HANNA NEUMANN
Staff Writer
Jennifer Lawrence, also known as J. Law, is transcending compared to other women in popular culture. She is blunt and straightforward with her opinions and self which is unlike many other stars in her generation. She is relatable to her audience and fans, and she is genuine. Not to mention her acting career is skyrocketing especially with her involvement in the popular filming of “The Hunger Games” trilogy.
J. Law just comes off as a cool individual who doesn’t care what people think about her. It seems almost too good to be true. I mean, she talked about crapping her pants on the David Letterman show … please do not tell me you do not want to be her best friend.
Some may call J. Law a fashion icon; however, this is something that she does not identify with. Instead, she apparently identifies with being a monkey. “I really would not call myself a fashion icon. I would call myself somebody who gets dressed by professionals. [It’s like], ‘Dance, monkey, dance’ right on the red carpet.’ I would call me more of a monkey,” said J. Law in an interview with Marc Malkin in Beverly Hills where she was promoting the recently released Catching Fire film. Well, at least she is being honest and witty! Her comments are followed by many, and she says unexpected things that keep fans intrigued with her. I mean how cool can she really be?
Recently, J. Law has been speaking up about body politics. As many may know, media portrays women as having an unobtainable ideal body, and it is easy for many to look at this as the standard or as something that they want or need to obtain. They feel as if they don’t obtain it that they are not good enough or doing something wrong. Well, J.Law is not fond of this ideal, and she is outspoken about her eating habits, body type, etc..
“Nothing can motivate me,” J.Law says in an interview by InStyle in their December issue when discussing diets and exercise. “During Hunger Games, when I was eating ungodly amounts, I used to tell myself, ‘Stop eating, people are going to see this. This movie is going to be around forever.’ But nope! I was like, I still want candy and I still want a hot dog!” J.Law doesn’t go out of her way to sugarcoat her eating habits or body figure to the world. She also discusses how the way she is seen in her films, like Hunger Games, her athletic body type was “thanks to the magic of the movies.”
“I know she talks a lot about body image and body love, talking about how young girls should feel comfortable in their own bodies no matter what everyone else around them says,” said Deanna Buley, a sophomore music business and women and gender studies double major.
J.Law has recently become a new body image icon. She has been honest in interviews about dieting, fat shaming and even her own self-esteem insecurities
“The world has this idea that if you don’t look like an airbrushed perfect model,” J.Law said in a conversation with the Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer. “You have to see past it. You look how you look, you have to be comfortable. What are you going to do? Be hungry every single day to make other people happy? That’s just dumb.”
“I think she is a positive role model, and shows people they can be quirky and feel comfortable in their own bodies and personalities,” says Shannon Schwarberg, sophomore social work major. “I think she teaches us, through interviews I’ve seen, that we are all different and should embrace it, and she hasn’t had any negative publicity in regards to her personal life,” continued Schwarberg.
J.Law is advancing both in her acting career but also as a role model.
“I do think she’s a good role model. She may not always be 100 percent politically correct or eloquent in her interviews, but she’s always seems very real and honest and I think that’s important and extremely rare in the entertainment industry,” said Buley.
Altogether, I think we can arguably all agree that J.Law is doing some wonderful things. She is something that individuals of all ages can relate to and look up to.
J.Law: be my best friend.