Adult in Training

Dear Queen Latifah,

What are you doing, being best friends with Jenny Craig?!

Things were all well and good when Kirstie Alley wanted to lose some weight, since it looked like she had rather unfortunately swallowed a pony.  And while some people can carry their weight well, Kirstie just looked angry all the time, at least while she was being hounded by mean paparazzi.  And she wanted to get back to a happier weight.  I assume the same of Valerie Bertinelli.  Though I have no idea who she is.

But Queen Latifah, you have so much more to offer!  You are a strong woman, and a good role model!  You are funny, and you know yourself, and you were on ANTM, which gives you that little something extra in my opinion.  And now you are becoming a spokesperson for Jenny!  What if you end up like Star Jones?  Have you ever thought of that?

What if you lose all this weight (which, in my opinion you totally don’t need to do) and then instead of looking even more beautiful, you look odd?  What will you do then?  Then you will be famous like the people who get bad face lifts.  Like Meg Ryan or, dare I say it, Joan Rivers.  No one wants to be famous for that.

And what about the message that you are sending young girls?  There are very few good role models for young girls these days.  Why do you think there is such a prevalence in eating disorders these days?  Because the women we are told to look up to weight about three pounds, and haven’t eaten a hamburger in at least a decade.  And now you, one of the only women who has boldly bucked this trend, and still be beautiful, have chosen to succumb to societal pressures and lose weight.

I sincerely hope that you are only doing this to have a more healthy lifestyle.  But there is certainly a difference between shedding a few for your heart’s health, and shedding so many you look emaciated.  Please remember that.

Sincerely,

One of Your Hamburger-Eating (metaphorically speaking, since I don’t really enjoy hamburgers) Fans