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"Recently, *Mad Men* star Christina Hendricks found herself in a rather awkward position when a reporter for [Sydney, Australia's *Sun-Herald newspaper asked her about her famous hourglass shape. *](http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/just-dont-call-her-fullfigured-20121004-270m2.html)\\\"You have been an inspiration as a full-figured woman,\\\" she said. \\\"What is the most inspiring story that you can remember where you've inspired someone?\\\" Repeating variations of the word \\\"inspire\\\" somehow didn't cancel out those dreaded words \\\"full-figured\\\". And it made me wonder: Is that just as bad as calling someone fat?\\n\\n\\n\\n                   \\n\\nHendricks refused to answer the question, and off-camera she reportedly said, \\\"I think calling me full-figured is just rude.\\\" I agree. The phrase might be a gentler way of saying \\\"overweight\\\" than to use the F word, but we all know what it means. I wouldn't ask a friend, \\\"How was your recent shopping excursion? Did you find things that suited your full figure?\\\" She would probably punch me. Just because Hendricks is in the public eye\u2014and has had to address questions about her curves since Joan first swished across our screens\u2014doesn't mean she wants to talk about her body with a reporter. I propose a new rule: Unless a famous person has openly announced that she wants to discuss her weight (or her sexuality, or her eating habits, or what have you), then maybe let's afford her the same privacy we would a friend. How's that?\\n\\n\\n\\nWhat about you: Do you think calling someone full-figured is rude?\\n\\n\\n\\n__RELATED LINKS:__\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  [The F Word ](http://www.allure.com/allure-magazine/2012/10/fat-the-f-word)\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  [Daily Beauty Reporter: Christina Aguilera Never Said She Was Fat](http://www.allure.com/beauty-trends/blogs/daily-beauty-reporter/2012/10/christina-aguilera-never-said-she-was-fat.html)\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  [Daily Beauty Reporter: How *Mad Men's Women Stay Curvy*](http://www.allure.com/beauty-trends/blogs/daily-beauty-reporter/2010/08/how-mad-mens-women-stay-curvy.html)\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  [Daily Beauty Reporter: Are All Women Freaked Out About Fat? ](http://www.allure.com/beauty-trends/blogs/daily-beauty-reporter/2010/04/what-seeing-fat-strangers-does.html)"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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