GWYNETH PALTROW: conscious uncoupling of the public’s love

You know the image, you know the outrage
You know the image, you know the outrage

She’s got it all, beauty, brains, money, crazy talent and a list of exes which is almost the who’s who of Hollywood A-listers.  So, it’s understandable why people around the world love and love to hate her. But is it?

Jennifer Lawrence has the same list of credentials, and yet, people don’t hate her. Jennifer Aniston, same thing, people don’t hate her either.  But Nicole Kidman, she’s in the same boat as Paltrow.  And yet, Katie Holmes isn’t (now that she’s divorced).

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Superman… shouldn’t he be fat?

A festively voluptuous and big boned Superman
A festively voluptuous and big boned Superman

Many of you are already infuriated that I have the audacity to even question Superman’s awesome rock hard body, let alone imply that he’s fat.  I’ve thought about it long and hard and this is what health magazines, television, movies and the gym has taught me:

  1. Superman eats like a normal person.
  2. Superman does not require a huge amount of caloric intake when he’s performing crazy Superman feats. He never stops for a burger when he’s travelling at the speed of light.  He can run/fly around the world without even breaking a sweat.
  3. Superman rarely, if ever, lifts something that’s actually heavy for him. And even then, it’s like an aeroplane which is travelling at 300+ miles an hour right into him.
  4. Superman never actually exercises for the sake of exercising. He does perform manual labour, I’ll grant you that.
  5. Humanoids only build muscle through resistance training. Your muscles tear and repair in order to build.
  6. In order to get larger muscles, you must continuously lift weights which are heavier for you.
  7. There comes a point that your “natural” body will no longer get any bigger, irrespective of how much weight you push, pull or lift.

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