In the May edition of Allure, Hilary Duff admits that she was "obsessed" with everything she ate a couple years ago. Some of you may recall her complete transformation from bubbly, blond Nickelodeon star to a skinnier, sexier brunette. I'm not saying she was sexier because she was skinny, but she was trying to promote a new image by wearing...ahem...less clothing.
The Allure interview gives Hilary a great platform to talk about body image. Unfortunately, she doesn't use it very well. Like Jessica Alba , she claims that she wasn't "sick", i.e. had an eating disorder. But, she did say that her dieting got out of hand and she had a negative body image due to tabloids calling her chubby.
It does seem as though Hilary is at a healthier weight, but it's clear that she doesn't think she had a problem. Wake up, Hilary! If you are "obsessed" with what you eat, lose massive amounts of weight, and think you look like crap then you definitely have a problem. Just think of all the girls she could help if she said dieting was no good. If she pointed out that she did have a problem, then girls would think dieting is not normal. Instead, she is relaying the message that having disordered eating patterns doesn't mean you are "sick".
3 comments:
Great post! And I totally agree. So many of us maintain this mentality that "obsession" somehow doesn't equate to "a problem." I'm not sure how we can swing that one. I suffered from disorder eating a couple of years ago and it took me a long time to see it as that. Its unfortunate that Hilary felt the pressure to lose weight because the tabloids were calling her chubby. I know so many women in Hollywood feel this pressure. But its nice to see her back to looking more like herself.
Wow, she looks SO much better in the top picture. But what the hell do I know? My BMI is 25.
She looks fantastic. thinner is simply not better. It's a joke.
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