Yeah, lots of people--such as Tom Joyner--find it hard to believe she dropped 60 pounds *and* got that incredibly cut in such a short time. It's only been maybe two months at most. Even if she did, it's not healthy at all. I know that she's fallen out many times in the past due to exhaustion and poor eating habits. And I know for a fact her workout regimes aren't the best. They're the kind only someone with lots of money should attempt, as you need dedicated nutritionists, cooks, personal trainers, hell--massage therapists! A whole team of people to make sure you don't kill yourself. No matter what anyone says, losing weight and getting fit is a slow process, and losing about 2.5 pounds a week is a realistic and practical standard. Any more than that--which is the Hollywood way--can be dangerous.
One of the things that bothers me in modern society is the obssession with being too slim and impossiby fit. Now Jackson looks good--and thank God she has a Black butt that won't go away!--but so many actresses and entertainers are working themselves out to look like emaciated skeletons. I hate the message that sends to young girls. Sometimes I feel as if I'm the only guy left who still thinks the voluptuous look of the old days is the best: for non-Black women, that'd be Rita Hayworth, Racquel Welch, Sophia Loren, Yvette Mimieux, Yvonne Craig (Batgirl, Green Orion Slave Girl in Star Trek the OS). Nowadays you can bet that when I think a white actress has a shape, someone will tell her she's fat, and you'll come back later to see she's dropped twenty or so pounds. A few like Scarlett Johannsen resist it, and I hear a backlash is growing among some actresses, but the unrealistic expectations are crazy. In the main I think Black people still have a healthier attitude. Seriously, I think the natural butts and big legs many Blacks have help our women not go too far down that skinny-as-a-board road, but I'm seeing more young Sisters buy into the hype. They say everything comes back in style in time. I just wonder when the days of the voluptuous curvy woman will return to mass media? -------------- Original message -------------- From: Daryle Lockhart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> science fiction at its best. On Aug 7, 2006, at 5:36 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) wrote: -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Janet Jackson Poses Topless for Vibe Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 17:15:12 -0400 From: C V <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: GIRLFRIEND <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] all i can say is for a person who just lost 60 lbs this year, she certainly is flat.....but what do i know? LOL Camille [ain't mad at her either!] ================================= Janet Jackson Poses Topless for Vibe http://apnews1.iwon.com//article/20060807/D8JBPUN01.html? PG=home&SEC=news Aug 7, 4:15 PM (ET) NEW YORK (AP) - Janet Jackson has never been afraid to expose some skin. The 40-year-old singer, newly svelte after losing some 60 pounds, appears on the cover of Vibe magazine wearing a skimpy bikini bottom and a necklace made of large shells. Her right arm covers her breasts. Will she ever stop posing for sexy photos? "Of course. When I'm 80," she tells Vibe. "That's when I'll call it quits." Two years ago, Justin Timberlake pulled off a part of Jackson's bustier, briefly exposing one of her breasts, during the Super Bowl halftime show. In an interview in the magazine's September issue, on newsstands Aug. 15, Jackson says the incident - variously referred to as "Nipplegate" and the "bra-ha-ha" - is history. "It's just over and done with. It's old. It's the past. It's history. I'm onto something new. Everybody got their licks in - those who wanted to - and it's done," she says. Jackson credits her boyfriend, 33-year-old music producer Jermaine Dupri, for giving her self-esteem "a little boost." "I came to realize that younger men had less of a problem with who I am than older men," she says. "With the younger guys, there was less ego. Things were less competitive. They weren't threatened by who made more and who made less." She says that with Dupri, she feels as if she's met her match. "When I look at Jermaine, I see myself," Jackson says. "I feel as if I'm looking in the mirror. The connection I feel with him I have never felt with anybody else." Her new album, "20 Y.O.," is slated for release Sept. 26. Dupri produced a few tracks, and longtime collaborators Jimmy "Jam" Harris and Terry Lewis pitched in on the disc as well. The pop star recently said she had packed on extra weight for a role in the upcoming movie "Tennessee," which she ultimately had to pass on because of her new record. When asked if she'd rather have a hit album or win an Oscar, she says: "Win an Oscar. It's just a passion. But can't I have both? Everybody in my family says I'm spoiled anyway. I want both..." --- On the Net: http://www.janet-jackson.com/ http://www.vibe.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
