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I mean... Judy Garland was... ugh. Here's a pretty tame snippet: "But it was her draconian weight-watch that made Judy the most abused child in the history of
by virtue3 6y ago
I mean... Judy Garland was... ugh. Here's a pretty tame snippet:
"But it was her draconian weight-watch that made Judy the most abused child in the history of American cinema. Judy was put on diet pills from the age of 12. She was not slowed to eat anything that children enjoy. In the bio-pic on Judy we see how she was not allowed to have cake even on her own birthday. Mayer personally kept reminding Judy of how fat she was when in fact Judy was a skinny under-fed near-anorexic child who craved to enjoy a burger or sip on a cola. Pleasures that she was sternly and often abusively denied. If she broke the diet code she was threatened with immediate dismissal from the MGM roster."
- jacquesm 6y agoCheck out children's beauty pageants if you want to see another example of this kind of horror.
- bluGill 6y agoOr don't. None of them look like children anyway. There are a bunch of kids made up to look like adults. First time you see your kids do it it is funny, but you then lock away the makeup because it wouldn't be funny the second time just a waste of makeup.
- jiofih 6y ago> who craved to enjoy a burger or sip on a cola On the other hand, presenting a burger and cola as some kind of innate need for a child also seems off - enjoying a birthday cake, a lemonade or a lasagna are already damning enough...
- mgkimsal 6y ago> If she broke the diet code she was threatened with immediate dismissal from the MGM roster. And yet... given her level of fame even early on, I think she was far more valuable to keep on the books. But... I doubt she (or those around her) were able to think that strategically in the moment.