Christina Hendricks' Husband Bashes the New York Times for 'Big Girl' Comments

By PopEater Staff Posted Jan 30th 2010 10:09AM

'Mad Men' starlet Christina Hendricks drew lots of eyeballs -- and Internet comments -- thanks to her dress at the Golden Globes earlier this month. Flaunting her curvaceous figure and a whole lotta cleavage, Hendricks' dress prompted one blogger for the New York Times to say: "You don't put a big girl in a big dress," which caused an uproar in the comments section and across the Web. Well, now Hendricks' husband is fighting back, calling the comments "ridiculous."

During the Globes, New York Times fashion critic Cathy Horyn posted a digitally widened photo of Hendricks, saying: "You don't put a big girl in a big dress. That's rule number one". She later said that the photo was mistakenly distorted, and it was replaced on the page.

Geoffrey Arend, who tied the knot with Hendricks last October, tells PEOPLE he "was just upset about the whole Golden Globes dress thing. I thought she looked so gorgeous. And that New York Times blogger saying that... It's so ridiculous."

Arend goes on to say the best part of the whole fracas "was seeing the entire internet come after that blogger. That was really cool. It was the first time I saw just a solid block of 'You're crazy! What's wrong with you? You should be ashamed of yourself!' [in the comments.] And honestly, the Grey Lady should be ashamed of themselves to print a picture like that, that they widened!"

Hendricks' gown was designed by 'Project Runway' winner Christian Siriano.

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Saturday 30 January

By Mo

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Christina Hendricks is GAWGEOUS.

By J

Yeah, that's...maybe the last woman in the world whose appearance I would criticize. Holy mackerel.

By dee1224

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Way too much cleavage! Show more class by less cleavage when your breast are that big!

By eleuschn

Jealous much, Dee? sorry you have no chest

By Ken

Christina Hendricks is Drop-Dead Gorgeous! In a TV and movie landscape populated by stick-thin, flat chested girls it is so nice to see a woman who's gorgeous and has curves! And I mean good curves, gravity defying curves. She's awesome!

By THORSYKE

I'm all for not being pencil thin but the blogger was right- the dress is too big- for anyone. Girls should jiggle like that. They should have been held in better.

By Vanessa

I can't believe this insanity. She is gorgeous and I thought that that dress looked beautiful on her. She is curvy and very feminine looking and refreshing reminder of how a woman should look as opposed to those scarecrow-ish skeletons whose dresses barely cling to their anorexic frames. They look ridiculous. This is an example of how a woman should look in a dress.

By mada

CHRISTINA IS A BEAUTIFUL HEALTHY WOMAN..HOLLYWOOD STANDARDS ARE ANOREXIC AND UNNATTRACTIVE AND DAMAGING TO YOUNG GIRLS SELF ESTEEM..

Sunday 31 January

By Eileen

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Oh, I see. It appears it's OK to rip into thin women but not into heavy women. Why is that?

Tuesday 16 February

By bdoll

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because she is not heavy. the problem isn't that people might criticize someone for being overweight, it is saying that anyone who isn't a stick thin, underweight size zero is "fat" or "big". this woman is neither of those things, she is simply blessed with curves. it is a different body type - not a bad one.

By Gina

She is a beautiful woman and looks gorgeous.

By Tracy

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I'm not thin but I don't have big breasts? How does that fit into everyone's idea of a perfect woman. Just because you're legitimizing her body type doesn't other ones should be put down. This is why young girls think they have to get implants

By jason

here is an idea that will make everyone happy. Mind your own damn business.If you dont like it turn your head the other direction

By r.j.

If those hooters were any larger, she'd have knocked herself senseless just climbing onto the stage. I love the woman, but she looked like a cartoon.

By Steve Vercelli

What, don't you LIKE cartoons? She makes Jessica Rabbit look like Ugly Betty. That's a walking bedroom, that is!

By FORKUU

WHAT NONSENSE IF ANYONES A CARTOON ITS YOU . MAYBE THIS WOMANS BEAUTY IS INTIMIDATING TO YOU .
SHE IS BEAUTIFUL AND REFLECTS WHAT A REAL WOMAN LOOKS LIKE . HER HUSBAND WAS RIGHT IN DEFENDING HER. WHEN ARE WE GOING TO TIRED OF PENCIL THIN WOMEN?

Monday 01 February

By Caring Kate

New York Times fashion critic Cathy Horyn is obviously a ventriloquist.

By chris

She looks like Jessica from "Wh framed Roger Rabbit?"..

Tuesday 02 February

By Derek

I think she is pretty and not overweight at all but the dress is ugly. It looks like a home made prom dress from 1959.

By Kenny50

Who cares what that worthless rag says? The woman is absolutely beautiful.

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