What on earth is bodysnarking? Read on…

Anna Holmes, the editor in chief of Jezebel, posted “This Year, Let’s Call It Quits on The Nasty Nitpicking,” quoting this plea from Erin, a reader: “You know what would be great? A no negative comments on a woman’s appearance rule, or maybe even a no negative comments regarding anyone’s appearance. I am so sick of reading comments and seeing, ‘Oh she’s put on weight.’ ”

Ms. Holmes was blowing the whistle on bodysnarking, the snide, often witty, comments that have become a ubiquitous part of under-30 female conversation. In an age when the digital camera is a must-bring accessory for a night out (how else are you going to upload the pictures to Facebook?), when blogs give everyone with an opinion a venue for comment, and when tabloid culture has made it fine to dissect other women’s looks, bodysnarking appears to be a favorite female pastime.

It sounds a lot like the way we treat famous people. “The conventions that a lot of these celebrity magazines use have trickled down to everyday conversations,” says Claire Mysko, the author of “You’re Amazing! A No Pressure Guide to Being Your Best Self.” She mentions celeb sites like PerezHilton.com, TMZ.com and photo-rating site HotorNot.com that obsessively scrutinize people’s flaws and assets.

New York magazine columnist Kurt Andersen, commenting on the political prospects of Hillary Clinton, noted that she has a “Wal-Mart shopper’s bad hair” and a “big bum.”

It seems counterintuitive, somehow, that ugly pictures sell magazines. But according to Ms. Holmes, stories about celebrity weight-loss with before-and-after photos now fly off the shelves. The masses had spoken: Bodysnarking was now a revenue generator. Witness the success of TMZ.com. (WSJ)

The pressure to become thin has become enormous and even though these celebrities are basically paid to be thin, what are the rest of us to do? At least they are prepared.

People often ask why stores do not carry larger sized clothing and its because they dont sell. Thats what is left over at the end of the season. The reasoning behind this, is always that women are always hoping to lose the weight and will not invest anything in themselves (clothing wise) until they arrive at the desired weight.  What exactly is the desired weight, one wonders.

The all too familiar vicious cycle begins. You dont look good, then you are depressed, you’re depressed, then you eat more, you eat more, you gain more weight, you won’t buy more clothes. And so the story goes. Ladies, lets put a stop to this nonsense. One of the most beautiful head turning women we know is Sybil. She is a size 18. We dare you to not turn around and check her out.