They’re at it again. On newsstands now, at 7-11s and grocery store check-outs all across the country, you can get an eyeful of your favorite celebrity in a bikini. Yup, some photographer stalked them to their vacation spot, vied with some other photographers to get the most unflattering angle and then plastered it on a magazine cover for everyone to judge. The photos get lots of money, the celebrities are mortified, privacy is invaded and vacations are ruined. All for the misguided idea that the average Joe or Jane will feel better about themselves when they flip through pages and pages of celebrity body flaws while waiting to purchase their sodas and microwave burritos. Hmmm.

The offenders right this moment are Star Magazine and InTouch Weekly but they all have this exact same cover at one time or another. Because, let’s face it, it sells magazines. I’ve looked at them and so have you. We’re fascinated to see these supposedly perfect people in a more human light.

So, here’s the problem. Right now, Star Magazine has Katherine Heigl on their “worst bodies” list. What? Now, she’s not my favorite actress by any means but she’s very pretty and most women would kill to look like her. The normal American woman doesn’t have a prayer of looking like Katherine Heigl ever, no matter what they do. When magazines trash an actress that’s obviously so much slimmer and hotter than the average chic, what do you think that does to a gal’s self esteem? I’ll tell you what it does. It either makes them run to the diet pill aisle or the one with the Hohos. There’s just nothing good about these kinds of cover stories. They’re offensive to the celebrity, damaging to the reader and just plain stupid.

I wish they’d stop with the madness and focus on more important things, like what Paris Hilton wore on the red carpet or which member of the Gossip Girl cast was caught kissing a co-star. You know, the serious issues.

*photo from Star.

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