, a little more, until you feel your hip bones lock into your tail bone. Okay, did you hear the click? No? Keep sucking..."

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Think of the houses Bratt Pitt could have put up this week in New Orleans with the money spent "reporting" on Jennifer Love-Hewitt's tush and Tyra's Bank's weight. A few more families could be home for the holidays. Five dollars on a gossip magazine or five dollars to Make it Right  - "Your donation to Make it Right is guaranteed to get to the people who need it most - the victims of Hurricane Katrina. There is no minimum, give what you can. With your help, we can Make it Right again."

Feed on gossip? Or feast on humanity? Your voice is heard. Your children hear you. The children in the Lower 9th Ward - one of the larger rebuilding projects in New Orleans- hear you. Put your money where your morals are. Make it Right this holiday. All donations are welcome - from one dollar up. Make it Right merchandise from  $20.00

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