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Jameela Jamil Sparked an Internet Debate Over Her Comments About the Kardashians


The Good Place actress Jameela Jamil has never shied away from tackling society’s obsession with dictating and policing how women “should” look. Earlier this year, she launched an Instagram account called “I Weigh” that seeks to measure women by “achievements and experiences, not pounds and kilograms” and later poured her feelings into a powerful piece for Glamour.com: “Our culture is obsessed with women’s appearances, and it’s holding us back as a gender.”

Now, she’s back in the spotlight for taking on these issues again. She went on a podcast from the U.K.’s Channel 4 late last week and talked specifically about the Kardashians, whom she has called out in the past for promoting unrealistic standards of beauty to young girls. After Kim Kardashian posted an ad promoting an appetite-suppressant lollipop in May, Jamil had screenshot the images and written on Twitter, “No. Fuck off. No. You terrible and toxic influence on young girls,” she wrote on Twitter. “I admire their mother’s branding capabilities, she is an exploitative but innovative genius, however this family makes me feel actual despair over what women are reduced to.”

On the Channel 4 podcast, hosted by Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Jamil elaborated about why she called the Kardashians toxic—and how she feels their influence embodies the idea of a “double agent for the patriarchy.”

“The double agent for the patriarchy is basically just a woman who perhaps unknowingly is putting the patriarchal narrative out into the world,” she said, adding later, “But it’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing: Just because you look like a woman, we trust you and we think you’re on our side, but you are selling us something that really doesn’t make us feel good… You’re selling us self-consciousness.”

Watch the full interview here:

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While many people embraced Jamil’s criticism as constructive, the Internet was quickly divided. Some pointed out that in the past, Jamil has made comments about the sexuality of artists like Beyoncé and Miley Cyrus. “Jameela Jamil has history for policing/shaming women for ~using their sexuality~ & it’s so tedious,” one Twitter user wrote.

In the Guardian on Sunday, Frances Ryan had a different take than Jamil.

She wrote about why calling Kardashian “a double agent for the patriarchy” can be problematic—but also argued that Jamil made an important point worth exploring: “Still, blaming other women for misogyny has always felt uncomfortable—like you are doing patriarchy’s job by turning on women pressured to conform to sexism, rather than critiquing the male-dominated structures that got us here. But Jamil is surely speaking out about a side to sexism that is worth confronting.”

There are more than a few sides to sexism and misogyny worth confronting, and whether or not you agree with Jamil, it’s worth considering the mixed messages the Kardashians send under the guise of being feminist—and figuring out how they fit into how you define (and live out) the concept.

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Carrie Underwood Is Catching Heat For Her Latest Comments About Fertility


Carrie Underwood recently made some comments about fertility that have ruffled some feathers in the parenting community. The former American Idol winner revealed to Redbook that at age 35, she’s worried about being able to naturally have more children. (She and husband Mike Fisher currently have one child: a son named Isaiah.)

“I’m 35, so we may have missed our chance to have a big family. We always talk about adoption and about doing it when our child or children are a little older,” Underwood told the magazine. The seven-time Grammy Award winner also mentioned how lucky she and her family feel to be part of various organizations that help children because, “Our focus right now in our lives is helping as many kids as possible.”

Following the story’s release, parents took to Facebook to express their thoughts on Underwood’s comment about her age and chances of having more children. “I’m 38 and just had a baby . . . she’s being ridiculous,” wrote one Facebook commenter, according to Us Weekly. “You do know that everyone’s body is different, right?” commented another.

Redbook also asked the star about her recent facial injury and the plastic surgery rumors surrounding it. “I try not to worry too much about it,” she said. “My mom will be like, ‘Did you see they are saying this about you?’ And I’ll be like, ‘Mama, I don’t care. I’m just trying to raise my son and live my life.'”

She continued, “It’s a little sad, because the truth is just as interesting. I wish I’d gotten some awesome plastic surgery to make this [scar] look better.”

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People Are Now Making Comments About Savannah Guthrie’s Body—and She Responded on 'Today'


A good rule of thumb is to never comment or speculate about a person’s body. Many people, unfortunately, don’t follow this rule—and Today show host Savannah Guthrie is the latest female celebrity to catch the brunt of it. Guthrie found herself in an uncomfortable position on Tuesday (May 22) when viewers started congratulating her on Twitter over what they thought was a baby bump. It was not.

These viewers got the idea that the mom of two was expecting another baby from Tuesday morning’s broadcast, when Guthrie wore a black-and-white polka-dot dress. In a since-deleted tweet, per Cosmopolitan, one viewer reportedly asked Guthrie head-on whether she was expecting her third child. “It is just the dress. Excuse me while I go burn it,” Guthrie replied.

The TV personality then took to Instagram and posted a clearly-sarcastic chart demonstrating when it’s appropriate to ask a woman if she’s pregnant. (The answer is, obviously, never.)

During Wednesday morning’s episode of the Today show, Guthrie reflected on the media attention her response had received, and noted that, as misguided as the assumption was, the people who thought she was pregnant were at least kind. “They mean well. We have the best viewers and they’re so nice. They were so cute, they were like, ‘Congratulations!’ And I was like, congratulations on my second gym membership that I need to obviously go to,” she joked. Of course, no one should feel the need to change their bodies because of someone else’s comments. As well-meaning as Guthrie’s viewers are, hopefully our culture reaches a place where people’s bodies—no matter what they look like—are a non-topic.

Watch Savannah Guthrie’s on-air response, below:

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Ryan Seacrest Was Caught Making Creepy Comments to Katy Perry on Idol


On Sunday night’s episode of American Idol, the five remaining contestants were coached by the show’s first-ever winner, Carrie Underwood, and eventually whittled down to a final three. But the most attention-grabbing part of the night came when host Ryan Seacrest was seemingly caught on camera making creepy comments to judge Katy Perry.

“Your mom’s pretty,” Seacrest, leaning against the judges’ table, tells Perry in the clip. “My mom? Well, I hope the apple doesn’t fall from the tree,” she replies, giving the camera an exaggerated smile and wink. “You are too. But you’re not a mom yet,” Seacrest continues in a low voice, prompting Perry to confirm, “Not yet.” “Wanna talk about it?” Seacrest asks. As the studio audience stays silent, Perry and fellow judge Luke Bryan share a laugh, and judge Lionel Richie tells Seacrest, “Don’t start,” before Perry reminds Seacrest that the show is back on air.

Watch it, below:

Many people have taken to Twitter to react to the moment. “That delay on @AmericanIdol when no one knew they were back so Ryan Seacrest asks Katy Perry if she’s a mom and if she wants him to help with that made me feel so uncomfortable. Is that an appropriate question? I don’t think so,” one person wrote. Others, however, suggested that the back-and-forth was scripted or planned and simply fell flat. “I’ve worked on several shows, and it’s all extremely controlled, the countdown from commercials and on air time, so I think it was planned,” one tweeted.

Planned or not, the exchange is apparently leaving some viewers “uncomfortable” due to Seacrest’s being accused earlier this year of sexual misconduct by his former personal stylist at E! News, Suzie Hardy. Seacrest has repeatedly denied all of Hardy’s allegations.





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Shania Twain's Pro-Trump Comments Have People Very, Very Upset


Welcome to Your Fave Might be Problematic: Shania Twain Edition.

On Sunday, The Guardian published a lengthy interview with the country star that was ostensibly meant to promote her upcoming tour. Instead Twain found herself at the center of an internet outrage storm after saying she would have voted for Donald Trump—if she could. (Twain is a Canadian and cannot vote in U.S. elections.) “I would have voted for him because, even though he was offensive, he seemed honest,” she says. “Do you want straight or polite? Not that you shouldn’t be able to have both. If I were voting, I just don’t want bullshit. I would have voted for a feeling that it was transparent. And politics has a reputation of not being that, right?”

The ensuing public relations mess prompted Twain to take to Twitter in an attempt to explain herself. She wrote in a series of tweets: “I would like to apologise to anybody I have offended in a recent interview with the Guardian relating to the American President. The question caught me off guard. As a Canadian, I regret answering this unexpected question without giving my response more context. I am passionately against discrimination of any kind and hope it’s clear from the choices I have made, and the people I stand with, that I do not hold any common moral beliefs with the current President. I was trying to explain, in response to a question about the election, that my limited understanding was that the President talked to a portion of America like an accessible person they could relate to, as he was NOT a politician. My answer was awkward, but certainly should not be taken as representative of my values nor does it mean I endorse him. I make music to bring people together. My path will always be one of inclusivity, as my history shows.”

The apology did not stop the flood of “That Don’t Impress Me Much” jokes and the realization for many that they knew a lot more Shania fans than they expected.

We’re guessing Twain won’t be dipping into American politics again any time soon.





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Matt Damon Is Finally Apologizing For His Comments Around #MeToo


A number of men in Hollywood have struggled with how to address the current culture of #MeToo and Time’s Up. There was that time when none of the male winners at the Golden Globes brought up the subject. And then there was Matt Damon‘s press tour for “Downsizing”, where the actor found himself in the headlines day after day but not for the reasons he was probably hoping for. Instead, in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal and the downfall of other prominent men, the actor found himself with his foot in his mouth on the regular. He often started out supportive and then veered into problematic territory with comments like:

And we live in this culture of outrage and injury, and, you know, that
we’re going to have to correct enough to kind of go, ‘Wait a minute.
None of us came here perfect.’ You know what I mean?… The Louis C.K.
thing, I don’t know all the details. I don’t do deep dives on this,but
I did see his statement, which kind of, which [was] arresting to me.
When he came out and said, “I did this. I did these things. These
women are all telling the truth.” And I just remember thinking, ‘Well,
that’s the sign of somebody who—well, we can work with that’…”

That was…not a great look. Even his ex-girlfriend, Minnie Driver, called him out saying, “I honestly think that until we get on the same page, you can’t tell a woman about their abuse. A man cannot do that. No one can. It is so individual and so personal, it’s galling when a powerful man steps up and starts dictating the terms, whether he intends it or not.” Alyssa Milano also had words for Damon.

This morning, Damon appeared on Today to promote his charity Water.org (a very worthy organization that is all about supplying safe drinking water to those without access to it) when co-host Kathie Lee Gifford asked him about his recent comments. It seems that Damon has finally taken the public (and likely a fair amount of private) criticism to heart and seen the error of his ways in speaking before listening. He apologized for his previous statements saying, “I really wish I’d listened a lot more before I weighed in on this.” He went on to voice support for Time’s Up: “A lot of those women are my dear friends and I love them and respect them and support what they’re doing and want to be a part of that change and want to go along for the ride, but I should get in the back seat and close my mouth for a while.”

We think that’s probably best—but we’re very glad to see it acknowledged.

Watch Damon’s full interview below:

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