How Dare Aishwarya Rai Not Lose Weight Fast Enough for Her Fans?

I never thought I would say that I would take the American media coverage over another country’s, but I am now.

Aishwarya Rai is a famous Bollywood actress and a former Miss World considered by many in India as being the most beautiful woman in the world. Well, until she gave birth that is.

Rai gave birth a mere six-months ago, but apparently she should have snapped back into shape already. It’s her duty as a beautiful person.

According to the Sydney Morning Herald a commenter said, "She is a Bollywood actress and it is her duty to look good and fit.”

Another added: "She needs to learn from people like Victoria Beckham who are back to size zero weeks after their delivery."

It seems that in India there are very strong opinions about the roles women should play and how they should look.

"There is a glorification of motherhood in India and Indian cinema," said cinema professor Shohini Ghosh. "But people are confused because they don't know whether to glorify Aishwarya in her new motherhood or lament that she is not looking like a runway model."

This seems to be an issue that many people are confused by when they don’t look at women as people but rather as vessels to carry out certain roles in society that fulfill their needs.

It is not a woman’s responsibility to look a certain way to please others. Until we all get that sunk into our brains in a very deep way we will be battling this issue.

How do we reach people trapped in an old world mentality that who we are as people is what matters, not what we look like?

Jessica Simpson Weight Watch Begins

MSNBC is so over the happy baby news, it’s time for the baby weight story to take over: Jessica Simpson's baby wait is over, but Weight Watchers awaits.

So after the requisite how-many-trimesters-was-that-pregnancy jokes we move onto the question in everyone’s mind (well, not my mind, but according to the news it seems like this what they think everyone cares about)—how and when will she lose all that weight?!

“But now the battle begins. And no, we're not talking about the sleepless nights and the poopy diapers and the need for giant post-natal underwear. We are talking about that $3 million contract Papa Simpson negotiated with Weight Watchers in December. Jessica, it's time to hit the treadmill. There is no room for maternity leave OR mom jeans when you are employed by Simpson Family Inc.”

I had forgotten that Simpson already had a deal worked out with Weight Watchers to be their spokesperson. I feel a little disturbed now. If she knew she was going to be losing the weight in the public eye as a “thing,” wouldn’t that actually be incentive for her to gain as much weight as possible?

I dearly hope that there wasn’t some clause in her contract that said the more weight she gained and subsequently lost, the more money she would be paid, or something like that. Because, you know, if she made lots of headlines for how much weight she gained the big loss afterwards will get even more press—oh, Weight Watchers and Jessica Simpson, tell me it isn’t true…

Suck It, Weight Watchers!

According to Blisstree, after Jessica Simpson gives birth, she will be the new spokeswoman for Weight Watchers.

“Together, they’ll be mainstreaming the dangerous idea that immediate post-birth weight loss is healthy.”

The deal is supposedly worth 3 million. Not bad bank to get inspired to shed the baby weight.

I wonder how emotionally healthy it is though for Simpson to be setting herself up in advance of giving birth to be in the spotlight for something she hasn’t even accomplished yet.

It’s like reality TV is going into the future, assuming she’ll be able to shed the pounds successfully.

No offense meant to Simpson, but oh how I wish for her to be unable to shed those unwanted pounds! Oh, for her to come out of this with some horrible, unsightly stretch and wrinkle marks!

True, true. If that were to happen, the makeup pros and airbrushers would simply work overtime.

Sigh. But a girl can dream.

Work It, Kelly Preston!

Celebrity Baby Scoop dishes on Kelly Preston’s 39 pound weight loss after baby.

She’s going to be fifty this year and is looking amazing. The best part is that she didn’t go on any crash diets; she took her time shedding the extra weight. I do need to check out the program she used, Kirstie Alley’s Organic Liaison, which claims to be all-natural and healthy.

Hmm…a diet system by a celebrity? Anyone tried it?