I’ve long argued that the only Australian who should be allowed to conduct interviews is the “You Know What I Mean?” guy (well, him and the kangaroo from Kangaroo Jack, who I think is named Pete). Otherwise, you end up with extremely awkward chats, like the one Mad Men star Christina Hendricks had with the fashion editor of a newspaper. Our dear Joanie was there to talk about glasses for some riveting sounding glasses event, but the interviewer instead wanted to discuss her being an inspiration to “full figured” women, to which Hendricks later responded, “I think calling me full-figured is just rude.” If the Dalai Lama guy had been the one interviewing her (such a missed opportunity), he wouldn’t have made that mistake — he would have just made all the Tex Avery wolf sound effects, instead.
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Well you ain’t “petite”, honey.
What’s the point of this? Who cares? If the lady was interviewing someone known for being skinny would she ask, “How do you think you inspire boney women?” Irrelevant.
truth.
You’re right, she isn’t under 5-foot-3.
She is “zaftig,” and should be stoked she won the genetic lottery.
Is that the same as Rubenesque? Because she sure as hell is Rubenesque – and by that I mean I wish she’d just stand there and not open her mouth.
Have you seen a mirror? You’ve got the female frame perfectly filled out.
She’s got big titties and drinks bourbon. She can do whatever the hell she wants.
Agreed. Plus, she’s perfect as Joanie. Never seen her in anything else, and probably never need to.
Well, she was in Drive. You probably need to see that.
If you can catch Life (with Damien Lewis), she was pretty great in that as well.
She had a fun role in a couple of episodes of Firefly, and she knocked it out of the park. She’s also thinner, without loosing some of the, uh, above the waist mass.
I cannot fault your logic, Kungjitsu
Duly noted and/or Netflixed. Thank you for your input.
Noted. I won’t call her “full-figured”, but could she have the decency to return one of my letters with a couple locks of hair already?
Yeah, the “full figured” thing is such a fucked up velvet knife way for skinny broads to call chicks like Christina Hendricks fat.
I would take her “full figure” over that skinny broad any day of the week. (Although the australian accent does make the blonde tempting)
How about calling her out on being a bottle-redhead? I find it offensive.
Very few Hollywood redheads are real redheads, so you must be offended quite often.
All the hotness and none of the crazy? Where is the offense in that?
People think it’s cliche to say things like, “Our perspective on healthy bodies is ridiculously skewed”. But it isn’t because people still don’t understand that runway models are neither the norm nor the ideal and seem perplexed by women who have amazing boobs and hips.
I could relate a few stories where the “full figure” definitely inspired ME….
How about calling her out on a being a shitty actress?
SEE: last night’s south park, RE: this.
She was hot in Firefly, and then she just kept eating and eating with a cork up her butt.
We’re talking about Kate Upton, right?
Hot Redhead Wearing Hipster Glasses > Everything Else
I’m sorry, what were we talking about?
RUDE. She’s curvy.
Like, textbook definition bust-waist-hips ratio curvy. Not trying-to-be-nice-about-calling-someone-fat curvy.
Exactly. Ratio and proportion and all that, plus that voice. Reminds me of the 30-year-old Ann-Margret.
At least he didn’t go with “husky.”
Great, now this sign is turning into fucking Cosmo. NAW GIRL YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL THE WAY YOU ARE SCREW THAT MEANIE
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Totally. Except for approximately every other article on the site.
Hm. When I say “full-figured” I mean it as a compliment (not that I’ve ever actually said those words aloud, but they do pop up in my internal monologue occasionally). But of course the stigma does exist in society, so I guess people can’t help but assume that it’s a stealth insult. And of course this was kind of a dumb question to ask.
Hey, I give the guy credit. He spoke in her presence and that’s more than I could ever do.
I’d be on the floor like Dean Pelton.
“Even his shadow!”
You should only call her “that fat cow wedged into a girdle and only shot from flattering angles>” The stupid bovine bragged about gaining 15 pounds and now she’s ‘sensitive” to her weight? Someone tip over her Rascal.
Huh….I always thought “full figured” was the polite “You’ve got huge cans” not the polite “You’re a big fat fatty”.
Is “full-figured” really rude? I honestly didn’t think it was. Especially when, as in Hendricks’ case, the figure is full of 80% boobs.
Fine bitch we won’t spare your feelings and call you full figured. We will start calling you what you really are and that is fat. Kim Kardashian, curvy. She has a small waist. You’re just fat and pasty. Ewww I wonder what you l
ook like without the spanx…