Lindsay Lohan As Marlilyn Monroe
I don’t want to fall into the trap of comparing Lindsay’s beauty to Marilyn’s… because, that’s exactly what the powers that be want me to do. They want us to just compare women based upon physical attributes. And, that’s what New York Magazine is trying to do with their recent pictorial in which Lindsay mimics a famous Marilyn Monroe photo shoot.
Rather, let’s focus on problems with the original Marilyn Monroe picture legacies. They cemented the idea of the blond aesthetic into the American consciousness, and, thousands of women thereafter felt unglamorous for being natural brunettes or redheads etc. It reinforced the idea that sexy is connected to large breasts. And, it further reinforced the idea that female attractiveness has a “dumbbell” component attached to it.
On the plus side (pun intended), the female weight aesthetic at that time was not nearly as skinny and unhealthy as its become.
Anyway, there is no link and no pictures here. I don’t want to legitimize this throwback nonsense with it. The nature of icons is that they can’t be recreated. Lindsay is unique in her own right, and, she shouldn’t be imitating anybody. She should actually be busy working on straightening her own life out.
And, fifty years from now… I don’t doubt there will be a Lindsay Lohan photo shoot recreation.
Check this shit out:
Posted: February 18th, 2008 under Lindsay Lohan.
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