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Honey, There Is Nothing Wrong With Being Curvy
Fat…a word I vehemently detest. I especially hate when women that aren’t a size 6 or below are deemed “fat” because they have curves, but in the tradition of media & body image, the word “fat” is thrown around so loosely.
Yesterday, I was reading a few articles on the web about Christina Aguilera’s new video, and I ran across more than a handful of horrible comments calling her fat, lard, cow, and so many other cruel obscenities. As I sat there reading the comments, I began to get pissed off. How the hell is she fat? Just because she has thick thighs (which most men would find sexy) and an overall voluptuous build in comparison to her skinny figure, that doesnt make her fat; she has the body of a curvaceous sexy woman.
There is a big difference between being curvy, thick, fat, and obese, but in the eyes of media any time someone gains weight or their body changes, they are immediately deemed as “fat.” You all know exactly what I’m talking about, take for instance Jessica Simpson “struggling” to lose weight after having a baby, and let’s not forget Lady Gaga’s “shocking” weight gain.
If you have been paying attention to media in the past two days, then you know about Lady Gaga and her weight gain. The pop star who admittedly struggled with bulimia has gained 30lbs from eating good homemade Italian dishes, but she doesn’t regret it at all. She admits that she gained weight from eating too much “good food” and that she is dieting now, but doesn’t feel bad for the way she looks. Yet, people in the media & rude commentators on blogs are already pouncing on her calling her “fat.”
Lady Gaga has been such a spokesperson for bullying, self acceptance, and those in the LGBT community, but she gains some weight and we treat her like crap? That is so messed up! Why do we make these women feel like shit just because life happens and they gain weight? And what if they, like Christina Aguilera, decide they like their new figures, is that such a sin?
There is nothing wrong with being curvy, trust me, there isnt. I myself am a curvaceous size 14 (size 12 dress) standing at 6ft tall with thick thighs and hips for miles. Am I fat? Nope, I’m just a real woman with curves that I don’t mind flaunting and I haven’t had any complaints from the fellas, so there is nothing wrong with me. Yet, I used to actually compare myself to media images and thought I was deemed “unattractive.”
The absurd hatred and ignorance in media’s dealing with body image pisses me off. It’s not everybody’s plot in life to be super skinny. Some of us, like myself, actually have diseases/disorders (I have PCOS) that make losing weight a constant struggle. I used to beat myself up so bad and try starving myself just to be the dream size 2, but that never happened (and I don’t think it ever will nor do I want it to.) I mean I remain active and work out because I love it, but I know that getting super skinny is a challenge and I already have other aspects of my disease I deal with, so I just embrace my sexy curves and make it work. But I knew if I was in the media spotlight, people would immediately deem me “plus-size” and make me feel like shit. SHM, it’s ridiculous!
The issue of body image and what is apparently beautiful (according to media guidelines) is something that probably won’t change anytime soon. The individuals that embrace being curvy and set a new “trend” are often seen as the outcast in the limelight. But the sad reality is that being curvy is now a “trend.” Really folks, it’s an acceptable trend now to use curvy women? Wow, what has the world come to?
Instead of it being normal for curvy women to be bold, beautiful, and present in media, it’s now a shocking news ticker that Ralph Lauren hires it’s first “plus-size” model ever; Robyn Lawley is a plus-size model who is currently modeling for Ralph Lauren. Don’t get me wrong, I’m super proud that she is going to be modeling and representing for us curvy women for a clothing line that surely caters to skinny women, but why should this even be news? It should just be another day for a beautiful woman doing something 
awesome with her career and moving herself forward, instead of it being such a shocker in the fashion industry that Ralph Lauren is using a “thick girl.” And I wouldn’t even call her (or myself) plus size. Lawley is the average size 12 and she stands of 6 ft 2 (thumbs up for tall chicks!)
I could go on and on about body image and how it pisses me off that women with curves are deemed as “fat” by the so call bs standards of media and the modeling industry, but I’m not going to waste any time trying to convince folks curves are beautiful. At the end of the day, it’s up to you whether you think being curvy is beautiful or “fat.” And don’t think I’m hating on women that are skinny, because I’m not. My whole point is that, you have got to love yourself the way you are and if you decide to flaunt your curves and thickness, it shouldn’t be an issue.
Curves shouldn’t be like a rare UFO sighting or Bigfoot sighting; curves aren’t a freak of nature. We need to get to the point in our society where we stop “bullying” women for being curvy or gaining weight and deciding “hey, I don’t mind being curvy, I don’t have to be a size 2 anymore.” As anorexia rises amongst women and men as well, we need to get to accept all different types of bodies and not treat those who have curves as if they are doing something wrong. Honey, there is nothing wrong with being curvy. Get out their, shake your butt, flaunt your curves, and let the world know that you are curvy and damn proud of it.
Awesomesauce | Barack Obama ‘Sexy & I Know It’ Mashup Video
Whether you’re an Obama supporter or not, one thing that we can all hopefully agree on is that our President can sing, I mean he can saaaaang!
America had the opportunity to hear him sing a snippet of Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” back in January at the Apollo. Since then, it’s been no surprise that every now and then you’ll catch President Obama wailing out a tune.
He has yet to officially sing LMFAO’s hit song “Sexy & I Know It,” but Baracksdubs on YouTube decided to do yet another mashup of the President, resulting in an awesome rendition of President Obama singing “Sexy & I Know It.”
Baracksdubs has great timing when it comes to creating his mashup, and it’s just as good, if not better, then his Obama Mashup of Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way.” That video easily got millions a view when it was first uploaded, so it won’t be too long before this video is getting passed all around the Web and becoming yet another popular viral video.
Watch Obama “sing” to LMFAO’s “Sexy & I Know It” below.
If you haven’t seen Obama “sing” Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way,” then watch that video as well. It’s awesomesauce!
©Jasmine McGee.ThinkSoul25. http://thinksoul25.com
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Billy on the Street | “You Look Really Good (For You)”
I’ve never been a big fan of game shows & trivia (except for the occasional Jeopardy,) but lately I’ve really been enjoying Billy on the Street. If you don’t have 
Fuse.tv on your cable/satellite programming, then you probably haven’t seen the show. But fret not, because since it’s a Funny or Die program, you can always catch up and watch clips over at their site.
So now that you know how to watch the show, lets get back to talking about what the show is all about. Basically it’s a pop culture trivia show and the host, Billy Eichner, is this quirky, rude, snippy, and often extremely sassy guy who asks random New Yorkers pop culture related questions.
His overall attitude is what makes the show funny in my opinion. I especially love when he is plays the 3-Question game and the answers are subjective. So basically if he asks you who is a better singer, Madonna, Lady Gaga, or Katy Perry, your answer doesn’t matter unless its something Billy would chose. So if he hates Katy Perry and you chose her, then he will get upset and be like “Ugh, why would you chose her?!” LOL, it’s funny watching him get upset.
Usually the trivia questions are enough to make the sure worth watching, but the latest episode included a spoof of James Blunt’s song “You’re Beautiful.” That is one of those songs that received a lot of YouTube parodies, but I think I love Billy Eichner’s version the best. He uses the same melody, but the song is called “You Look Really Good (For You.)” No need to explain the song, because the title speaks for itself; some people just look really good for who they are….lol
Watch the video below & check out some clips from Billy on the Street. If you like trivia or a sassy guy talking to random New Yorkers, then check out the show. The odd reactions & random New Yorkers are enough to keep you laughing.
©Jasmine McGee.ThinkSoul25. http://thinksoul25.com
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Awesomesauce | United States of Pop 2011 (World Go Boom)
A lot of great songs came out in 2011, so what better way to celebrate the best songs of 2011 than mashing a bunch of videos together! DJ Earworm must have 
thought the exact same thing, which is why he decided to mash together the best songs of 2011. This mashup resulted in a new dance song called “United States of Pop 2011 (World Go Boom).
The mashup was done quite nice! It actually seamlessly blends together a wide variety of songs. Below is a list of the songs used in the mashup. It’s so awesome! I love every song used in the video.
Adele – Rolling In The Deep, Adele – Someone Like You, Black Eyed Peas – Just Can’t Get Enough, Bruno Mars – Grenade, Bruno Mars – The Lazy Song
Britney Spears – Till The World Ends, Cee Lo Green – F* You, Enrique Iglesias – Tonight (I’m Lovin’ You), Foster the People – Pumped Up Kicks
Jennifer Lopez – On The Floor,Jeremih feat. 50 cent – Down On Me, Katy Perry – Firework, Katy Perry – E.T.,Katy Perry – Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.), Lady Gaga – Born This Way, LMFAO – Party Rock Anthem,LMFAO – Sexy and I Know It,Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On,Maroon 5 – Moves Like Jagger,Nicki Minaj – Super Bass,OneRepublic – Good Life, Pink – Raise Your Glass, Pitbull – Give Me Everything,Rihanna – S&M, Rihanna – We Found Love
©Jasmine McGee.ThinkSoul25. http://thinksoul25.com
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Jessie J | “Domino” Official Music Video
2011 is almost over, but that doesn’t mean artists can’t pump out new music videos. I’m sure a lot of artists, and well people, have a lot of things to do before 2011 ends. Sometimes you’ve got some lose ends to tie before the year is over, or perhaps an adventure you’d like to go on before 2012 hits. Whatever the case may be, one thing I do know is that British pop star Jessie J decided to release her music video for “Domino” in the past few days. 
I enjoyed seeing Jessie J perform “Domino” on the VH1 Divas Special, but I’m definitely enjoying the music video. The 23-year-old pop star is showing off her vibrant personality and wearing a bunch of outside-the-box outfits. It’s Jessie J, so you know she wasn’t going to do a video that was “normal.” Some people say Jessie J is trying to be like Katy Perry, Katy Perry is trying to be like Lady Gaga, and Lady Gaga is trying to be like Madonna. Eh, everyone copies off each other or is inspired. That’s just how creativity works.
Whether Jessie J is like a British Katy Perry or not, one thing I do know is that she has a better voice than Katy Perry (and I like Katy Perry!) “Domino” is such an awesome song, and it makes me feel so girly. I just want to go skip around and sing about how awesome a guy makes me feel. Ah, step one: Run into an awesome guy that can “spin me out of control.” Yup, sounds like awesomesauce.
Ah, I love this song!
©Jasmine McGee.ThinkSoul25. http://thinksoul25.com
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Summer Workout Playlist
I just finished my work out and I’m still jamming to my workout playlist. I’m a huge fan of all types of music, but my favorite songs to work out to fall in the genre of electronica/dance music and hip-hop. I’ve never been able to workout to techno music due to the fast paced bpm, but most dance music has a bpm that is great for working out.
My playlist for summer has consisted of Britney Spears, Wiz Khalifa, Nicki Minaj, Nadia Ali, Trina, LMFAO, Swedish House Mafia, and so many other great artists. I’m not a big fan of Wiz Khalifa and Nicki Minaj, but there music is slowly growing on me. I only like a few of their songs and jam to them when working out. As far as my taste in Britney Spears music; she is slowly making her way back to being a music hit and her song “Till the World Ends” is definitely a great song.
Here are a few of my favorite work out songs that you may or may not have heard of. Check them out! If your looking for some great music to get pumped up to, then some of these songs below are a must for your Ipod.
Da Rockwilder| Method Man and Redman
You already know what it is! This is still one of the hottest songs that ever hit the hip-hop scene and it sucks they didn’t make it longer. It’s a great pump up song to start your run. I use it to get me pumped up and hyped to attack my workout.
C’mon (Catch Em’ By Suprise)| DJ Tiesto vs. Diplo ft. Busta Rhymes
I love the video for this song…its hot! Busta kills it on this track!
Ski Hard| Armand Van Helden
I love this song and the video is cute!
Keep This Fire Burning (Freemasons Edit)| Outsiders ft. Amanda Wilson
Simply put, this song and video is pure sexy! The video makes you want to go put on a sexy workout outfit and get lost in the disco vibe.
The last video I will post for this post will be a song from MSTRKRFT. This post wouldn’t be complete without a song from MSTRKRFT. Other songs on my playlist come from artists like Justice, David Guetta, Kaskade, Madonna, Calvin Harris, Chris Brown, and so many other artists.
Bounce| MSTRKRFT ft. Nore
SNL Digital Short: “3-Way” ft. Justin Timberlake and Lady Gaga
SNL’s season finale was quite hilarious last night, especially since Justin Timberlake hosted. In my mind he was always an unspoken cast member, I mean he has been on SNL a lot! Justin is a very funny guy and last night’s digital short “Three Way” featuring Andy Samberg and Lady Gaga was hilarious!
The matching multi-colored jumpsuits, the hairstyles, sunglasses, and the mustaches were such a 90s throwback. In my opinion it was almost as funny, maybe funnier, then the duos original skit “Dick in a Box”. I love how Justin Timberlake was singing and Andy Samberg had this deep 90s r&b voice…classic! I’m not even a Lady Gaga fan but she was a great addition to the video, with her weirdness and all.
Check out the video and see for yourself.
