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Old December 29th, 2005, 09:52 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Default Re: Barbra Streisand and James Brolin turn to Jenny Craig to shed pounds

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Originally Posted by ourmaninBusan
...but, um, why don't people chew out opera singers for being too fat? Why do we expect her to be thin even with such a voice? Sounds like a double standard to me.
Maybe opera singers need the extra weight to sustain them through their long-winded arias ... could be that a bit of fat prevents them from getting light-headed and passing out on stage.
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