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Jennifer Lawrence: 'It should be illegal to call somebody fat on TV'
LATimes ^ | December 17, 2013, 2:44 p.m | Nardine Saad

Posted on 12/27/2013 5:50:07 PM PST by BenLurkin

"I think when it comes to media, the media needs to take responsibility for the effect it has on our younger generation on these girls that are watching these television shows and picking up how to talk and how to be cool," the "American Hustle" star added.

"So all of the sudden being funny is making fun of the girl that's wearing an ugly dress. And the word fat! I just think it should be illegal to call somebody fat on TV. I mean, if we're regulating cigarettes and sex and cuss words because of the effect it has on our younger generation, why aren't we regulating things like calling people fat?"

When Lawrence was first cast as Katniss, a starving teen fighting for her life in a government-arranged reality show, she was criticized for being too full-figured.

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To: BenLurkin

Post them and let’s see what kind of reactions we get here. :)


41 posted on 12/27/2013 6:50:31 PM PST by Pox (Good Night. I expect more respect tomorrow.)
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To: BenLurkin

She’s a knockout now, sure. But when she hits 30, she’s going to be a has been. She’s not going to age gracefully like Jennifer Aniston.


42 posted on 12/27/2013 6:51:49 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: Will88
I'm always disappointed at the ugliness and mean-spiritness of people I would like to think are the good guys.
43 posted on 12/27/2013 6:54:34 PM PST by Timmy
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To: La Lydia

SHE’S TWENTY THREE. For pity’s sake. Does anyone really think she’s lobbying for legislation?


44 posted on 12/27/2013 6:57:38 PM PST by Mamzelle
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To: JRandomFreeper
Now, I don't wear pants much.

When I retire from the USAF, I'll never wear pants again.

(That was actually a topic of conversation at work the other day, and seems to be a common goal.)

45 posted on 12/27/2013 6:58:25 PM PST by SIDENET
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To: BenLurkin

No clue who she is, but she has fat hips and a fat face.


46 posted on 12/27/2013 7:00:38 PM PST by SIDENET
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To: BenLurkin; a fool in paradise
This chick agrees with Jennifer!


47 posted on 12/27/2013 7:00:43 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: Revolting cat!

That pesky 1st Amendment. FAT is fat. Move more...eat less, fatso.


48 posted on 12/27/2013 7:04:27 PM PST by ogen hal (First amendment or reeducation camp)
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To: BenLurkin
This thread needs some:
49 posted on 12/27/2013 7:13:50 PM PST by EEGator
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To: Timmy
I'm always disappointed at the ugliness and mean-spiritness of people I would like to think are the good guys.

Everyone has their own definition of "ugliness and mean-spiritedness". The young actress is off on a ridiculous tangent considering the expectations of her profession. Maybe next she'll complain because she's not allowed to pick her own clothing when she plays a particular role.

Or maybe she thinks it should be illegal to require actors to wear specific outfits while portraying a character.

50 posted on 12/27/2013 7:18:22 PM PST by Will88
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To: BenLurkin

Short legs!


51 posted on 12/27/2013 8:02:13 PM PST by FrdmLvr ("WE ARE ALL OSAMA, 0BAMA!" al-Qaeda terrorists who breached the American compound in Benghazi)
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To: driftdiver

I think adults who defend other adults who want to take away the right to free speech are at the least ignorant and quite possibly much worse..


52 posted on 12/27/2013 8:09:20 PM PST by bramps (Mark Levin: Would Christie, McConnell, and Boehner repeal obamacare? Not a chance!)
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To: bajabaja
"I had my act much more together then than I do now. Now, I don't wear pants much."

Because they make you look f*t?

Wife looking at herself in the mirror, asks husband:

"Do these pants make me look fat?"

Thought bubble coming above husband's head: "No, it's your ass that makes you look fat!"

53 posted on 12/27/2013 8:17:39 PM PST by Finny (Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. -- Psalm 119:105)
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To: Finny

Thought bubbles like those can get you A & E’ed. Careful there.


54 posted on 12/27/2013 8:26:36 PM PST by bajabaja (Too ugly to be scanned at the airports.)
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To: BenLurkin
But for now...I say she is NOT fat.

I saw her this week... at the Louisville Kosair's Children Hospital. She was there on Christmas Eve, visiting sick kids.. for a couple of hours.

DEFINITELY, NOT "fat". Definitely.

55 posted on 12/27/2013 8:36:26 PM PST by SomeCallMeTim ( The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them!)
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To: BenLurkin

She’s so goll-darn pretty . . . too bad that she’s not all that bright.


56 posted on 12/27/2013 8:41:23 PM PST by laweeks
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To: BenLurkin

So, I hope nobody describes Obambi’s rather porcine, thunder-thighed, and thick cankled wife using that term. Actually, “fat” would be kind describing our over-weight grifter-ette FLOTUS.


57 posted on 12/27/2013 8:45:41 PM PST by laweeks
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To: Sacajaweau

They want us to accept that offensive talk can influence kids negatively, but don’t even suggest unbridled violent content, and sex filled programing, hasn’t any effect on them.. OK, I get it.. NOT! .. :)


58 posted on 12/27/2013 9:31:34 PM PST by carlo3b (Corrupt politicians make the other ten percent look bad.. Henry Kissinger)
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To: BenLurkin

No need to be mean, unless it’s to Rush...


59 posted on 12/28/2013 12:12:26 AM PST by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: bramps

And I think people who are too chicken to come out and say what they think are weak and pathetic


60 posted on 12/28/2013 1:39:16 AM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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