Crikey. I mean....blimey. I mean...oh sorry Dollymixers, you appear to have caught me currently attempting not to fall over in shock. For something very odd indeed has been seen to be taking place within the comments section of a Daily Mail feature. It appears Middle England has suddenly embraced its inner feminist and developed a social conscience.
Earlier this week, the Mail reported that Jessica Simpson somehow managed to squeeze her new "curvier" figure (read, she's become a Size 10) into a pair of denim hotpants.. Of course, this means that the world has to start weeping, wailing and wearing sackcloth because suddenly a woman-in-the-public-eye's arse is the size of two ripe satsumas. But wait! What's this! The Mail's readers appear to be fighting Jessica's corner in the comments!
"She looks healthy, beautiful and HAPPY. The critics should keep their mouths shut, it's all just petty jealousy."
"She looks awesome! This is needlessly cruel."
Her legs look exactly the same as the other picture of her dressed as Daisy Duke. Exactly what is wrong with her figure. She hasn't exactly 'squeezed' herself into them. I'd love a pair of legs like hers.The media are to blame for this poor attitude to curvier women. AND we're not fat or obese it's just the way we are and for god's sake there's nothing wrong with it. I'd rather look like the way I do than someone like Skele-miserable spice.
Does this mean that the Mail is going to start changing the way it reports about the goings on of female celebrities? I wouldn't hold my breath just yet, but it is nice to see the Mail getting a stern ticking off from the people it appears to speak for. As for what I think about Jessica Simpson's new figure? Let's just say that if I had an arse like hers, I would never want for anything else ever again.
More Friday News after the jump!
In other news, the Guardian reports today that the dreaded "credit crunch" has also been taking its toll on the nations relationships, as marriage rates in the UK have fallen to an all time low.
Statistics from the Office for National Statistics show that marriage rates are the lowest since records began, and that people are waiting longer before walking down the aisle - the average groom is almost 37 years old and his bride nearly 34. Men also may be shunning the idea of marriage altogether, citing the misconception that if it does all end in divorce, the woman will end up with the better end of the deal.
However, it's all not all doom and gloom though. In 2007, 30 men over the age of 80 got married for the first time, proving you're never too old to get hitched. Hooray!
And finally. If you've checked your calendar this morning, then you will see that is is FRIDAY 13TH, a day which represents the biggest threat to overall national security since Halloween. Whilst my luck hasn't been any worse than normal so far today (bar a rather slow laptop), this could just be because I haven't gotten out of my bed yet.
The Daily Mirror attempts to go some way towards making its readers feel better about the next 24 hours by providing them with a helpful list of the unluckiest Friday 13ths ever. For example, did you know that on Friday September 13th 1996 saw rapper Tupac Shakur die of wounds he received in a drive-by shooting after Mike Tyson's comeback fight against Bruce Seldon is Las Vegas on September 6. After Shakur's cremation, members of his posse Outlawz Immortal mixed some of his ashes with marijuana and smoked them.
As you do.
Anyway Dollymixers. I'm about to enter the big bad wide world for my last day as Guest Editor. Whatever you do, stay safe! That means no walking under ladders, always saluting at lone magpies and that kind of thing. And if your brother decides to get a bit carried away with a chainsaw and a ski mask....RUNNNN!!!!