I was reading several celebrity websites about Gabourey Sidibe having a crush on Trey Songz. She said to People.com,
I’m super crushing on Trey Songz. I used to listen to his music when I worked in an office, and when I met him a few weeks ago, I couldn’t contain my excitement.
And then Gabourey jokingly asked Songz out on a date. The comments that came from readers were harsh and unoriginal. Of course, people made jokes about her being overweight and some even found themselves offended by her ‘audacity’ to have a crush on a man like Songz.
There’s always this triple contradiction when it comes to people in Hollywood. Viewers, readers and audiences complain about the ‘wrong images’ and pressure that Hollywood women put on the everyday woman when it comes down to weight. But then, on the flip side, people are quick to bash, degrade and humiliate an overweight woman. No, it’s not healthy to be obese. But it sure as hell is a common right for a woman of ANY SIZE to have a crush on whoever she wants to have a crush on. How many sizes lighter should she be where it would be appropriate for her to have a crush on Trey Songz or Justin Timberlake (which she admitted to earlier)?
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