The Plastics
On the weekend I watched a couple of movies from the early nineties including that wonder of cinematic prowess Showgirls! Yes, trashy, poorly acted, tripe stuff – but so funny.
And what struck me most were the tits. Yes, a gay blog talking about women’s tits – I guess its one of those days. But what really got my going was the fact that all of the woman who were exposed had such small breasts. No, that’s not it – their breasts were all normal sized. In the space of just over a decade the “typical” size of a Hollywood set of tits has exploded. What the fuck is going on here!?!
To me, this is a very odd thing. Bud remarked on it as well that whenever you watch a movie from the seventies, everyone seems so flat. Shit, we watched 9 to 5 recently, and even Dolly Parton doesn’t seem very well endowed any longer.
We have become these weird obsessed by plastic surgery animals nowadays that it is getting to the level of freakiness. Now, not everyone on screen has monster breasts, but for every Cameron Diaz or Debra Messing, there are dozens of other actresses who have had their assets grown by means other than nature. And are the men any better? Why is it that on Survivor, which I love, do the men’s bodies start to look incredibly sexy after a month of starvation? Have we hit such an extreme in fashion that near-death is now the height of sexiness?
And the botox craze is no better. While watching American Idol last week Kenny Rogers could barely move his face. The world of the expressionless is upon us. And for what purpose?
Of course, I realize that Hollywood is not exactly representative of reality – but we’re not as far removed from it as we think. In a month, the website www,plasticassets.com, got 130,000 people to sign up for a credit card with the “gift” of free implants. While it was shown to be a hoax, the response was not fake.
I remember reading once a number of years ago in an interview an actor was saying how much he hated Brad Pitt because since his appearance in Thelma & Louise, everyone was expected to have perfect abs. And I can see this. I remember the salvia dripping down my chin in that scene and the thrill of seeing those perfectly sculpted muscles. And part of it was due to its being unique. And now, everyone has them for a shirtless scene. We are still in the hairless, fatless sexy stage. Does anyone actually think that a Gerard Dépardieu could ever be considered a sex symbol again. While it was a stretch at the time, now it seems utterly ridiculous.
And what struck me most were the tits. Yes, a gay blog talking about women’s tits – I guess its one of those days. But what really got my going was the fact that all of the woman who were exposed had such small breasts. No, that’s not it – their breasts were all normal sized. In the space of just over a decade the “typical” size of a Hollywood set of tits has exploded. What the fuck is going on here!?!
To me, this is a very odd thing. Bud remarked on it as well that whenever you watch a movie from the seventies, everyone seems so flat. Shit, we watched 9 to 5 recently, and even Dolly Parton doesn’t seem very well endowed any longer.
We have become these weird obsessed by plastic surgery animals nowadays that it is getting to the level of freakiness. Now, not everyone on screen has monster breasts, but for every Cameron Diaz or Debra Messing, there are dozens of other actresses who have had their assets grown by means other than nature. And are the men any better? Why is it that on Survivor, which I love, do the men’s bodies start to look incredibly sexy after a month of starvation? Have we hit such an extreme in fashion that near-death is now the height of sexiness?
And the botox craze is no better. While watching American Idol last week Kenny Rogers could barely move his face. The world of the expressionless is upon us. And for what purpose?
Of course, I realize that Hollywood is not exactly representative of reality – but we’re not as far removed from it as we think. In a month, the website www,plasticassets.com, got 130,000 people to sign up for a credit card with the “gift” of free implants. While it was shown to be a hoax, the response was not fake.
I remember reading once a number of years ago in an interview an actor was saying how much he hated Brad Pitt because since his appearance in Thelma & Louise, everyone was expected to have perfect abs. And I can see this. I remember the salvia dripping down my chin in that scene and the thrill of seeing those perfectly sculpted muscles. And part of it was due to its being unique. And now, everyone has them for a shirtless scene. We are still in the hairless, fatless sexy stage. Does anyone actually think that a Gerard Dépardieu could ever be considered a sex symbol again. While it was a stretch at the time, now it seems utterly ridiculous.
posted by Rye at 11:15 a.m.
3 Comments:
I actualy thought Gerard Dépardieu was sorta sexy...well a long time ago...from the side...but he was sexy nonetheless...of course there are stil teems of women who find Sean Connery sexy (even the old version).
Gerard's so, what's the word, doughy. I remember that scene too with Pitt. Took my breath away.
Sean Connery is extremely sexy. Pitt's no slouch either.
Society has just gone nuts with youth and beauty. It has led to many problems with plastic surgeries, anorexia, bulemia, what have you. Sigh.
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