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Victoria Beckham Picks Up Skinny Bitch

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Posted 06-15-2007

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A photo snapped by paparazzi of everyone's favorite ex-Spice Girl, Victoria Beckham, buying a copy of Rory Freedman's Skinny Bitch has sparked a massive spike in sales of the diet book that has been described as "a no-nonsense, tough-love guide for savvy girls who want to stop eating crap and start looking fabulous." What interests me in particular about this little piece of gossip is that if Victoria and her fans follow the book's advice, we'll have even more talent batting for the vegan team pretty soon, since Skinny Bitch is a fantastic piece of advocacy for a vegan diet. Here's what Ingrid Newkirk says about the book:

“Skinny Bitch combines a ‘take no prisoners’ attitude with cogent analysis and scientific proof to make an engaging, wickedly irreverent, and iron-clad case for eating healthfully. If I had it in my power, I’d provide a free copy to every young woman in the developed world; we could then become, instead of the fattest next generation in history, the healthiest.”

Enjoy the new diet, Victoria. And thank you, Rory—you’re amazing.

You can read more about the story here.

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fur, circus, Skinny Bitch, legislation, bulls, john, lennon, maher, victoria beckham

Recent Comments

kelly commented:

Jun 16, 2007 12:15 PM

Maya. your comments disturb me. First of all if you are a scientist you know full well that just because someone managed to pick up a degree does not mean they are competent or knowledgeable or ethical in any way. In fact many "scientists" support the animal abusing industries with concocted nonsensical "science." Degrees are a dime a dozen in the American educational system. also as a "scientist" you might be aware of the repeated positive results that calorie restriction for humans has in research. However with regard to diet plans or aids or health or whatever the American degreed "science" community in its many manifestations has produced some of the biggest charlatans quacks and liars on the planet.
Jason Levy commented:

Jun 15, 2007 10:12 PM

The book isn't promoting anorexia...the name is just kind of a joke. It promotes a healthy vegan diet. The name is just in reference to how most vegans tend to be skinny...like I said it's meant to be a funny title not taken so seriously.
Chris commented:

Jun 15, 2007 7:10 PM

I'm confused by some of these comments. Are the first few people to comment antihealthy weight? Victoria Beckham can buy whatever she wants to buy. If it's something that happens to promote humane treatment of animals so much the better. Will everybody just take it easy ? Thanks. Nice out Jack.
Rose of Sherwood commented:

Jun 15, 2007 4:57 PM

Victoria Beckham is sublime and has a fabulous body and her vegan dietbook is evidently not meant for herself I'm surprised that there are people suggesting this but these delicious recipes are for example exactly for people like me i'm a socalled puddingvegetarian who eats too much sweet so I think this shall change when I shall study this very interesting new book and above all why should animal protectors become angry from a vegan recipebook or are they not!?!? hm I mean animal protectors
Coolidge commented:

Jun 15, 2007 4:33 PM

The point of course is that if people are going to be buying diet books they should pick one that advocates a healthy vegan diet. Victoria Beckham obviously doesn't need to be on a diet but it would be great if people who do want to responsibly lose weight followed this book rather than the godawful Atkins Diet.
aj commented:

Jun 15, 2007 4:27 PM

I am very disappointed in PETA for showcasing this book and Victoria Beckham out of all people! I care about animals but promoting anorexic women in their name? Disgusting!
aj commented:

Jun 15, 2007 4:27 PM

I am very disappointed in PETA for showcasing this book and Victoria Beckham out of all people! I care about animals but promoting anorexic women in their name. Disgusting!
Maya commented:

Jun 15, 2007 2:41 PM

Oh My God I don't even know where to start. First of all someone who looks like Bechkham does NOT need to lose weight. What are we saying to young girls? That she's fat and ugly? Can you say eating disorder? I'm not suggesting that Beckham has one but rather that why does she need a diet book?? Second one of the authors had no degree whatsoever. As a scientist this makes me nervous. If the info is good okay. Good for them. But I've only observed for two seconds and I think it suggests that skinny healthy. Bull. And I can say that because I'm only 115 lbs. That does not equal health.

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