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What If Celebs Were Actually Full-Figured? (PICS)

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  • ps, just saw christina hendricks, she's over weight, kim k is too, scarlett is a "little" over weight..
    none of them are over weight.
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    Over weight is about 33%....

    they are all over weight, katy perry is questionable, she's right on the verge. So is scarlett johansson. Those 2 are questionable.


    I think you have a serious misconception of what overweight is. Katy Perry is not "questionably" overweight. And Scarlett Johansson is nowhere near a "little overweight." Even according to your picture and post, Scarlet Johansson looks to be maybe 25-30%, Kim K maybe right around 30%, Katy maybe 22-25%, and Christina, somewhere between the 30% and 35% pictures. The only one who MIGHT be questionable is Christina Hendricks, assuming "33% is overweight" like you said.

    So not only do you have a serious misconception of what overweight is, but you just refuted your claim in your own post.
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    If you can pinch it, and grab a chunk, it's fat...

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    Ah yes, I think we all know how to measure our body fat %. And I think we all have some fat chunks that we can pinch. Having a little chunk of fat on your body that you can pinch doesn't in and of itself make someone overweight though, so I don't see how this helps your point. That's because it doesn't.

    According to your own post, none (or at least most) of those celebrities you named aren't overweight. They all seem to be in a healthy body fat % range as well as a healthy BMI range (except possibly Christina Hendricks, she's the only one that might be questionable in my opinion). Plus, women carry their fat differently. 22% body fat isn't going to look the exact same on every woman because of where we genetically store our fat on our bodies.

    But, we're all entitled to our own opinions and if, IN YOUR OPINION, anyone who has one little pinch-worthy chunk of fat SOMEWHERE on their body is fat and overweight, well then that's great for you. I'd highly recommend joining SkinnyGossip then because the little proana girls over there will LOOOOVE you! (And other than you, they're probably the only people who would call Katy Perry and Scarlet Johansson "overweight" lol!)
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    I think you have a serious misconception of what overweight is. Katy Perry is not "questionably" overweight. And Scarlett Johansson is nowhere near a "little overweight." Even according to your picture and post, Scarlet Johansson looks to be maybe 25-30%, Kim K maybe right around 30%, Katy maybe 22-25%, and Christina, somewhere between the 30% and 35% pictures. The only one who MIGHT be questionable is Christina Hendricks, assuming "33% is overweight" like you said.

    So not only do you have a serious misconception of what overweight is, but you just refuted your claim in your own post.

    That's what Pu does.
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    That's what Pu does.

    :laugh:
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    There was no point at all except to show some wacky, unusual images and people decided to attack my choice of wording. Clearly, things got way, way off base and if I could have deleted this topic, I would have.

    Oh, give me a break! What a victim! :huh: Someone casually said that they looked obese and YOU flipped out about it. No one attacked your choice of words. It wasn't until you went on a rant about obese being the worst word in history that this thread went in the toilet.
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    Seriously, it's just a word. Who gives a crap? Calling yourself "full-figured" "fat" or "obese" doesn't make any difference in who and what you actually are. It's interesting that you see someone that is "obese" that calls themselves "full-figured" as not doing themselves "any favors". What do you mean? Should they loathe themselves and be forced to call themselves dehumanizing clinical terms like "obese"? They don't deserve to be called anything that is remotely friendly or kind towards their body?

    exactly how does my friend say we are hourglass figures with extra minutes ;)

  • If you can pinch it, and grab a chunk, it's fat...

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    ur head is on backwards

  • The girls you listed are "over weight" most of them are anyways. Being "fat" and overweight aren't the same thing. How much body fat do you need to be "fat"? It's personal preference, it varies from person to person what someone considers fat. Over weight, there is no disputing it. It's about 33% bodyfat and above.

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    you're telling me scarlett johansson isn't between 30-35% body fat???

    She looks more like 20-25% body fat to me.
  • Posts: 368 Member

    She looks more like 20-25% body fat to me.

    I agree. She looks like 20-25% body fat to me too based on the second set of pictures.

    Also, Pu, explain this: My body doesn't look anywhere near as good and fit as Scarlett Johansson...yet my body fat is 21-22% (after measuring it just last week using multiple different methods). So there's no way she could possibly be over 33% since I'm not even 22%! :laugh:
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    lol! Their legs are huge! have you seen the ones if celebrities were normal people? haha!
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    Thread winner.
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    Yes, you're probably using inaccurate methods which have a huge % error. So your body fat is probably higher than you think. :laugh:

    I've been regularly measuring my body fat % for the last few months and seen a small, slow decline. So I would have had to have made the same exact mistake every single time I took it, using every single method that I used. Unlikely. I'm sure it's slightly off, but not THAT far off. I know for a fact that I don't have 40% body fat. :laugh:
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    I think we've developed a strange tendency to confuse the terms full figured and overweight or obese, instead of understanding that they're two completely different body types. Here's an example. For me I think Two Broke Girls' Kat Dennings is one of the most perfect examples of a full figured woman. Other good examples include Scarlet Johannsen, Jennifer Hudson and Jordin Sparks before they both lost weight. The other picture is a good example an overweight woman. I still find her strangely attractive though. But there you have it. As you can see, full figured and overweight are completely different. That's not say that an overweight woman can't be attractive. There are lots of overweight women who're incredibly attractive, like the one in the picture. But having said that, I think we have to really learn to discern between these two completely different body types, instead of confusing then as one body type.

    Those morphed pictures of the celeb women have simply been made to look obese, not full figured. Especially the pictures of Olivia Wilde and Beyonce.

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    The girls you listed are "over weight" most of them are anyways. Being "fat" and overweight aren't the same thing. How much body fat do you need to be "fat"? It's personal preference, it varies from person to person what someone considers fat. Over weight, there is no disputing it. It's about 33% bodyfat and above.

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    you're telling me scarlett johansson isn't between 30-35% body fat???
    She looks 30% tops. Ab and outer thigh definition, also hip to waist ratio is noticeable. Overweight doesn't mean obese. I know plenty of body builders who are overweight :)


    As for my body fat? I know my reading is reasonably accurate, I utilize the military standard of measurements to determine my BF and though it isn't perfect it is the best measurement system I have found. I am 21% and Scar Jo is around 30% maybe a little less :)

  • Yes, you're probably using inaccurate methods which have a huge % error. So your body fat is probably higher than you think. :laugh:

    Scarlett Johansson is 5'4 and 125lbs. According to MFP's BMI calculator, Scarlett's fat % is only 21.5. :laugh:
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    I've googled many stars weights... I often wonder if they are lying because some seem really off. In example Jennifer Lopez is said to be like 5'6" 120lbs :/
  • Posts: 368 Member

    You're misunderstanding. For example if your true weight is lets say 135lbs. You go out and buy a scale and you stand on it and it says 150. It's obviously inaccurate, each time you lose weight, it will show a lower number. Doesn't mean it's accurate just because it's "consistent."

    In science the difference between precision and accuracy is greatly emphasized. Accuracy means the results can be produced by others, it keeps on producing the same result. For example throwing something in the air, it will come back down, doesn't matter who does it. It will happen. It's an "accurate" observation because the results are repeatable. You measuring your body fat with one method, compare that to other methods, let someone else measure your body fat. You will get many different readings. The reason is because it's not accurate.

    Except that I said that I was using different methods of measuring body fat, remember? That's why it's unlikely. Also, my trainer helps me do it. Making a 15% error even more unlikely.

    But hey, you're entitled to your own opinion, bro. If you just have a personal preference for very thin and athletic women and think all those women are too overweight for your personal taste, it's perfectly fine to have that opinion. :smile:
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    A few full-figured celebs from the old days of Rubenesque style beauty.

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    gina.jpg

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    Sophia Loren
    Samia Gamahl
    Gina Lolobrigida
    Jayne Mansfield

    lol...apparently you've never actually seen a Rubens
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    She looks more like 20-25% body fat to me.

    I'd say she's a solid 25%
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    Samia Gamahl

    LOVE this lady. Love her! :smile:
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    Not mention that Scarlett appears to have grown a ding-dong.

    I giggled.
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    The girls you listed are "over weight" most of them are anyways. Being "fat" and overweight aren't the same thing. How much body fat do you need to be "fat"? It's personal preference, it varies from person to person what someone considers fat. Over weight, there is no disputing it. It's about 33% bodyfat and above.

    Scarlett+Johansson+Showing+Off+Bikini+Body+7tvXBQXNSf6l.jpg
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    you're telling me scarlett johansson isn't between 30-35% body fat???

    I think that's what any non blind person would tell you. You're terrible at comparing her body to any of the % examples you provided.
  • Posts: 368 Member

    So are you saying all the different methods are pretty close?

    I actually perfer women with some meat on them. Well honestly it doesn't matter to much about their body for me. I just like a pretty face for the most part. I mean that's what i am physically attracted to.

    Yes, they are pretty close. Plus my trainer helps me as well. So while there could easily be some error (perhaps I'm really 25-26% instead of 21-22%), it's highly unlikely that I'm 35-40% bf. An error that big is unlikely if I have both help AND am using different methods AND consistently results in the same small range.

    And like someone else said, you really are rather terrible at comparing women's bodies to those body fat % picture charts you posted. I think you're forgetting the fact that the pictures in the chart are small and taken from a much farther distance than Scarlett's beach photo you posted. If you put Scarlett's beach photo from the same distance as the pictures in your little chart and had her face the same direction as the women in those little pictures, she'd probably be close to the 25% picture. Maybe the 30% at most.

    Also all the women in that little body fat % chart are all apple shaped and seem to carry more fat on their waists. Scarlett and Kim K are hourglasses and carry less of the fat they have on their waist, but more on their legs and butt. That also needs to be considered.

    But anyway, I hear ya on the face. Face is most important to me too on men.
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    Yup.

    And what was the point of this thread exactly?

    My guess was that it was to prove that celebs can be beautiful while "full-figured". At least I'm guessing that's what the bait was, to argue over if beautiful women can be beautiful whether obese or not. Seems like the bait switched to word choice. If that was the original bait, I still think it wouldn't be valid considering the selective use of photoshop to distribute more weight.
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    A few full-figured celebs from the old days of Rubenesque style beauty.

    sophia_loren.jpg

    150341_1226830768511_1761328708_442369_2521670_n.jpg

    gina.jpg

    jayne-mansfield.png

    Sophia Loren
    Samia Gamahl
    Gina Lolobrigida
    Jayne Mansfield

    I hope my body looks half as good as Sophia Loren's or Jayne Mansfield's when I lose more weight.
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    Double post.
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    Those women are not over weight!!! How can anyone seriously think that!?!
  • Posts: 173 Member
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    The lady at 35% is not scar Jo. I mean it doesn't even look close. She seems to be much closer to the 30% body fat, if she's over it...it would be like 30.5% LOL Also, the picture of her for reference is showing her slightly bent which might be creating a plushness to her belly that wouldn't be there if that pic had been taken straight on. I can't believe we are sitting here discussing the "softness" of such a fabulous figure as Scarlett.

    o·ver·weight

    /ˈōvərˈwāt/



    Adjective


    Above a weight considered normal or desirable.



    Noun


    Excessive or extra weight.



    Verb


    Put too much weight on; overload.



    Synonyms


    noun. predominance - preponderance - overbalance

    verb. overload - overcharge - overburden - overtax

    Lord help us all if this defines Scar Jo LOL
  • Posts: 168 Member

    Hm.. Actually, I used to live a bus ride away from a few of his paintings. Anyway, it would be reaaally hard to not know about Rubens, growing up a few hours from Italy and a train trip away from Holland. Most important, there is NO way kids can avoid knowing the Three Graces or the Judgement of Paris if they want to pass their history test from where I come. Sorry to disappoint.
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