Princess Beatrice's Bottom...

OK OK I know she's royalty, but I think I'm allowed to talk about Princess Beatrice's bottom for just a second, seeing as journalist Allison Pearson and Julia Hartley Brewer seem so obsessed with it. Am I allowed to get damn angry for a minute? Allison Pearson wrote in the Daily Mail that Princess Beatrice should wear a sarong, rather than show off her beautiful curves in a bikini. WHAT?? How dare this journalist publically slag off a 19 year old young woman who has a NORMAL body. She's not only unfairly criticising Princess Beatrice. She's also giving a damn right DAMAGING and CRUEL message to young people everywhere - she's suggesting that curves are wrong and that we should all starve ourselves. I'd go so far as to say that people like Allison Pearson are contributing to the rise of eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia. She's causing young people all over the world to starve themselves to death in persuit of "perfection". But what is this "perfection"? Forcing their bodies into a shape that isn't natural for them? To me, Princess Beatrice looks like a healthy, beautiful woman - and for that I celebrate her, because she's being REAL. Did you know that if a woman had the dimensions of a shop mannequin, she wouldn't menstruate. Is this what you want Allison Pearson? If I could meet that woman, I'd tell her that everyone has a natural, healthy body shape. Princess Beatrice has hers, I have mine, you have yours. If we're healthy, eat well and exercise in moderation, we'll see our healthy, natural body looking at us in the mirror. And it's bloody hideous that an ignorant journalist, out to sell her column, is willing to criticise Beatrice's natural, healthy body - she's only perpetuating a problem that's already killing too many young people. You want my advice? Love your NATURAL body. It's yours, and it's up to you how long you live with it - starve yourself to keep Allison Pearson happy, and you won't be around for long. Love, a very angry Ruth