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The entertainment industry and unrealistic beauty standards have been inseparable for decades now, and even the biggest stars in Hollywood aren’t immune to the harsh judgments that these criteria bring. Kat Dennings and Jennifer Lawrence are two acclaimed actresses who’ve experienced this troubling issue.
Both were subjected to being body-shamed and labeled as“fat”at different stages in their career. Their stories are a reflection of just how narrow the standards are in an industry that claims to be all-inclusive.
Kat Dennings’ harsh experience at the age of 12
Kat Denningsbecame a household name after2 Broke GirlsandShifting Gears,but before she became well-known, the actress had to face a shocking level of scrutiny at a very young age. As a 12-year-old child actress, she found herself surrounded by casting directors who shamed her, and Dennings spoke about the same in an interview withPeople.
The time that I was auditioning and starting to act, it was a very different environment than it is now. There was not a lot of inclusivity at all. It was very harsh. I’d go into an audition and… my manager would call me, and I’d be like, ‘How’d it go?’ And they’d be like, ‘Well, they thought you weren’t pretty enough, and you’re fat.
But it was her strong mindset and supportive parents who helped her pull through the cruelty she encountered. Despite these experiences, Dennings is optimistic about the cultural shift in Hollywood, where there’s more representation and body positivity.
Jennifer Lawrence was shamed for her natural body
Jennifer Lawrenceis anAcademy Award-winning actress, who’s celebrated for her performances inSilver Linings PlaybookandThe Hunger Games.In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar UK, she spoke about the time someone asked her to lose weight, in the most disgusting manner (viaLA Times).
I was young. It was just the kind of … that actresses have to go through. Somebody told me I was fat, that I was going to get fired if I didn’t lose a certain amount of weight. They brought in pictures of me where I was basically naked and told me to use them as motivation for my diet.
They thought that because of the way my career had gone, it wouldn’t still hurt me. That somehow, after I won an Oscar, I’m above it all. ‘You really still care about that?’ Yeah. I was a little girl. I was hurt.
We all know Lawrence to be an outspoken, hilarious, and witty human, but her worth was just reduced to how conventionally attractive her body looked. These are two of the several accounts of actresses in Hollywood, who get asked out-of-line questions during interviews, hear demeaning things about their bodies from people in power, and get ridiculed for having a body that doesn’t meet “conventional” beauty standards.
Sonika Kamble
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Sonika Kamble is an entertainment writer at Fandomwire, covering everything from timeless classics to newly released movies. With over 1000+ articles published, she delves into breakdowns, think pieces, speculations, and more.She enjoys connecting the dots and covering newfound angles about characters, scenes, and themes from movies directed by Scorsese, Fincher, Tarantino, Linklater, and other exceptional filmmakers.
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