Did Bridget Jones Make Us Hate Our Bodies?
I was recently channel surfing when I spotted Bridget Jones’s Diary rolling through its opening credits. I settled onto the couch to be conned by Hugh Grant’s magnetic smarminess for the umpteenth time, but not eight minutes into my viewing experience, a shocking realization hit me: Bridget Jones, the titular character whose New Year’s resolution is to “lose 20 pounds,” weighs 136 pounds. In the classic 2001 rom-com, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month, we meet our heroine at a low moment following a particularly brutal humiliation at her parents’ New Year’s Da...
Source: vogue.com