OMEN
01-29-2009, 10:00 PM
Ashlee Simpson-Wentz has spoken of her disgust at media interest in her sister Jessica Simpson's weight.
E! Online reports that writing on her website, Simpson-Wentz said: "I am completely disgusted by the headlines concerning my sister's weight.
"A week after the inauguration and with such a feeling of hope in the air for our country, I find it completely embarrassing and belittling to all women to read about a woman's weight or figure as a headline on Fox News."
She continued: "All women come in different shapes, sizes, and forms and just because you're a celebrity, there shouldn't be a different standard.
"Is this something you would say to your wife, daughter, mother, grandmother, or even a friend? I seriously doubt it. How can we expect teenage girls to love and respect themselves in an environment where we criticize a size 2 figure? Now we can focus on the things that really matter."
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E! Online reports that writing on her website, Simpson-Wentz said: "I am completely disgusted by the headlines concerning my sister's weight.
"A week after the inauguration and with such a feeling of hope in the air for our country, I find it completely embarrassing and belittling to all women to read about a woman's weight or figure as a headline on Fox News."
She continued: "All women come in different shapes, sizes, and forms and just because you're a celebrity, there shouldn't be a different standard.
"Is this something you would say to your wife, daughter, mother, grandmother, or even a friend? I seriously doubt it. How can we expect teenage girls to love and respect themselves in an environment where we criticize a size 2 figure? Now we can focus on the things that really matter."
RTE