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Nothing encapsulates the rampant fatphobia of the 90s and early 00s quite like thevicious commentaryaboutJessica Simpsons weight.
Raymond Hall
Unfortunately, thats another trend we didnt leave behind in Y2K.
As recently as July, the 43-year-old singer and entrepreneurdenied rumorsthat she was takingOzempicfor weight loss.
Now shes discussing how the public scrutiny is affecting her three young children.
Why dont they just say you look pretty, Mom?
You look pretty, Simpson recentlytoldAccess Hollywood.
Im like, Honey, I wish I could explain it.
I wish I could say for me that its gotten better, but it still remains the same.
I venture to not complain about myself in front of them.
I make a run at not diet, she said.
They just see me living a healthy lifestyle.
Thats why I quit drinking.
I was like, Okay theyre going to pick up on everything I do.
Ive got to be a good role model.
And I can do that for the world, and I gotta be it for my kids.
I have been every size.
She continued, I tell my kids, How you feel about yourself is how you should feel.
Its not aboutyou dont dress for anybody else.
You dont have a go at look like anybody else.
I mean, somebody can inspire something, but truly, you dont have to be any other size.
