Disgusting

Matt got ahold of the remote and turned The Swan on. In case you don't know, the premise of this whole show is that they take “ugly ducklings” and give them intensive makeovers (surgery, intensive therapy, 3 months of 1200 calorie diets and exercise).

Here's my issue … they don't makeover ugly ducklings. They make over normal looking girls with really bad self esteem. These girls just come out looking incredibly fake and plasticized. It seems really horrible to me that these poor girls have had their self-esteem absolutely marginalized by the people around them and the world at large around them. They need a bracing reality check far more than they need an intensive makeover.

These women (at least the two that are on tonight) have had kids!!! For god's sake. You're not going to look like you're 16 any more. GIVE IT UP.

Now I'm going to go settle down.