I got a bit annoyed while reading the latest issue of People magazine wherein the editors compare the "skinny" girls of the "90210" to the "curvy" young women of "Gossip Girl."

Oh, People, cut it out! Why must you play this game and make women feel bad about their bodies? There are so many other ways you could have compared and contrasted the two CW teen dramas: Funky N.Y. style vs. casual L.A. style; school uniforms vs. wear what you want; catching a cab vs. driving a BMW. There must be others, I just frankly am tired of hearing the shows compared.

Please indulge me while I jump on my soapbox for a minute. Women's bodies are beautiful, in all their various shapes and forms — thin, curvy, voluptuous, athletic, you name it. As long as she is healthy and has a modicum of self-esteem, a woman should be proud, regardless of size. Perpetuating the notion that there is but one standard for female beauty is dangerous and insulting. There, I'm done.

Yes, the lovely "90210" gals (right) are thin. But the ladies of "Gossip Girl," gorgeous though they may be (there on the left), could hardly be called "curvy" — at least not outside the confines of Hollywood.

I would urge the folks over at People to spend a little more time with their televisions if they want to find shapely small-screen stars.

These, my friends, are curves:

To reiterate, this is curvy...

There. I feel better now that I've gotten that off my chest.

— Kathy Lyford

Now that Katherine Heigl has scalpeled executive producer Shonda Rhimes of "Grey's Anatomy," will they mend fences or part ways?

Most of the initial reaction to Heigl's comments Wednesday to Tom O'Neil of The Envelope ("I did not feel that I was given the material this season to warrant an Emmy nomination and in an effort to maintain the integrity of the academy organization, I withdrew my name from contention.") was amazement that an actress could be so publicly critical of her showrunner — in particular, a showrunner partly responsible for her winning a supporting actress Emmy nine months ago. While it's possible that Heigl was truly disqualifying herself on grounds of insufficient screen time, that's not the interpretation of most people.

As the story spread across the Internet, she drew some "You go, girl" support from those who agree that "Grey's" used Heigl poorly last season, while others just shook their heads. Heigl has built a reputation for outspokenness in recent years, but for some Wednesday's remarks seemed to cross the line.

In the end, bruised egos are a way of life in Hollywood. So while others are focusing on the propriety of what Heigl said, the bigger issue going forward is how this will affect the good doctor Isobel Stevens' relationship with her medical team. After all, Heigl is still contracted to work with these people.