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'I'd Kill Myself If I Was As Fat As Marilyn Monroe'

posted 16 years ago by barryfleckmann
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I'm a HUGE Marilyn Monroe fan, and I generally like Elizabeth Hurley. I mean, as an actress, she had her moments. Now, it appears, she's a full-time wife, mom and businesswoman. Good for her! I didn't take umbrage with Elizabeth's catty remark about Marilyn. I think she said it in jest! As someone posted on these boards, earlier, women's clothes sizes have changed since Marilyn's time.
When Marilyn's clothes were sold at public auction, some years ago, they had to import mannequins from Europe to display them, because - believe it or not - she was tiny! American mannequin's were TOO BIG! On the day she died, Marilyn Monroe was 5'5 1/2" tall, and she weighed 117 pounds. Elizabeth Hurley is taller (5'9") and it's reported that she weighs 125 pounds. So, dear Liz, Marilyn was NOT fat, at all!!

"You want the truth? You can't HANDLE the truth!" Jack Nicholson, "A Few Good Men."

[–] Curvylikemonroe (1) 4 years ago

I know these comments are from years ago but I was just now watching a documentary on Marilyn Monroe. 1st she was definitely not Fat, if you can see someone's collarbone I don't think they are fat in the least. Several articles I have read have done Polls and found Close to 50% like their women size 10 to 12 and the other half of men are spread out in smaller numbers preferring other sizes..... so there! Regardless whether she was saying this in jest it is not nice when fat bashing is still the last acceptable discrimination..and if you laugh at it your supporting this humour at someone else's expense which I don't think is funny at all. Hollywood is always projecting these scrawny women as attractive when they really look like they need to eat a sandwich ... If women like Elizabeth Hurley acts like a catty b---- and are quick to insult them because they are insecure about themselves,, then they have fallen for this projection from the media and Hollywood that your nothing and not acceptable if your not a size 0... Well that's OK you be zero I'll be a 10 lol ;-)

[–] NGMI (1184) 3 years ago

She carried it well but time probably would have took a nasty turn like it did with Kathleen Turner and Yasmine Bleek