Garcelle Beauvais is known by many fans for her role as Fancy on The Jamie Foxx Show and a popular role on NYPD Blue. She has also appeared in many films including the Wild Wild West, starring Will Smith. It seems that she has recently added "Playmate" to her resume. The beautiful and talented actress "bared all for Playboy" according to Nudography. She posed in the August 2007 issue of Playboy magazine. If you are just getting this news and interested in the feature, it is not too late to pick up a copy of the magazine. It is only about one month behind.
Posing for Playboy magazine is not something that many fans would expect Garcelle Beauvais to do. In the end, it is her perogative. What concerns me is why she chose to post at this time. The actress is currently pregnant with twins that are due this fall. Nudography quoted Garcelle Beauvais as telling In Touch Weekly Magazine that it was the perfect time to do Playboy. She has concerns about what she will look like after her children are born. This is a major issue that has been an ongoing concern among everyday women who may not have children and mothers alike.
While movie and TV fans may see some female celebrities gain weight during and after pregnancy, many of them lose those pounds. Catherine Zeta Jones, Madonna, Jada Pinkett-Smith and even Garcelle Beauvais have lost weight after pregnancy. Garcelle Beauvais is 40 and still looks great, even after having a son from her previous marriage. Victoria Beckham is not an actress, but is a great example of how celebrities remain attractive to the masses (especially the opposite sex) after having multiple children. These actresses continue to look great, no matter how many kids they have.
Despite this usual trend among celebrity mothers, Garcelle Beauvais is concerned about her outer appearance due to the changes that pregnancy (and possibly aging) brings. This reminds me of the thousands of "regular" women in our society who are worried about their looks. It also brings up some interesting questions about women and physical appearance. How does pregnancy or aging make it a "perfect" time to pose nude for Playboy magazine? Also, why must women do something drastic to remind them of when they used to look good? The sad thing is, posing for a men's magazine makes women feel good about themselves because they have it in their head that "I still have it!" and others will be attracted to them.
This is really sad. There is so much talk in our world about pro-life and how pregnancy is a beautiful experience and lost of other crap that makes women believe that this whole ordeal is natural and will be welcomed by all. However, once women give birth or gain weight or age, there is a shift in what people consider "attractive". Here is something to keep in mind. The human body changes. Men never have these problems. Women are always the ones trying to get more attention and feel attractive. Our society has made it so that older women who may not have perky breasts or are not a size 0 or may have small physical flaws are made to feel inferiror and less of a "good catch".
If our shallow society will allow this to go on, why aren't we putting men on a scale and making them lose weight, develop more muscles and six packs? Actresses like Garcelle Beauvais and women in general do not need a spread in Playboy Magazine to validate their level of beauty. A naked Garcelle Beauvais is seen by many people as "hot" and "sexy" while a slightly older Garcelle Beauvais who may develop stretch marks, sagging, weight gain or other physical changes will not get the same positive reactions from fans. This is completely imbalanced.
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