Lies and the lying liars who tell them

This is why I hate reading beauty/fashion magazines...I just wrote to my friend: "no matter what i do, my body will never look like these girls, airbrushed or not". And now I've come across an ad for Anew Clinical Lift and Tuck..."proven to tuck the tummy and lift the rear in just four weeks". Are you kidding me? That's such bullsh*t and I would prove them wrong if I actually had money to buy something that won't work. I would be like one of those investigative journalists, exposing the fraudulent companies w/in beauty industry one product at a time. Like a modern day Maggie Seaver (I'm like Rory freakin' Gilmore w/ my obscure references...of Growing Pains). But maybe we want to be lied to, so we can do these simple things and think that in some way we're bettering ourselves. Personally, I've fallen into the trap...many, many times (damn you epilstop!)

I just read a quote by Cameron Diaz stating: "I am a woman who has to work for the curves I desire". Okay, I admit it, this is most likely the result of jealousy, but curves? Cameron has the body of a 12 year old boy Ken doll...just because you put your hand on your pseudo hip doesn't mean there's actually anything there.

I can't even imagine, even if I try really really hard, buying a dress that costs $2,145. Maybe it'd be easier to imagine it if I actually had that kind of money..but really, I'm going to sit on my moral (albeit poor) high horse and say people who spend that kind of money on clothes are bad human beings, they should be feeding the poor instead. Like me, I really need groceries.

The front of this magazine touts "150 + best looks for every body- tall, short, thin, curvy, & pregnant." What this really means is lots of pictures of models, actresses, a pregnant ballerina (not one of those gross pregant women, ew!), and Queen Latifah. Seriously, can you give me something to work with here? Even Drew Barrymore on the cover looks slightly emaciated, can't you throw in maybe a picture of Christina Ricci from 5 years ago? Why is it that our only choices are plus size or size 0? Where's my f*cking happy medium?
R.