Breitbart Jillian Michaels has always been a charmer. She quit Biggest Loser because she claimed that she was edited to look like an a hole. Then she got her own radio show and every week (yes, I listen occasionally) comes on air and is as fakey nice as she can possibly be. Then she got back on Biggest Loser and though she receives a softer edit these days, still an a hole. Unfortunately, if you have a bit of a hole in you, it will shine through no matter what you do. Trust me. I know from experience. Even when I'm smiling and nodding and making eye contact people think I'm being rude and sarcastic. And they're right.
Point is, once an a hole, always an a hole. Jillian did an interview recently about Biggest Loser and was caught on mic saying "A normal person, I could be like, 'Warm up five minutes.' You'd be like, 'OK.' These people are half-dead. I mean, it's not the same... They are 400 ... pounds! Hello! They are not just going to get on the treadmill and run. It doesn't work that way." Ok we get that a 400 pound person shouldn't just start running on the treadmill, but calling them half dead when fat people are the ones lining your fridge with baby carrots is just wrong. And when did being 400 pounds become "half dead" instead of "half full?" The times, they are a changin'. Check out the video here.
Comments (3)
I disagree completely. I really like Jillian. Yeah, she's tough, but she understands what it takes - she was quite a bit overweight herself as a teenager.
And she takes a "whole self" approach - it's not just about getting on a treadmill and running, it's about changing your lifestyle. You can't go back to eating the way you did, even if you do exercise, and expect to stay healthy.
She also pays lots more attention than Bob to the mental/psychological aspect, which is something that you have to deal with. You can change the body, but if you don't change the mind controlling the body, you've done nothing.
And although she could have been more tactful, being 400 lbs, you've certainly got one foot in the grave.
1 of 3 | Posted by georgiababe | Posted on April 21, 2009 12:53 PM
If she were a man, would her actions and training style be perceived differently?
2 of 3 | Posted by Clair | Posted on April 21, 2009 1:33 PM
did you actually watch the clip? it's hilarious. it has nothing to do with whether or not she's a man or a woman. she speaks the truth, and if she was more comfortable with her natural personality instead of trying to hide it, i think she would be more effective. is there sexism in the world? yes but it doesn't apply here. i was just pointing out that her true colors are pretty funny.
3 of 3 | Posted by flipit | Posted on April 21, 2009 3:36 PM