ABC show sparks discussion on women in TV

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Hollywood shines bad light on women

All right girls, listen up.

You want to be a Hollywood celebrity? Here’s the checklist.

Thin will win. If you have to achieve this by not eating, so be it.

Everything else on your body must be big, including big hair, big
lips and big breasts.

Being tall is good. If you’re tall with long legs, that’s even
better.

Your teeth must be perfect. Your nose must be perfect. Your makeup
must be perfect.

Bottom line is this — you must be beautiful. Beauty equals success.

This is the mentality of Hollywood, and it’s lowering female
confidence around the nation.

The female roles of television shows and movies are full of women
who are “beautiful” in appearance, which means only pretty girls get
the job, the guy or whatever else they desire.

This “women must be beautiful” mentality is not fair or healthy for
females.

Hollywood’s main ingredients for beauty are skinny bodies. Bones
sticking out, spines and rib cages exposed.

To them, it’s hot. But it’s not.

The worry of weight is a heavier burden than the actual pounds.
Eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia are a bigger problem than
ever.

Celebrities are constantly criticized for their weight, and in turn,
girls as young as 10 are uttering the “I’m fat” line.

The beautiful mentality of Hollywood has put unbelievably high
standards on us. It allows men to put these expectations on us.

What happened to beauty being on the inside? The worst-looking
person in the world could be the kindest.

Ugly Betty, a new television show on ABC, is a show that spotlights
a character that is ugly by Hollywood standards, but a star of the show
nonetheless.

This show is needed to show females, especially the younger
generation, that you don’t have to be tall, thin and glamorous to be a
star.

Besides, who decides what’s beautiful anyway? Perfection is boring.
The same equation for beauty is boring.

Girls, Hollywood is lying to you. You’re all gorgeous.

Let the audience judge real beauty

Don’t you think life would be pretty boring if everyone looked like
Barbie or Ken dolls?

Me too.

Here we are, once again, being told by society what is to be
considered “beautiful.”

The subject comes about with the new fall hit show, “Ugly Betty,” on
ABC. The main character is — well, I’ll say it like it is — a dork in
the fashion business.

This is supposed to provide the show with some kind of
cliché. But why is that?

Think for a minute about why a situation like that would be unheard
of. Basically, it’s saying if you’re not good-looking, you can’t get
that fashion business gig.

If you’re 20 pounds overweight, forget about it. If you wear
glasses, find another field. Oh, you don’t look like a Barbie doll? See
you later.

I’ve seen plenty of females on TV or in magazines and have been told
they’re perfect because they’re models.

Most of the time, I think they look disgusting. Since when was it
hot to look anorexic?

As a guy, you might have a certain “type.” I think most do.

But there’s always a way you find out what that type is. It’s trial
and error. At 22, I have come to find that I’m a lover of dark-haired
brunettes. (So ladies, send over the e-mails.)

Some like all types, all shapes and all sizes. That’s what’s great
about it. There is no set standard on who you should be attracted to. A
girl can be appealing for many reasons.

Let’s face it, not everyone is born with outstanding looks and
natural charm. There’s nothing wrong with that. It doesn’t mean you
can’t be successful in what you do.

Just look at Kathy Bates — except if you’re watching “About
Schmidt.” Then avert your eyes.

But seriously, your looks should not determine your outcome in life.
Unfortunately, for some people it does.

I really think it’s all about perception. What’s beautiful to me
might not be beautiful to you. And neither one of us would be wrong.

This new TV show might portray this lead female character as a nerd.
But, you know what? Somewhere out there, she is some guy’s dream girl.