The report also claimed that A few years ago, Madonna had people up in arms for being too "vein" so to speak. Well, it didn't do her career much harm, and in my opinion, Madonna, whatever else you might think about her, has blazed the trail in the mainstream for 'the buff look'. As a fan of female muscle, and someone who would like to see greater acceptance of it in the mainstream media, I certainly admire the Material Girl for that.
But I think the most insulting comment in the report concerned Serena Williams, who, according to the report, depicts the pop-culture paradox best. She's been described as either too muscular to be feminine or too fat for tennis. Bollocks! First of all, unlike Cameron Diaz, Madonna, and Kelly Ripa (criticised for being too 'ripped' - must have taken them all of 0.001 seconds to come up with that one) Serena Williams is an athlete. Secondly, despite her muscular frame, Serena is undoubtedly feminine, as the shots below illustrate.
Moreover, the idea that Serena Williams is 'too fat for tennis' is just plain ridiculous. She's had a long career and is one of the most successful female tennis players in history. And all that at a time when women's tennis has become increasingly competitive. Fat my arse!
Get down out of that chair and call me fat again!
Meanwhile, some of the most successful actresses in the USA are
proudly displaying their tight, toned, muscular bodies.
Jessica Biel has, among other things, a great pair of biceps
Jamie Pressly from My Name Is Earl is another example of a buff leading lady
And it's not just the actresses. Britain's own Mel B has got herself a great set of abs since she relocated across the pond, and in my opinion is much much sexier for it
Latin singer Alejandra Guzman and Swedish actress
Lena Olin both have muscles and aren't shy about showing them off
Mena Suvari means business at the gym, and if a woman
with defined abs like Stacy Kiebler is good enough for
Mr Clooney, then maybe attitudes really are going to be a-changin'
and the time of the buff female celebrity is nigh...
I can only hope that's true!
Enjoy, and please comment below, or contact me direct at 6ft1swell@gmail.com.
Look forward to hearing from you!
Whoa Lena Olin is hot :O and of course Madonna and Jessica Biel are a couple of my favourite muscle-celebs!
ReplyDeleteVery good observations about celebrity muscle. It's important that people see women with muscle who still retain all the "feminine" aspects that society expects. When people see a jacked up FBB in a gym pumping iron, they associate them with masculinity and are, more often than not, disgusted. However, watching one of these muscle-celebs acting, putting on makeup, being interviewed etc. definitely promotes the buff image.
Maybe a young and attractive FBB will become a celebrity and female bodybuilding will launch off into mainstream media and acceptance. Who knows?