Christina Hendricks And The Last Of The Full-Figured Women

10/08/2012 12:00 pm by

Mad Men‘s Christina Hendricks is not amused by the constant euphemistic references to estrogen-encouraged fatty deposits.

Her cantaloupes and buns. Her cha-chas and bon-bons. Her pontoons and Winnebago.

You know…her big boobs and ample rump.

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My eyes are up here.

In an interview with Australian fashion editor Kate Waterhouse, Hendricks refused to answer a question that made reference to – AGAIN – the dimensions of her womanly physique.

“You have been an inspiration as a full-figured woman. What is the most inspiring story that you can remember where you’ve inspired someone?”

First of all, using variations of the word “inspiration” three times in one breath is just obnoxious and sloppy. Let’s get that out of the way right now.

Secondly, yeah. We got it. Hendricks isn’t wafer thin and knows how to stretch the binding and buttresses of a brassiere.  We also know that Hendricks doesn’t dress like a nun. Well…not like any nun I know. Maybe one of those Halloween costume nuns with the low-cut wimple and high-cut woolen knickers.

Still. Even though Hendricks has been okay in the past when it comes to talking about the fact that she’s not a size 2, I can understand: enough is enough.

Maybe she should have alerted Waterhouse before the interview that discussing her inspirational body shape was off limits. Fair enough. The interview was with a fashion magazine, and I’m not sure that we’re yet living in a post-Twiggy world. We still need all sizes and shapes representing, and well done on those magazines thinking outside the 5’9″, 105-pound box.

However, I don’t think it’s beyond common etiquette to inquire whether or not a particular person is interested in being a firebrand for full-figured females this go around. Maybe Hendricks just wants to talk about acting. Or the length of hems and the new fad for pillbox hats. She’s more than the measuring tape sum of her parts.

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Sometimes you women want us to pay attention to your breasts. Then you tell us you have something important to say. It’s so confusing. You have to choose one or the other.

Or maybe we’re just not saying “full-figured” anymore. Is “full-figured” a less polite way to say “curvy, sexy, voluptuous”? I don’t know.

What I do know is this….

In the words of Julia Roberts in the movie Notting Hill, “Seriously. They’re just breasts. Every second person in the world has them. They’re odd looking, they’re for milk, your mother has them, you’ve seen a thousand of them. What’s all the fuss about?”

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  • Snarky_Amber

    Full-figured is a common euphemism for “fat,” which I expect has something to do with her taking exception, but honestly it could just be that she’s had it with people talking about her tits first and her talent second (if they have time after talking about her tits). She’s a very gifted actress in my opinion, yet all people want to talk about is her (rather remarkable) body. I’d feel awfully diminished by the constant attention to my physique if I were in her position (though I must say, at least in terms of physique, I would *love* to be in her position – she’s gorgeous).

    It’s such lazy journalism, too. Every time I read an interview with her, I just want to say to the interviewer, “look, we’re all very aware that Christina Hendricks is stacked to the max. Can we table that one and talk about her upcoming projects this time?”

    • http://www.josetteplank.com/ Josette Plank

      See, I was polling at work last night and couldn’t get a read on “full-figured”. Some said “fat” and others said “curvy”, as in Marilyn Monroe. I guessed by her reaction that she took it as not complimentary in the first meaning. But you’re right. Even if it were the second meaning, okay…yeah…we got it.

      • DianaCLT

        I tend to think “full-figured” is a gentler way of saying “fat,” and “voluptuous” is a sexier way of saying “curvy.”

        • http://www.josetteplank.com/ Josette Plank

          I keep thinking of those old 1960s Playtex bra ads for “full figured” women. Basically, women who weren’t stick figures -but certainly not obese – and who had big bosoms. But I’m guessing somewhere along the way that changed…? Or maybe I always had it wrong.

          • DianaCLT

            Oh! I remember those commercials! I see your point. I worked in retail for a few years in college, and I remember the section for larger women was often referred to as the section for full-figured women. I have big boobs. Definitely like “voluptuous.” Isn’t it sad how we…how I…give such a shit about these adjectives? I don’t do it with regard to others, but I totally do it to myself. I know how I want to look. I prefer voluptuous/curvy.

    • http://twitter.com/jennamariebee Mrs. Jenna

      By “upcoming projects,” you mean her gigantic bosoms, right?

      • http://www.josetteplank.com/ Josette Plank

        Exactly. She’s having them buffed and detailed for Save The Children photo shoot. ;-)

    • MollyGMartin

      This, this, this and more this.

  • SuzyQuzey

    What did she say in response?

    • http://www.josetteplank.com/ Josette Plank

      She wouldn’t answer the interviewer’s question. She is later reported to have said that referring to her as “full-figured” was “rude”.

      • SuzyQuzey

        I agree; it was rude.

  • sumosez

    Huh, she has blue eyes.

    • http://www.josetteplank.com/ Josette Plank

      Yes, and they are triple Ds. Oh wait. You said “eyes”.

  • LeanneP

    The fact that we have to codify women’s body types at all is a sign there is still miles and miles to go till we achieve parity with men. “Hey Tom Cruise, can you tell us a story about where you inspired short people?” Yup, never happens.

    When the f&ck are we going to get over the differences in our shapes?!

  • http://www.facebook.com/donttakemycatnipz Wilhelm Martinez

    Kate Waterhouse has just blasted Christina Hendricks in a full page tirade in a sunday paper over here in Australia. Says Ms. Hendricks is in denial about her body image. I guess her apology to Ms. Hendricks was pretty fake. I mean, Ms. Waterhouse still doesn’t get it, at all!!!! Apparently she loves to ask people about their weight and body image according to her recent tweet. What a real bitch!