How many of you saw the Oprah show last month about Supermodel Lea T? Show of hands please? Well for those of you who missed it allow me to enlighten you. Soapbox please! In case you've been living under a rock somewhere or simply have better things to do with your time then follow the fashion scene, model Lea T is the Brazilian sensation that has been heating up the runway and the star of the latest Givenchy ad campaign. She is no different than the other models we've been forced to idolize. She is ridiculously tall, painfully thin, and lacking all womanly features including, but not limited to, breasts and hips. Oh and there's just one more thing she's missing. A vagina! That's right folks, Lea T... is a he!
Now before we dive any further into this topic let me first lay out my disclaimer so we are clear on some things. I am not against transsexuals. I respect the Gay and Lesbian community. I have not yet met a transgendered person, but I am sure they are just as lovely as anyone from the heterosexual, bisexual, or homosexual communities. I feel all Americans- gay, straight, transgender, whatever, have a right to live their life in whatever fashion (no pun intended) they see fit. They are entitled to the same benefits as the rest of us like insurance and marriage, and most of all, they should be able to earn a living in the field of their choice. My beef is not with Lea T. I wish him/her well and don't envy the struggle that must accommodate having been born in the wrong body.
My beef is with the fashion industry and their progressively more insulting representation of women. What happened? Did they run out of anorexic-looking, androgynous, females?!? They are so dead set on using woman with boy bodies that they finally decided to just call a spade a spade and hire a man! It's probably the most honest thing they've ever done. I mean seriously, they've been insulting all of us for years with these just barely female bodies. Imagine what the Givenchy meeting sounded like. "All of these girls are just too damn fat! I don't understand why we keep getting these hips. Over and over again, ENOUGH with the breasts." Then one brave soul leaped out of his chair and said, "I have an idea...let's hire a man, tape his penis inside his ass cheeks, and throw him in a two-piece swimsuit! Voila! Problem solved!" What's next?? Pretty soon they're just gonna push a coat rack on wheels down the runway with a wig on.
I would like to ask Givenchy a question. Are they marketing their clothes to trannies now or still women?? Because if their fashion line is still intended for women, than explain to me how I am supposed to recreate that look? It's no longer a matter of being amazon height and weighing one-hundred pounds soaking wet, now I have to hack off my breasts and sew my vagina shut! They should be forced to mark their fashion ads with requirements like they do on kid's electronics. "Six-inch cock and balls required. Penis sold separately."
If you can't tell, I am outraged! You know when I will be okay with a bunch of men who want to be women modeling women's clothing?! When there are actually some women my size, or even half my size, modeling the same clothes this tranny is. Until then, Givenchy can kiss my all-woman fat ass! And for those of you saying, "but Jennifer there ARE women your size modeling- they're called plus-sized models." First of all, those women aren't even fat. Second, they wouldn't be allowed within one-hundred yards of a brand like Givenchy. They are basically allowed to model car covers and circus tents, oh and giant v-neck sleep shirts with poodles on it. Almost forgot. If Miss Thing wants to model male clothes, or unisex clothing, or pose for a variety of alternative publications- fine! But don't put him in clothes I'm expected to buy!
I love fashion but I think the over the top ad campaigns and the photos of androgynous looking females locked in a kiss is really starting to get nauseating. Did I mention that Lea T was on the front cover of Love magazine (a fashion magazine) kissing Kate Moss?? Perfect! We have the she-male and the notoriously anorexic fashion icon promoting love and fashion! Imagine the message we are sending to young girls. I'm just a person who goes against the grain. If I had my own fashion label right now, I'd be doing the exact opposite! The fashion industry keeps trying to say that they are not going to tolerate anorexia and bulimia anymore- that these girls will be released from their contracts. Yeah, they'll release them and replace them with trannies!
I love that Oprah was progressive enough to have a topic like this on her show, but I'm disappointed that she didn't ask or attempt to answer any of the challenging or profound questions that accommodate such a situation. If you'd like to read more about Lea T's appearance on the Oprah show, please click the link below.
http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Lea-T-Is-a-Supermodel-with-a-Secret
"On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock." -Thomas Jefferson
Now before we dive any further into this topic let me first lay out my disclaimer so we are clear on some things. I am not against transsexuals. I respect the Gay and Lesbian community. I have not yet met a transgendered person, but I am sure they are just as lovely as anyone from the heterosexual, bisexual, or homosexual communities. I feel all Americans- gay, straight, transgender, whatever, have a right to live their life in whatever fashion (no pun intended) they see fit. They are entitled to the same benefits as the rest of us like insurance and marriage, and most of all, they should be able to earn a living in the field of their choice. My beef is not with Lea T. I wish him/her well and don't envy the struggle that must accommodate having been born in the wrong body.
My beef is with the fashion industry and their progressively more insulting representation of women. What happened? Did they run out of anorexic-looking, androgynous, females?!? They are so dead set on using woman with boy bodies that they finally decided to just call a spade a spade and hire a man! It's probably the most honest thing they've ever done. I mean seriously, they've been insulting all of us for years with these just barely female bodies. Imagine what the Givenchy meeting sounded like. "All of these girls are just too damn fat! I don't understand why we keep getting these hips. Over and over again, ENOUGH with the breasts." Then one brave soul leaped out of his chair and said, "I have an idea...let's hire a man, tape his penis inside his ass cheeks, and throw him in a two-piece swimsuit! Voila! Problem solved!" What's next?? Pretty soon they're just gonna push a coat rack on wheels down the runway with a wig on.
I would like to ask Givenchy a question. Are they marketing their clothes to trannies now or still women?? Because if their fashion line is still intended for women, than explain to me how I am supposed to recreate that look? It's no longer a matter of being amazon height and weighing one-hundred pounds soaking wet, now I have to hack off my breasts and sew my vagina shut! They should be forced to mark their fashion ads with requirements like they do on kid's electronics. "Six-inch cock and balls required. Penis sold separately."
If you can't tell, I am outraged! You know when I will be okay with a bunch of men who want to be women modeling women's clothing?! When there are actually some women my size, or even half my size, modeling the same clothes this tranny is. Until then, Givenchy can kiss my all-woman fat ass! And for those of you saying, "but Jennifer there ARE women your size modeling- they're called plus-sized models." First of all, those women aren't even fat. Second, they wouldn't be allowed within one-hundred yards of a brand like Givenchy. They are basically allowed to model car covers and circus tents, oh and giant v-neck sleep shirts with poodles on it. Almost forgot. If Miss Thing wants to model male clothes, or unisex clothing, or pose for a variety of alternative publications- fine! But don't put him in clothes I'm expected to buy!
I love fashion but I think the over the top ad campaigns and the photos of androgynous looking females locked in a kiss is really starting to get nauseating. Did I mention that Lea T was on the front cover of Love magazine (a fashion magazine) kissing Kate Moss?? Perfect! We have the she-male and the notoriously anorexic fashion icon promoting love and fashion! Imagine the message we are sending to young girls. I'm just a person who goes against the grain. If I had my own fashion label right now, I'd be doing the exact opposite! The fashion industry keeps trying to say that they are not going to tolerate anorexia and bulimia anymore- that these girls will be released from their contracts. Yeah, they'll release them and replace them with trannies!
I love that Oprah was progressive enough to have a topic like this on her show, but I'm disappointed that she didn't ask or attempt to answer any of the challenging or profound questions that accommodate such a situation. If you'd like to read more about Lea T's appearance on the Oprah show, please click the link below.
http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Lea-T-Is-a-Supermodel-with-a-Secret
"On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock." -Thomas Jefferson
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