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Jessica Simpson's Weight Mocked on 'Fox NFL Sunday'

Posted on Oct 16th 2009 6:00PM by Kristen Seymour
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You know what? Enough is enough. Jessica Simpson isn't super skinny, but she's certainly not overweight.

Apparently, Burger King and Fox feel differently. They ran a positively caustic cartoon on "Fox NFL Sunday" making fun of Simpson's weight. And while they've since apologized, what does it mean when a girl who is no bigger than a size 6 is subject of fat jokes?

Yes, Simpson is a star, and yes, she's chosen to live her life in the public eye. But she's recently experienced a painful breakup and the loss of a beloved pet. The fact that she's famous is irrelevant -- if you were her pal, or even a passing acquaintance, you'd be horrified by a commercial like this, and I see no reason to feel otherwise simply because she's not one of my close friends.

To Simpson's credit, she's handled the situation with plenty of class. On Wednesday (after Fox and Burger King finally issued apologies) she simply tweeted, "i will never understand why people attack for a laugh. own your beauty and don't listen to the judgement."

It's one thing to look at how celebrities lose and gain weight and discuss how they feel about it. It's quite another to kick a girl when she's down. Don't you agree?




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