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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 12:00 AM

Jessica Simpson, amateur ethnographer

Could the pop star's new VH1 reality series actually succeed in challenging cultural ideas of beauty?
Judy Berman

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  • Tuesday, June 23, 2009 08:45 PM

    ....Papa Joe is probably behind this

    Papa Joe Simpson has controlled every aspect of his daughters' life. He doesn't seem the most enlightened of fellows - hell, he's downright creepy. He commented on Jessica's "double-D"s once. Don't think he's particularly interested in multicultural beauty ideals.

    (I always thought Jessica's "weight gain" was fake. The picture of her in mom-jeans and a wide belt just screamed set-up.)

    —mumbles Read mumbles's other letters

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