She is known for having fabulous curvy-assets yet she promotes short cuts for having a fabulous figure. This year two companies that she has promoted, Sketchers Shape Ups and QuikTrim, are being sued for false or misleading advertising for wrongly claiming to promise weight-loss. Why doesn’t she advertise her workout regimen and diet as much as she does these phony products?
Not only is QuikTrim a faulty product but it is lining the walls of her South Beach store, Dash, which millions of her teenage fans visit. What type of vain message is this sending?
Ardath Ackroyd
Okay, don’t get angry, but I’m going to list what’s going into my garden this year. Seriously I’m sorry to be doing this, but the minimum word count boss says it should, nay must, be done! The garden will have: tomatoes, beets, peas, cucumbers, kohlrabi, parsnips, pumpkins, radishes, green beans, swiss chard, red onions, yellow onions, green onions, poblano peppers, green peppers, jalape peppers, tomatillos, green cabbage, red cabbage, napa cabbage, and sunflowers.
I’m also really considering designing a mosaic for my front walkway, since that has to be redone anyway. What of confidence? What of consumer appeal? What of reaching out to the population of women who aren’t “skinny enough”, yet wish to feel equally validated by the media? You can bet a plus-size company using thin, waify models isn’t going to garner much respect or capital from a plus-size woman.
April 26, 2013 | 11:12 pm