Celebs Pose for 'Naked Truth': Helpful or Hypocritical?

by SodaHead Celebs Posted 2012/04/18 13:00:00

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Allure's "Naked Truth" issue isn't even out yet, and it's already being swamped with criticisms. Supermodel Heidi Klum, "Will & Grace" star Debra Messing, "Today" show correspondent Maria Menounos, "Talladega Nights" actress Leslie Bibb, Oscar-nominated Taraji P. Henson, and "Firefly" star Morena Baccarin each submitted themselves to nude photo shoots, and discuss body image. But critics argue the advice doesn't exactly hit home when it's coming from a supermodel.

The issue is supposed to help every day women build self-esteem, but in an excerpt Klum says, "I think you just have to be comfortable in your own skin ... I've never had a problem with my body and I don't really care what people think." Critics wonder how Allure expects to improve women's body image with naked pictures of larger-than-life celebrities. Could these testimonials from stars like Heidi Klum actually help every day women, or is it just a hypocritical publicity stunt?

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Linnster 2012/04/18 14:41:34

Hypocritical

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If we actually had bodies like these supermodels, we probably wouldn't have issues.
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John T. 2012/04/19 15:40:13

Helpful

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Sex Sells.

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Oscar 2012/04/19 15:08:50

Hypocritical

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If that body is the example many are in the wrong direction!

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PapaBC 2012/04/19 15:06:04

Hypocritical

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Why do those the entertain us think they have to be nude? Where is the mystery behind the cloth with everything is out there to see.

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Hugh 2012/04/19 15:01:48

Helpful

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What works for some, doesn't work for everyone. Such is human society.

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Glitterfaecat 2012/04/19 14:31:13

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No matter if a person is a celebrity or not we all have to learn to accept who we are and be comfortable in our own skin. I agree with Heidi Klum. You have to own it. Everyone has something they aren't happy with. Even celebrities. Which is why they pay thousands of dollars on plastic surgery. People should love themselves for who they are.

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dennisg40 2012/04/19 14:30:20

Hypocritical

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Like newspapers lots of magazines are going out of business so they do anything to try to sell their junk.

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Tre 2012/04/19 14:23:06

Helpful

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It's helpful to me because I want to see these women naked. Great job Allure!!

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L K 2012/04/19 14:05:16 (edited)

Hypocritical

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Show me a 50 or 60 plus woman who has gained 30 pounds in menopause and then it will make me feel better. But, showing me super young or really skinny women who starve themselves is not realistic at all to me. These women already have a great self image. I was beautiful and thin at their age too. Now, how about getting REAL people or older women??? Super models are about 5 ft. 10 and look lanky and gorgeous their entire lives....BUT..you don't see the beautiful women of yesteryear posing nude ( Like Jacklyn Smith etc.) because nobody wants to see their bodies AND they have too much class.. Real women don't have time to work out for several hours every day because
they are working all day to support their families and then they come home to tend to their kids and are too tired to do anything but put their feet up and go to sleep. Celebrities live a privilged life and their entire persona is about how they look. They can afford to hire a personal trainer and a personal chef. Why would I want to see a naked super model. It only makes me feel worse about getting older and gaining those few extra pounds. Sheesh! Life is hard enough without shoving skinny models in our faces. I think I look darn good for 62, but seeing these women makes me feel terrible. I feel really...

Show me a 50 or 60 plus woman who has gained 30 pounds in menopause and then it will make me feel better. But, showing me super young or really skinny women who starve themselves is not realistic at all to me. These women already have a great self image. I was beautiful and thin at their age too. Now, how about getting REAL people or older women??? Super models are about 5 ft. 10 and look lanky and gorgeous their entire lives....BUT..you don't see the beautiful women of yesteryear posing nude ( Like Jacklyn Smith etc.) because nobody wants to see their bodies AND they have too much class.. Real women don't have time to work out for several hours every day because
they are working all day to support their families and then they come home to tend to their kids and are too tired to do anything but put their feet up and go to sleep. Celebrities live a privilged life and their entire persona is about how they look. They can afford to hire a personal trainer and a personal chef. Why would I want to see a naked super model. It only makes me feel worse about getting older and gaining those few extra pounds. Sheesh! Life is hard enough without shoving skinny models in our faces. I think I look darn good for 62, but seeing these women makes me feel terrible. I feel really good about who I am and then when I see these girls, I have to admit, it makes me twinge a little and wish I were still young and thin again ......It is EASY to look good when you are under 50. THAT is not an accomplishment. It is called nature!!! Now, being confident and looking great without surgery over 50? THAT is something to celebrate!!! PLUS, celebs are always ten to 15 pounds thinner than normal because the camera adds weight. So they are totally not the norm anyway.
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Miko Mikomiko 2012/04/19 13:35:59

Hypocritical

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no their testimonials won't help, maybe someone else might think it's helpful

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mmmhollywould 2012/04/19 13:26:38

Helpful

They are trying to send a message. I am sorry if some people were not born with their bodies or willing to work to have them.

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Andy 2012/04/19 12:18:12

Hypocritical

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These women, while beautiful...are the 1%. The average woman does not look like this...though they try.

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Scream 2012/04/19 12:05:52

Helpful

But I think it would work a lot better if the article had used people of various body types. All of the women listed have bodies that are considered ideal in this society. If you really want to raise self esteem and promote a positive body image, using people like this and completely excluding people of other shapes and sizes doesn't really help.

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Anita Moorehead 2012/04/19 10:10:33

Hypocritical

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Do we really need to see more of what they already have out there? So they jump on the bandwagon of making the "teens" feel better for huge wads of cash which they scoff their carrot sticks and puff their cigarettes? Should I be impressed? Or just see it as more big noting?

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Epistemically Justified -- BN7 2012/04/19 05:14:50

Helpful

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Helpful, as long as the images aren't photo-shopped. I think it's meaningful to see that even supermodels and actresses have small flaws.

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Joey 2012/04/19 04:44:17

Hypocritical

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It shows the bias that is out there. In order to talk about self esteem they get some of the prettiest ladies that they could find. That shows that the paper really cares about body image . I mean why not have Kathy Bates or Gabourey Sidibe (Precious). These are people who have really had to face issues with body image.

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iamco2000 2012/04/19 03:55:07

Hypocritical

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...and purely from the sense that it still perpetuates the ideology of looking to (and accepting) the reality that is someone else contrasted against yourself...if they wanted to boost "body image" (which is something that I disagree is even necessary in the first place), they'd replace the photo of every woman, man or child with a full page reflective mirror.

Grace to you, Glory to God!

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brittneylalaa 2012/04/19 03:21:08 (edited)

Hypocritical

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I think its great that Heidi is so confident in her amazing body however I can't relate and I'm pretty sure every other women that's had eating disorders can't either.

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Vitalani 2012/04/19 03:18:45

Hypocritical

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Maybe throw in someone at an average weight in there!

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JEFF 2012/04/19 03:15:37

Helpful

SSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HELPFUL

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NhytFahl 2012/04/19 02:40:09

Hypocritical

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My question is, are the photos "real" - as in straight out of the camera - or have they been as heavily retouched as most supermodel/celebrity pictures that appear in magazines?

If the former, it might be helpful to see that even the "supermodels" have "flaws" just like the rest of us.

On the other hand, if they pull this kind of crap ...

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Kigan 2012/04/19 02:07:13

Hypocritical

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How do you build self-esteem by showing images of supermodels showing off their bodies?

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Anna 2012/04/19 02:06:23

Hypocritical

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Doesn't really bug me, I'm happy with my body. However I've got some less happy friends who worry about weight. I don't see how showing them photos of women whom have personal trainers and diet consultants on speed dial and saying "Hey, they're comfortable in their skin, why aren't you?" will help. First of it will be taken as implying that these women look less then perfect, and have some body issue to worry about being naked for.
So imagine what less statuesque girl will think of themselves.
Second, it's not actually addressing the real issue. All it's doing is giving boys something they can sneak into the house without their mother getting angry and showing girls naked women with a "feel better, also, try looking like this" note attached.

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NickTheAceBassist 2012/04/19 01:11:02 (edited)

Hypocritical

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Yet at the same time I see why. The pictures were actually photoshopped though so...

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Aqua Surf 2012/04/19 00:58:42

Hypocritical

Done strictly to sell more magazines. People aren't buying them anymore; they're considered a luxury in a Depression and no one can afford to buy what is in them either. I'm not interested in seeing naked women and if men want to, they'll buy skin mags, not fashion mags.

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Rhi-ot. 2012/04/19 00:56:27

Hypocritical

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Hypocritical or not, I don't see how seeing other people being happy with their bodies is going to make anyone feel better about their own bodies. Seeing people who are bigger, smaller, or the same size as me being happy and confident with their bodies has never made me feel any better about my own.

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Kiki,Pixie,Worm 2012/04/19 00:40:40

Hypocritical

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Models like that usually do make people feel more insecure. I mean come on! They are standing there all dolled up telling people to not be so insecure :P. That is why I respect Demi Lovato! She did feel insecure and she took it out on herself, but she rebounded and did what she had to do to get better. That is why I think she is a way better role model than most other celebrity teenagers :p

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Jayfeather 2012/04/19 00:34:09

Hypocritical

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The whole issue of female self-esteem was caused by hollywood, and seeing airbrushed, makeup wearing models likely won't help make it any better.

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Aquaduck 2012/04/18 23:34:11

Hypocritical

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seeing all these confident women posing naked & saying that they've never had issues with their bodies would only make insecure girls more insecure and make them ask "Why can't I be this confident & comfortable in my own skin?". trust me, I would know -_-

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Kibbles 2012/04/18 23:17:14

Helpful

I in no way agree with that they are helpful I simply wanted to see what was the currecnt score.

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sugar plum to Kibbles 2012/04/19 01:40:16

u cud do that w/o voting

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Kibbles to sugar plum 2012/04/19 13:37:29

I was not aware of this.

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sugar plum to Kibbles 2012/04/19 22:49:18

on the upper right corner of the place u vote there is a button that says view results and demographics :)

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Heisenberg 2012/04/18 22:41:11

Helpful

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Very helpful! Thanks for asking!

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Mercenary2728 2012/04/18 22:36:46

Helpful

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Most Celebs Should Pose Naked But None Of This Hand Cover There Boobs Cause Thats Not Poseing Naked Thats Just A Teser

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Aquaduck to Mercena... 2012/04/18 23:31:11

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just another man only seeing females as sexual objects...hmm, lovely.

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Mercena... to Aquaduck 2012/04/18 23:36:55 (edited)

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93% ummhmmm well mabe 100% but that just the way i am sorry

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Beautiful_Syn 2012/04/18 22:30:41

Hypocritical

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How can the normal average day woman relate to a super model or actress?

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Andrea to Beautif... 2012/04/19 00:28:08

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I relate just fine. I look nothing like those women and I am comfortable with my body. I have lines and pudge and baby scars and I could care less who likes what I look like. I wear my bikini to the beach with no fear.

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Beautif... to Andrea 2012/04/19 02:05:12

Good for you!

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janet 2012/04/18 21:42:18

Hypocritical

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NOT MUCH OF A SHOCKER THAT A SUPER MODEL LOVES HER BODY XD

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