GirlsGuideTo | WTF: Yahoo Calls Curves “Imperfect”

You guys. I just can’t handle this…Yahoo is currently featuring a story on their homepage of “celebrities who embrace their imperfections.” Because you know, “perfect” is a real thing. Ok, science says we do tend to subconsciously look for symmetry and proportions, but in real life that stuff easily gets thrown out the window. That didn't stop Yahoo! from publishing an article with that very title, featuring a roundup of Hollywood actors who are willing to show their freakish and imperfect faces and bodies in public despite their obvious "imperfections" — actors like Kat Dennings with her voluptuous chest and (ugh) glowing pale skin and poor Chloë Sevigny who, though blonde, "doesn't have that prototypical Sarah Michelle Gellar look going on." Right.

And included on the list is Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks. Umm, I don’t know if you guys have seen Mad Men, but I have watched it from the beginning and am obsessed with Hendricks. I’m not exactly sure what imperfections they see, because her face is pretty dreamy and her hips stop hearts daily at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce.

“Red-headed bombshell Christina Hendricks has gained as much attention for her voluptuous curves as her winning performance on Mad Men. But despite the (often negative) chatter, Hendricks has always embraced her sexy figure – ‘Sure, I'd be happier with 10 pounds off-wouldn't every woman? But at the same time, when I looked at myself [at the Emmys], I thought I looked beautiful. I didn't tear myself apart.’”

Oh, it's her curves that make her imperfect. Well, I'm glad she's able to embrace them because I don't know what I'd do if I had to live with this terrible body. I will admit, girlfriend hasn’t quite figured out how to dress her figure on the red carpet (seriously, check out GoFugYourself’s archives of her – it’s not great), but that’s not an imperfection…

Just to recap here, Yahoo thinks this is imperfect:

And this:

This too:

Oh, and don’t forget this:

{You don’t mess with Cam. Ever.}

Our verdict: WTF? I can understand (and appreciate) celebrating looks that fall outside the typical Hollywood beauty, but can we not call them “imperfections?” Imperfection, whether you embrace it or not, implies that something needs fixing, when, in fact, everyone looks just fine the way they are — no acceptance necessary. Here’s how I feel about all of this: