About Grissom’s beard: We women wanted him to keep it [Watercooler 3/12]! Sara should be kicked to the curb. She’s a plain Jane with no figure, curves or breasts. Ever hear of a padded bra? She is so not in his league. — TF Perkins, Weare, N.H.
That was posted in the latest TV Guide.
Your feelings of Grissom/Sara aside (and I know a lot of people are anti), I feel it’s unconscionable for TV Gudie to be posting a letter like this. The world has enough issues with people and their weight/size. This sort of letter makes it okay to mock thin, small-breasted people. If Jorja was a plus size actress and they’d chastised her for being overweight, you know damn well the world would be up in arms.
Well I’m up in arms.
I don’t give a fuck if you hate Jorja Fox. I don’t care if you hate Grissom/Sara. In fact, if you find Jorja unattractive, that’s okay too!
But to say this? To reprint this in a national magazine and say ‘It’s okay to debase someone for having a small cup size’ is wrong. We have to draw the line somewhere.
TV Guide is getting the bitter side of me for this one.
I’ve always said that if you’re gonna argue something, don’t just say ‘I don’t like it.’ Have a reason. Perkins is saying ‘Jorja’s a plain person and therefore Sara and Grissom shouldn’t be together.’ Okay, that’s a reason. If she posted that on JFO, I’d reply ‘Well, okay. So you don’t like Jorja the actress. Separate her from the character. What don’t you like about Sara?’
But I’m not mad at Perkins. She’s entitled to her opinion. I’m mad at TV Guide for encouraging people to debase actors based on their looks. You wanna change the world and get non-size-2 actresses out there? You start by NOT insulting any of them.
Oh sure, I think Calista Flockhart needs to gain some weight, but my reasons for disliking her are because I feel her acting range is minimal, and she’s best as being a nearly shrewish, infantile character who is unable to survive on her own. However. I did enjoy her in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and I think she can act if given the right material. I don’t hate her for her looks, but she’s not my type.
Hollywood needs to shut the hell up about weight. Saying that Jorja has no curves is a value judgment that doesn’t help anyone, and TV Guide knows better.
Shame on you, TV Guide. I’m sure there are a lot better letters out there to chose from, if you have to put out a ‘I don’t like Grissom/Sara.’ Put some effort into finding one that can say it without being insulting. And if you can’t? Maybe you shouldn’t be posting it.