I'll openly admit that I am in no way, shape, or form a Jessica Simpson fan or apologist.
I preface with that so that you can better understand that my disgust with the findings on this link have nothing to do with her:
http://jezebel.com/5031972/jessica-simpsons-elle-cover-waist-not-want-not
Rather, it's my usual pissiness about the fact that as women we all tend to struggle greatly with our self-esteem about our size, our figure, our hair, our teeth...whatever. To have things put out there that aren't even real? So unfair, and so messed up. I mean, how many teenage girls are walking around thinking that they are supposed to have 34DD breasts and a 20 inch waist? For that matter, how many adult women are walking around thinking that?
And I wonder why the only magazines I buy are Bicycling and Backpacking....