It was a shocking photo: Lindsay Lohan and Nicole Richie in LA digging into a thick slice of cheesecake (or so it looked). Seems like they finally were trying to dispel the "rumors" of anorexia. But I would have to say, they ain't fooling nobody. Especially your host of this site, former eating disorderee, now proud eater of cake. But here is the difference between a normal woman eating cake and a celebrity showing off her eating of cake:
A normal woman eats cake gingerly. Not one friend of mine has ever, unless in the throes of a breakup, or under the influence (of PMS), eaten giant spoonfulls of cake in public. First of all, when sharing cake, both parties take small bites, so as not to be an absolute pig (and in the slight hopes that the other party might end up eating more than her share ha ha ha.)
But to pile up three forkfulls in one bite? That's excessive! That's showing off!
Now, I think my main problem here is not with Lindsay and Nicole pretending to be normal eaters. It is HOW they went about showing the world that they "just lost some baby fat" (Lindsay) or "started working out with a trainer" (Nicole). If they wanted to sincerely show that they didn't have food issues, they should have just gone to the IVY like any other attention-seeking celebrity in LA, and ordered club sandwiches. Not too over the top. Hell, a salad with real dressing would have been just fine to the viewing public.
But a giant piece of the most fattening cake that exists? Nuh-uh. That's just insulting to the celebrity obsessed.
