November 20, 2007
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Beyonce and Flabbiness
I posted a photo of Beyonce with the topic of wondering why this photo was the most emailed photo of the day on yahoo:
Here is a few other photos of her on yahoo most viewed and emailed:
The comment that I got in my photoblog that stood out to me was this:
“She is pretty, but she should invest in a personal trainer to help her tone up! Those legs, as well as some other parts, are pretty flabby!!!”
Is Beyonce flabby?
Comments (135)
I guess compared to some, she is. But I think she looks fine. Nothing wrong with not being a size-zero.
she seems a healthy size to me…
Only in the sense that anyone who isn’t a skeleton or an Olsen twin is flabby.
Beyonce is just fine, thank you.
Compared to some skin and bones stars she is. But comparerd to me she is Ms. Firm. And I still think her more “real” body is super hot!
She’s gorgeous. People who say she’s flabby are delusional – what, they want her to be stick-thin, like Kate Moss? NO WAY.
I’d hit that.
I’ll bet most of what they think is “fat” is muscle, have you seen the girl dance? Hell no, she should not lose weight, she’s not flabby. She just isn’t anorexic.
i’d hit that too.
FreeVerse
She’s gorgeous.
Yup
People who say she’s flabby are delusional
People would be correct, but be unreasonablly judgemental.
- what, they want her to be stick-thin, like Kate Moss?
That wouldn’t hurt =P
NO WAY.
Yeah, probably won’t happen. =)
Compared to the ultra-skinny models, she is. But compared with everyone else she’s not.
I’m agreeing with the majority of commenter’s here.
Yeah, she is not flabby. I think she has a great body.
In these photos…no.
She’s beautiful and I wish I had her body!
I have no idea - I would not want to offend her or anyone else for that matter.
She’s not a twig but she’s far from fat or flabby. Her legs could use a tone-up perhaps, but honestly I think she’s one of the best-looking female celebrities at this point because she’s not a twig and shows you don’t have to be a 0 to look good.
What I wanna know is how come no one ever asks whether maybe Keith Urban looks chubby or not… why rag on the females all the time? And what about Doug from “King of Queens”? If you want a fat celebrity… pick him. Why Britney Spears or Beyonce? And that’s not to say that I’m a Britney fan…. I thought her outfit was gross… but she’s still not fat. Her outfit was just not flattering. So what if her stomach went from indented to flat and she didn’t have a tummy tuck? Pick on the guys who are really chubby for once in a while.
Altho I dare say then we’ll start having headlines saying George Clooney was put in rehab for anorexia and Tom Cruise is a closet bulimic and Denzel Washington doesn’t have a six pack. Heavens what SHALL we do then?!
The whole skinny-or-fat thing is just plain ridiculous. Eat healthy food, exercise regularly, and you wouldn’t have to worry about scales… what’s the big difference between a size four and a size six when you’re 5 foot 6? You still look good.
pahh. Someone needs to set a bomb off somewhere so the news has something better to report about than weight and celebrities. I’ll bet the keywords weight and celebrity are the top tags to date. eesh.
†Cryssie♥Leah™
bootylicious!
I meant *size* 0. Sorry.
†Cryssie♥Leah™
Not by Latino or Black standards.. maybe the Anglost think that because they like their women to look like Paris and Kate Moss.
I wish my flabby looked like hers!!! LOL……. RYC: it’s because I don’t have much flashy stuff up currently…….. but Christmas IS Coming, & I need to redecorate you know!
I dont see how the heck she’s flabby.
As far as I’m concerned the top pic she’s in tight-clothing that even if she were flabby doesn’t show a single bit of it. . .
in the second one she looks ‘normal’ to me (but what is normal. . .with all the overweight obese people nowadays)
And as for the third pic. . .I’m too distracted by her flashing flapping bum.
{shrug}
Don’t get me wrong. I’m with Kestryl…I’d hit that too. She’s got a little to much junk in the trunk…but then she’s no Jessica Alba. And in all fairness, I’d be honored to hit that, given the chance.
No. She’s thick. She’s a black woman — she can do that!
I think she looks just fine and dare I say *gasp* healthy!
not at all. I think she looks beautiful! it’s beautiful to be curvacious and jiggle a little… it shows a real woman’s body!
ryc: precisely where my thoughts come from. On MySpace people of all ages act worse than in jr. high s. or high s. Why? ’cause they can hide behind a computer. It makes them bolder… in a bad way. People of all ages start acting unlike themselves. ayee. bad news.
†Cryssie♥Leah™
yummy!
No…. And she’s absolutely beautiful… I have seen better pics of her though.
People need to stop being so damn critical.
Not at all.
Just her thighs are flabby. . but let us face it! At least she is not going to lipo them. . well. . for now. .
x0x MK
she’s said in interviews that she won’t give up home-cooked meals to look the way other people do and that she loves fried chicken. i respect that.
I think raVnr said it, she is just thick. She ain’t all that anyway.
She looks alright in those pictures, but I saw her “Sugar Mama” video yesterday and I thought she had some really chunky thighs. I’m not usually one to notice these things, so she must have put a lot of weight on.
She’s not flabby but solid. The world isn’t full of size zero’s.
God, she is gorgeous. I would hit that, and I am straight. That’s how women should be made.
No..I don’t think she’s flabby at all. I’m sure she feels confident enough to love herself the way she is. Hollywood has a huge hang up about people being too chubby, not fit enough, flabby, etc., and that is why so many of them like Nicole Richie and Lyndsey Lohan look like they are walking sticks. That’s just my opinion.
her face is fine.. but seriously… look at that ass… its a wee bit funky… she could handle some work…
and no she is not skinny… i am skinny. and she is not skinny.
No..I think she’s curvy and showing off some skin..but I dont consider her to be flabby..
I suppose saying she is flabby is a bit like saying that the might be an imperfection in the Mona Lisa. Sure I imagine she could tone up those thighs a bit, but for every few people that would make the claim; how many more thousand men would gladly pony up to worship those same thighs?
Probably it’s just one of those photos angle shots problem. Example. Tyra Bank’s bath suits
Like I’ve said before, I am down with the thickness.
Beyonce is fine, though I do admit, a few years back I thought she was too flabby in her stomach to wear belly shirts. Then she toned it up. I guess she agreed too.
Damn! I want to be flabby like her!!
She has an amazing body, not everybody has to be anorexic.
I think she looks wonderful the way she is!
I saw a music video of hers last night, and I was actually thinking how GOOD she looks. She just looks healthy and not obsessed with weight or her body. She looks NORMAL.
lol let me guess, a woman said this.
she’s probably jealous =)
anorexia does not equal beauty. in fact, not having some meat on your bones makes you look..disgusting.
BTW, Dan, that new video on the top of your screen may be the best thing you’ve ever posted. 5 stars for you! That beats the hell out of the nonsense-talking, big lopsided-eyed, thingees talking to each other about phone minutes!!!
no, she’s healthy.
no, she looks great
well, i’m glad i make sense to someone. so thanks.
and yes, she is flabby.
she’s a beautiful woman. but for the life of me i don’t know where she put her aerola’s in that first pic!
that’s some serious adhesive tape going on there!
*areolas*
No, she’s gorgeous.
She is built nice . Looks good.
No…
Who cares?
I don’t think she’s fat; I think she needs to wear clothing that doesn’t make her look fat.
She is a woman and doesn’t look like some other Hollywood women who look like they haven’t reached puberty. Beyonce is very feminine and beautiful.
Only in the boob area.
you are correct she should start running or something….
I think actually most guys prefer a little more curvaciousness (is that a word?!)
She looks great!
*hugs*
dude you guys are too media-driven if you think she is flabby. she has perfect curves and her body is beautiful.
I think Xangans are Judgy.
Helo dan!
it’s your old friend Sonny. I found(again) the lord.
Hope you are well.
she’s thick and it’s gorgeous
I had to go find out who the commenter was! I knew it would be a middle aged guy!!!
Oh she looks so hot dancing with those thighs on. I think it’s a fresh change from seeing too many sticks on heels dancing like malnourished chihuahuas in music videos.
Whatever, she’s an amazing singer and has far greater attributes than a jiggly bum. Also, I wonder how good the people who are criticizing her look. Hmm, kay?
She looks healthy to me. And that’s what matters.
ryc: Don’t worry, Dan. Someday, you’ll be famous on Xanga! Just keep plugging away!
p.s. – Beyonce has flab.
JMJMJ
That chick is freakin’ HOTT. It’s nice to see a celeb that hasn’t taken to the “I gotta weight 100lbs to be attractive.”
Flabby? I don’t think so.
I wish people would leave her alone, she’s one of my only non-anorexic role-models.
People who make comments like that are why we have the Nicole Ritchies and Olsen twins in this world.
Guess what– it’s HEALTHY for a woman to have a bit of meat on her bones. If you don’t like it… I recommend you STFU.
No.
If you’ve ever seen that girl dance you know what I mean.
She’s very muscular, but it isn’t toned muscle. She combines her muscle with a very feminine body.
I would kill for that.
lol. hell nah.
sigh. people!!!
i think she’s stunning
“People would be correct, but be unreasonablly judgemental.”
No, they would not be correct. Beyonce’s legs are not flabby. Not even by any stretch of the imagination. They are quite toned and in proportion with her body. She’s healthy, not stick/sick thin and not flabby/overweight. Whoever made the original comment needs to stop looking at the size 2 section and come out into the real world.
No, not at all.. she’s womanly and SEXY at that!
not that if you’re less curvaceous you’re not womanly but calling her flabby is way out of line
She looks healthy to me. Drop dead gorgeous!
ohhh yea, totally flabby. and i’m sure whoever wrote that comment is 100% toned & muscular too.
she is gorgeous. thats all that matters. period.
She’s a perfect size for her frame. I think curvy is beautiful, she’s no where near flabby. She’s probably in way better shape than most American women her age!
Probably not as flabby as the one critiquing her.
Personally, I wouldn’t mind if all women were as “flabby” as Beyonce.
I think that she is big-boned. She is not flabby. At first I thought she was but if she did not work out, she’d be even bigger everywhere.
I’m glad the posters have some sense today. And quit tagging me.
We should all be so flabby!
So Dan, why do you have a video ad on your site? Do they pay you?
She is a big girl and she has the most prettiest skin. At least her flabby doesnt look cottage cheese-y. She looks good to me, although her music pains me.
She looks awesome. But the little peek at her butt-lifting”unmentionables” kinda made me giggle.
I know, so immature.
*hugs*
Pork fat!
If only I could be so flabby…heh.
Gawd STFU. She is FINE the way she is. FFS.
I wish I was as flabby as her!!!
I think Beyonce is gorgeous. She is what a woman should look like – healthy! Clearly, people think she’s hot. I think she’s a great example of a woman who isn’t the overly-thin beauty norm and who is comfortable with her body- as she should be.
I’ve been on a Beyonce kick lately – in addition to being gorgeous, she also sings really great girl-power music.
Nope.
YES!! She should just some Ashtanga.
THAT’S flabby? Then what isn’t?
She’s probably one of the best looking female celebrities out there, ever. I’m sick of seeing girls go from being normal, or what Hollywood would say is flabby, to being disgustingly thing – which is apparently “healthy” in Hollywood.
its people like them that make people go anorexic.
if shes flabby, then i wish i was flabby…
No. She’s curvaceous. I might be a little more interested if she put on a few pounds, actually.
if i had her body, you could call me flabby all ya want!
she’s what a confident woman should be. not obsessed about weight, and loving her body. I see interviews she does, and a lot of time the reporter asks about her body. she says she loves it. not in a really conceited way… but she says she loves that shes not mad skinny and has curves. sounds good to me, i’d love to be as curvy as her!
Total heifer
If she is fat, what does that say fro me.
If that’s flabby, then I don’t want to know what I am.
i think she has that jiggle that most girls would try to get rid of…guess it helps the butt jiggle they do when they dance now!!!
Nah, that’s her natural way of being. Hasn’t she always had powerful legs?
Not flabby but I always thought she was on the thick side.
nice
cool
No way!
She’s bodacious.
Some of her outfits could be more flattering, but she isn’t flabby at all.
Who cares if she has a little jiggle here and there? Let her look however she wants to look.
I wish people stopped caring about how celebrites look. It’s really not a big deal.
> The legs I see aren’t ‘toned’ like some others, but NO. What’s the commenter want, Kate Moss in the days of anorexic modeling?? To each his/her own….
Peace
She is what us men like to call “thick”.
She got da badunk-a-dunk going on!
I love her because she always perform well anywhere in the world.
I guess no one can be perfect.
She’s gorgeous on the stage and I think that’s all.
Better see the big picture instead of picking flaws.
ps. I think she had her own personal trainner already,
I saw that on a TV show long time ago.
(long time didn’t leave a comment but I read your blog regularly
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NO.
You ain’t ready for her Jelly!
Okay, that last shot is awful though… I wasn’t ready for that.
obviously that person is comparing her to those thin stick figures you see waving there skelton selves across magazines. beyonce looks gorgeous, and unless her health is in jeopardy, she doesn’t need a personal trainer and at that be called ‘flabby’.
i guess if the commenter is anorexic she could be percieved as flabby….
if the commenter was overwieght then perhaps that person is just jealous.. For the record i am fat and would LOVE to be as flabby as that woman!
No way, she’s sexy and voluptious!
Are you serious? No. She’s gorgeous!
testing
she’s flabby compared to some women, and she’s flabby in the sense that she CAN tone up even more so.
…BUT, she doesn’t have to.she looks fine the way she is! And by the way, even when you are a toned athlete, your muscles will STILL flab when you move around, especially dance in heels like that! im 110 at 5’2, and im toned, and it still happens. so the public needs to chill.
Not at all.
she looks fine… i see ”fatter” people walking down the street. the sad thing is, they’re not fat, either.
What the hell is wrong trhe people she is not flabby.
Beyonce is sexy, except for her boobs. Sorry, fake boobs are never interesting.
No. Way. She doesn’t fit the media hype on how we should all be pencils. I hate it when that actually infiltrates real people and they talk like that. Ugh. So sad.
i think she is beautiful.
I wish I were that “flabby”!
I think she looks ok