tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post7590776116503753871..comments2024-03-27T20:39:04.792-04:00Comments on KILLER HOBBIES: She ain’t heavy—she’s Venus, dammit!Betty Hechtmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-54665772942718299262007-08-17T22:08:00.000-04:002007-08-17T22:08:00.000-04:00Chief Wenonga plus Venus--a match made in heaven! ...Chief Wenonga plus Venus--a match made in heaven! Thanks, Jess--looking forward to reading your new book! KathrynKathryn Lilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05701558750790059307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-25113801183249474302007-08-17T21:15:00.000-04:002007-08-17T21:15:00.000-04:00Kathryn, I think Chief Wenonga could really show y...Kathryn, I think Chief Wenonga could really show your Venus a good time, if they could get over the language barrier. ;) Bravo for writing about and for real women! We're the majority, despite what the glossy mags and movies would have us believe.Jessica Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11157662092822156124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-49536308025726940282007-08-17T17:09:00.000-04:002007-08-17T17:09:00.000-04:00Kathryn--My husband and I enjoy watching America's...Kathryn--<BR/>My husband and I enjoy watching America's Got Talent, and there was a singing and dancing group that got to the semi-finals this year called the Glamazons. (I don't know if I'm spelling that right.) They were sexy, very entertaining women who were large and curvy, and they were a lot of fun. Good for the image of the overweight!<BR/>--LindaLinda O. Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-78103759652865176412007-08-17T11:36:00.000-04:002007-08-17T11:36:00.000-04:00Of my twenty or so cousins, only one was thin gro...Of my twenty or so cousins, only one was thin growing up, and still is. I remember my mother and other aunts and uncles worrying about her, whispering about how they thought her mother (their sister) was not feeding her. <BR/>That's not my excuse now, but there's a lot of history to overcome!<BR/><BR/>A couple of times we've been treated to representation ... Tyne Daly on Judging Amy. Oops, that's all I can think of.<BR/><BR/>CamilleCamille Minichinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701150885595400018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-45214931019369480422007-08-17T10:42:00.000-04:002007-08-17T10:42:00.000-04:00Hah! "Sequential husbands!" I love it! That will h...Hah! "Sequential husbands!" I love it! That will have to go into a book someday. Monica, I'm with you--curviness was never an obstacle to relationships, so why is it treated in magazines and movies like the plague? Sigh.Kathryn Lilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05701558750790059307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-61413138594045075812007-08-17T09:45:00.000-04:002007-08-17T09:45:00.000-04:00We have our own self-image problems to overcome. ...We have our own self-image problems to overcome. I've always fought my weight, thought I was overweight even when I wasn't. I recently came across a photo album that had some candid shots of me back in the 60s. I was THIN! I thought I was fat back then, but I wasn't. I was in excellent physical condition so what I thought of as excess weight was muscle. I didn't make myself crazy about it, but back in those days there wasn't the cultural pressure to be thin there is nowadays. It must be a nightmare for many women -- especially since men tend to like women with curves. I know I did well even later when I rounded out.Monica Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722045113589668612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-79899117847519992332007-08-17T06:38:00.000-04:002007-08-17T06:38:00.000-04:00Kate, People seem to have to down others to feel g...Kate, <BR/><BR/>People seem to have to down others to feel good about themselves. Now, our government and healthcare and diet industries have given them license to criticize and discriminate against people of size. <BR/><BR/>I've always been 'heavy' but that hasn't stopped me from having boyfriends, lovers OR husbands (sequentially!), often times while my thinner friends sat home. Clearly SOME people saw something special under the excess tonnage.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>LindaBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com