Are Curves Making a Comeback?

There was a great article by Booth Moore in The Los Angeles Times on Sunday: "Does Size Really Matter?"

Among several insights by the writer, she notes that female stars in the entertainment industry are undergoing a genuine “super-sizing.” Think Sara Ramirez of “Grey’s Anatomy,” America Ferrara of “Ugly Betty,” and “Dreamgirls’,” Jennifer Hudson. All of these women match the average American woman’s size of 12-14 (as stated by Moore), and all are being applauded and given great starring roles, without having to wither into a size 0.

But, and there always seem to be a “but” anytime Hollywood veers off the beaten path, “what goes up,” so to speak, “must come down." For every magazine proudly featuring these voluptuous divas on their covers, there’s one screaming with exclamation points, headlines like, “How to Lose Weight like Jordan Sparks!” (the newly crowned, plus-size “American Idol.” ) Just when we think a woman is being accepted for the way her body looks, we’re slapped with Hollywood’s incessant reality check that she still isn’t good enough… whether she’s too skinny or too fat, I don’t believe that any female in the spotlight  will ever get a permanent gold star for her figure no matter what her size is. And isn't it funny that the male stars seem to escape the scrutiny entirely?

What do you think readers? Whose celebrity figure do you most admire? Do you think Hollywood will ever leave weight out of the picture?

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