when i found out a torontonian was going to star in greedy TV producers' latest attempt at re-creating a teen-targeted TV show that would rival the O.C. (a feat that can never be reached), for the first time, in a long time, i beamed a little with torontonian pride. who knew that one of the kids from degrassi: the next generation would actually get their big break and not end up working at the neighborhood blockbuster? (note: this is a fact. ryan cooley, aka j.t. yorke, offers his opinion to anyone who will listen about whether or not vince vaughan was funnier in anchorman or old school at the st. clair and yonge location.) upon watching the series premiere, however, my pride was soon diminished to nothing short of shame. it seemed like she was trying to overcompensate for the fact that she had little to no acting skills by adopting some sort of like, fake, like, valley girl accent and using silly, overly-dramatic facial expressions every time she discoverd something like, gasp ethan is totally cheating on naomi, and double gasp adrianna is totally addicted to coke!
what's worse, though, is that shenae apparently missed the memo that one cannot make up for lack of body weight in volume of hair. the media was quick to target shenae and her female 90210 costars for being too skinny. opting not to maintain an air of cool passivity, however, shenae didn't hesitate to give her two cents in the latest issue of people magazine. i was perfectly prepared to hear her out because maybe, as she claimed, she did indeed have a fast metabolism, and was emotionally distressed over the media claiming that her 5"3 100 pound frame warranted reason for her to have an eating disorder. that is, until i read: "they said my average weight when i'm healthy is apparently 120. i'm sorry, but 120 on my frame? i'd be a little chunky monkey walking around!"
...excuse me? all i can say is i hope her publicist gave her a swift slap on the face upon reading this ditty. luckily, i'm mature enough to ignore the fact that although a mere two inches taller than her, i do indeed weigh, gasp, 120 pounds, and take this comment with a grain of salt. however, the majority of 90210 viewers are most likely younger than i am, and as i would have done had i been in grade nine and read an article about mischa barton, shenae's words would most likely have hit way closer to home among younger audiences. there are already enough rail-thin bodies featured on every page of any given fashion magazine, and i'm sure shenae's words of anything-but-wisdom only worsened the situation.
the article concludes with none other than ms. grimes declaring: "my attitude is: this is what god gave you. rock it, dude!"
well, shenae, my attitude is this: go eat some ben and jerry's, dude.
