A Public Affair :: Brad Walsh

A Public Affair

Ashlee and others are biting back about the headlines that Jessica Simpson has been making recently, which is fine because no, Jessica is not fat. Not in any sense of the word. I agree with that, and I agree that anyone calling her fat and meaning it is warped in the head. I don’t know if I agree with Ashlee’s assertion that Jessica is a “size 2,” but I can only judge based on specifically released photos, so I really have no valid idea. But by no means is Jessica a fat girl, she’s just bigger than she used to be. But apparently even commenting on the change and the setting is forbidden, which is annoying. What I said yesterday was that Jessica gained some weight, and her return to the public eye after some time out of it was in tight, high waisted jeans at a festival celebrating the mass consumption of chili. Someone should have advised her against that whole situation. Not because holy shit she’s a fucking whale and she’s disgusting and fat and look at fatty fatface, but because it’s the easiest backdrop for caricature of a person who’s spent the last ten years selling us her body as a major part of her celebrity package. She basically drew herself into a NY Post comic. Not to mention that when Jessica lost a bunch of weight, her father Joe shopped the story to the tabloids, putting it forth as an item to be discussed. And now that she’s gained some weight, we’re all assholes for noticing? As Kathy said yesterday, either it’s on the table or it’s not.

6 Comments to A Public Affair

by den

On January 29, 2009 at 9:34 am

EXACTLY
by carmen

On January 29, 2009 at 9:52 am

no way is she a size 2! that’s at least a 4
by lisa

On January 29, 2009 at 4:08 pm

Everything you said originally is valid and fine by me, it’s okay to comment just as you did, I would have done the same thing, with no regrets … all fair and valid observations … people gotta relax a little.
by staci

On January 29, 2009 at 7:29 pm

yeah i don’t think there’s anything left on the table. :X
by V

On January 31, 2009 at 1:15 am

this story is so fucking boring. anyway, i accidentally found your blog and next thing i know i’m at page 26…i actually love the older stuff…especially the texts…i wish u’d do more of that it made me laugh…out loud…yeah. then it made me miss my gay…we broke up. anyway thanks it was either go out and get high with a bunch of fools (that’s getting boring) or stay in bed surfing…even more boring but you made my night so thanks
by Julie M. T.

On February 13, 2009 at 1:24 pm

I’m going to go ahead and agree, circle gets the square. However, I do find it amusing that she’s out of the spotlight for x amount of months, then loses weight and is back in style, then isn’t, then gains weight, then back in style, etc. It’s ridiculous and frankly, outside of her weight, I don’t think people care anymore. I don’t believe *she’s* relevant anymore, though her previous “relevancy” could be argued as well. She was never able to re-define herself, and she didn’t have the ability [or balls maybe? not sure] to break down a la Britney, so what’s left? There’s a ton of Miley’s and Jonas Brothers’ to take her place. What’s left when her musical career doesn’t matter anymore? Right. Her body.

J.