Crystal Renn Feels Pressure to Live Up to 'Plus-Size' Label

People.com reports that Crystal Renn feels the pressure to fit the plus-size ideal:

"I think that by placing a title on my head, which is 'plus-size,' and then the picture that these people have created in their mind about what plus-size actually is, I've basically failed [your expectations] just with that," she said.

I not wishing her to have an eating disorder again. Yet, when she was taking appearances on panels about being a plus size model she signed up for this. There are so many plus size model in magazines and we don't know there names.

If you make money off of being overweight, I am going to call you on it. You can't have it both ways. Also, if you don't want to be judge on your appearance everyday, don't choose the job of model. Go work at a place with a uniform so the goal is to look like everyone else.

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW: Bad Girls Club Kristen Kelly Says 'I Could Have Been Raped'

Radar Online Reports: Kristen Kelly from the Bad Girl's club reports that she was drugged during the wild behaviour that got her kicked off the show.

Kristen stated:

"I was victimized, somebody put a something in my drink, somebody could have hurt me, somebody could have killed me. I could have been raped."

"This is a very serious situation. People are date raped and drugged everyday. Every night when you go out, you really need to protect yourself and you can't think you're invincible like I did."

I don't condone the antics of the Bad Girl's Club, but Kristen does have a point that partying has its dangers. Every person going out needs to be mindful of their surroundings, "friends", and beverage consumption.

Tracy Anderson Says Something Crazy in Response to Jillian Michaels

Damnit, Tracy Anderson, why are you making me write on this topic again? Essentially, Tracy Anderson, personal trainer and grifter to the stars, has joined the fray criticizing Jilliam Michaels' proclaimation that she didn't want to have biological children because of how it would impact her body. So, Anderson, suggests that one can have a post-baby-bounce-back-baby in six weeks. The kind of mindset that pressures women in body-conscious industries, heck all women, into drastic and unhealthy regimes post birth or guilt them into thinking that these measures are normal when they fail to apply themselves and get even skinnier than before giving birth, mere weeks post-partum--with a newborn in tow! Check out her full quote below:

As you may have read in the news recently, some fitness personalities say that pregnancy and having a great body can't go hand-in-hand, that you have to choose between giving birth and looking great. I'm here to dispel those notions.

Being a mother is undoubtedly one of the most rewarding and meaningful connections you will ever experience. Your body and mind will forever be filled with a constant state of love, protection, concern, and selflessness from the day you find out you are pregnant.

Of course, there are many ways to become a mother, and all of them are beautiful. But to claim that pregnancy and natural childbirth are somehow unhealthful for a woman's body sends an incorrect message to women everywhere.

Although I gained 60 pounds when pregnant with my son, I have never felt more beautiful since then. I had discovered a new level of femininity that every mother owns. Even though I was tired and could hardly catch a shower as a new mom, I found myself with a new power and belief that I could achieve anything.

But I also knew that restoring my body after pregnancy would be an important gift for myself and my child, so during my pregnancy I began researching and creating a new fitness method that would give me the energy and strength I'd need once my baby was born. As soon as my OB-GYN gave me the green light to work out again, I started experimenting with my workouts whenever my son Sam was sleeping or with his Nana.

Six weeks after having Sam, I was smaller and more fit than I had been in my entire life. It took a lot of work, but I am a testament to the fact that pregnancy is not the end to your dreams of a perfect body.

Tracy Anderson, shut up! You are the problem.

Bring a Chicken to the Doctor

I stole this video from Pandagon which has an excellent discussion up about the dangers of viewing "the olden days" as Rep. Sue Lowden phrases them through rose-colored glasses. It is true that in say 1880, bartering with a doctor was common practice, but the skills, the medicine and the training of said doctor was usually questionable at best and to except physicians, nurses, hospitals, MRI machine companies and similar to accept a chicken in lieu of cash payments is ludicrious in the MARKET ECONOMY REPUBLICANS HOLD SO DEAR! Her nostalgia is not good public policy, nor does it really speak honestly about "the olden days" a phrase that I find laughable because it seems to encompass Pre-Antiquity through the 1950's as one large swatch of "better times" for people like Lowden. Interestingly, one item that was dug up on this woman was that while she was VP of your family's casino, the casino was fined $200,000 for labor violations that included forcing full-time employees to sign waivers for benefits and denying health insurance to eligible employees. I guess she takes her bartering seriously and wants her employees to start the trend because forefend she be forced to obey labor laws!

Heidi Klum: “I’m Proud of Being the Curvy Model”

Heidi Klum didn’t plan on walking the runway of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show last night, but let’s just say she’s a little bit impulsive. “I felt great the night of the fashion show and decided last minute to walk,” the supermodel, 36, who welcomed daughter Lou, with husband Seal, last month, tells PEOPLE exclusively. Klum, who had already been fitted for her dress, opened the Enchanted Forest-themed part of the show, wearing a vine-strewn corset and a full white skirt. “I loved my outfit,” she says, “so I thought, why not?” Her surprise appearance, known only to Victoria’s Secret insiders, drew screams and applause from a shocked audience during the live show Thursday night. Though Klum, who was expected only to host the festivities, said that while her new job behind the scenes meant there was “definitely less pressure,” walking in the show was a thrill for her. “I’m proud of being the curvy model on the Victoria’s Secret stage,” she says, adding that she enjoyed the show herself. “The Black Eyed Peas and all of the looks for the show were fantastic!” You can watch Heidi — and all the Angels — hit the runway when the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show airs on CBS at 10pm EST on Dec. 1.–Charlotte Triggs

Here is another case of a person losing weight crazy fast after a pregnancy. Yet because she didn't lose all of it in 30 days. She is trying to pass herself off as "curvy". Please stop the insanity, being pregnant doesn't make you curvy it makes you pregnant. Also losing tons of weight in 30 days is not good for the majority of most people.

So I am giving Hedi Klum a "Fail" on this statement.

BlackFace French VOGUE Cover: High Fashion or Racist?

In the October issue of French Vogue, which is dedicated to "Supermodels," there are no black models. No Naomi Campbell, no Tyra Banks, no Iman, no Alek Wek, no Liya Kebede, no Chanel Iman. Instead, Dutch model Lara Stone appeared in a 14-page editorial in blackface.

I personally think this was done to drag away attention to the weight issue in the modeling industry.

I personally thought the pictures look nice. I thought it was high fashion. The model didn't look stereotypical even in blackface. Should it have been done maybe not.

Yet, since it was French Vogue and not American Vogue. I will give this topic a passing comment instead of a boycott call. Since I know very little about French History and Culture. Maybe they don't have the same offensive history with blackface that we have in America. If you check out the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia at Ferris State University. You can see why American get so upset with blackface.

Shoe Shopping: As Seen on TV

The above clip is from "Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia"--Dee, is trying to live out a "Sex and the City" fantasy weekend. She blackmails some women (she only has male friends) into going out to a bar with her and she goes to an expensive shoe boutique in order to buy some extremely uncomfortable shoes that are way over priced, and of course her credit card gets rejected because $700 for a pair of shoes seems ridiculous to the credit card company considering her moderate spending prior to this fiscal suicide venture.

I'm posting it for a couple reasons: 1. its really funny, 2. its a comment on how ridiculous the as seen on tv single-woman behaves. Dee is a cocktail waitress trying to become an actor, incidentally, she doesn't have the cash for this Sex & the City crap--most women don't and even the women on SACT didn't (or at least, the main character Carrie Bradshaw would have made $70,000, yet lived a $380,000-$600,000 lifestyle according to some economists that have analyzed the show.

I love that in this clip, Dee can't even walk in the shoes, let alone escape the clerk when she tries to steal them.

Just to reiterate, the "as seen on tv" single gal is about as realistic as the average woman presented in Vogue or Elle--not representative in other words.

Sometimes Raining on Somebody's Parade is the Kind Thing to Do

Okay, Tania, the woman featured in the video above is a 37 year old woman who "wants to start taking her modeling career seriously." Everything is officially staged in the "Real Housewives" franchise over at Bravo, let's just accept that as the "reality" behind these "reality" shows. So, if this 37 year old woman is actually trying to start a modeling career, I don't care. BUT, I do care how these faux-reality programs influence regular people's perceptions about what they can do realistically with their lives. For example, I work with at-risk youth and I've rarely met an at-risk youth suggesting a solid plan for him/her-self career wise. Everybody wants to be a professional athlete, singer, dancer, actor or simply aspired to be "rich." When I worked at a community college, I remember meeting a young woman (already a single mother) who could NOT manage to turn in her ENG 101 papers ontime, say she wanted to be a doctor. At the time, I would never have rained on anybody's parade and said, "why don't you consider nursing" because I was a young idealist. First of all, let me tell you, she flunked ENG 101, so she ain't a doctor today, let alone a Community College graduate. I think that we need to get realistic career planning instilled earlier in the curriculum of most middle-schools and high-schools. Not, tracks, where you can't change your mind and go onto something else, but the TEACHING OF MAKING PLANS. So, say you want to be a doctor, they need to learn how to make a plan for becoming a doctor, a nurse, an EMT, a research scientist, and a pharmacist. That's five plans with five solid steps--including learning the moment they need to apply to college, what semester they should take organic chemistry, how much debt they should expect to incur, etc. Because, in a world where a 37 year old woman thinks she can become a famous model because a kiss-ass agent agrees to meet with her on a reality show, you know ten fools at home are thinking they need to try to sneak onto the American Idol auditions and pretend to be under 29 so that their talent will just Susan Boyle us away. By 37, you should damn well be living with a bit of reality and accept your life. If you want to totally change careers, that can happen, but something like modeling, professional athletics, acting--that's just stupid and it serves as a bad role model for the rest of humanity, particularly young kids and desperate housewives who are more vulnerable to thinking stupid reality tv stunts like this are, well, reality.