Heidi Montag - Walking Contradiction

Heidi Montag

Is reality tv personality Heidi Montag worth blogging about? I say yes and here's why. She has influence. She is a cast member from MTV's reality tv show The Hills. Many many young people watch this show and are influenced by the fashion, money, personas and behaviors of the individuals who appear in the show.

Heidi Montag appears on the cover of this month's Playboy. A plus for the Hef is not just that she garners popularity but she can fit the Playboy mould as in recent years she has undergone breast augmentation and rinoplasty (nose job)..and well..she's blonde. So, there ya go.

Heidi Montag claims to be a Christian and as a Christian feminist I have a few bones to pick. First..I remember months ago when I was flipping through tv channels and saw Heidi Montag and her husband Spencer Pratt on the tv morning show The View. I am familiar with the show but don't watch it. To my knowledge it is a cast of women which includes Barbara Walters and Whoopie Goldberg and they talk about politics and entertainment issues. One of the women from the show directly asked Montag if appearing in Playboy was a Christian thing to do. Montag said she was more of a "modern Christian". I'm not sure what that even means.

I have certain theories about why Montag wants this kind of attention but I will not address that here. That is not the focus of this post. I am pointing out some contradictions and also how her actions influence others. I should ad that of course she is not the only person who is contributing to the dangerous industry of pornography. So, I am not singling her out to be the one and only.

Heidi Montag's Playboy interview has been posted on the internet. The person who is interviewing her is none other than her husband Spencer Pratt. In the interview Pratt jokingly suggests that the two should put out a sex tape, to which Montag responds, "No way. I’ve never watched porn in my life. I’m not going to start making it."

Well, apparently unbenonced to Montag...she IS making pornography as she has not only appeared in Playboy but also Maxim magazine.

In the Playboy article Montag is not shy about revealing specifics from her sex life with her husband. Apparently what happens in her bedroom with her beloved is not private.

Also, in the interview Montag discusses how she came to know Playboy and what she feels it has done for her.

Spencer: No, no. I want to know about the first time you discovered Playboy. What was that like?

Heidi: Honestly, I didn’t know about the magazine when I was a kid. I’m from a really religious community, so it wasn’t discussed. It wasn’t till much later that I realized how large Playboy looms in every man’s mind, that when guys reach a certain age they get a Playboy magazine. But it has definitely changed my life—or maybe I should say it has shaped me. [laughs]

Spencer: Go ahead, tell them.

Heidi: Well, when I was shopping for my boobs, I wanted the best, so I sat down and flipped through a bunch of Playboys. The women are so hot— Pamela Anderson, Carmen Electra, Marilyn Monroe, all the Playmates. So iconic.

When the magazine asked me to pose I understood what an honor it was. Once you’re on the cover of Playboy you’re officially a sex symbol, which is something you can’t get the same way by doing anything else.


When I read this my heart sank even though I understand that many share the same sentiments as Montag.

Montag claims that all men at some point or another gravitate to pornography. While I do believe that many many...MANY men do view porn at some point in their lives, I'd like to point out that there are men who realize that remaining porn free is a social-political activism. I'd also like the point out that believing that all men embrace porn because they cannot help themselves is simply untrue. It is the myth of male weakness. Not only is believing that men need pornography or they will explode, a lie but it is excusing certain behaviors. In addition I think it is a belief that insults men.

Montag states that being accepted into Playboy is an honor. That the recognition of Hugh Hefner is what makes her an official sex symbol. I do not understand anyone who voluntarily wants to be objectified and viewed as a sex symbol, I also do not understand why Montag feels she needs others to validate her sex appeal. It is a very backwards mentality.

Montag also mentions that when she was considering breast augmentation surgery she read Playboy to look for "the best" breasts. Of course the breasts she was looking at were very stereotypical of the breasts our society and media approve of.

To me it sounds like Montag isn't making choices to herself as much as other people.


Spencer: I am so beyond excited knowing my wife is doing this. To me Playboy is absolutely legendary. My mom actually bought my first Playboy for me when I was 13. To my surprise, she had ripped out every photo as kind of a “ha-ha,” but all I needed was the cover to send me on the Playboy- smuggling route from the age of 13 to 18. Somehow I obtained every single issue until it was legal for me to buy them. And not only from those years but also from the 1950s and 1960s.

Heidi: I remember the first time I came into your house in the Hollywood Hills and saw your walls covered with Centerfolds.

Spencer: You weren’t too happy about it. Being a good Jesus lover you made me take them all down. But now I have my own real live Playboy dream girl so I don’t need that wallpaper anymore. I have poster-size images from this shoot, which I put up in my bathroom. Now when I’m peeing I get to see a 10-foot naked photo of my wife, and I’m like, "Damn, I’m one lucky motherfucker".

Heidi: I honestly believe God didn’t invent our bodies for us to be ashamed of them. The body is a beautiful creation. If anything, the reason I didn’t show everything is because I plan to get a few more upgrades.

Spencer: Don’t do it for me, Heidi. I think you have the best custom-made breasts in the world right now. I don’t need you to make any changes. I’m already driving a Bugatti every day.

Heidi: Well, I’m sure as I get older I’ll need some touch-ups. I’m definitely not done with my surgical quest. I think I want to go bigger on my boobs for you.

Spencer: Awesome. How big?

Heidi: Triple X.

Spencer: Cool! So maybe I can interview you again for Playboy once that’s done, when you do the full reveal.

Heidi: Great idea. Let’s do this again when I get the upgrades.


Montag is only 23 and yet she feels that she need to continue with plastic surgery. Yet, she mentions that she feels God didn't intend for people to be ashamed of their bodies. It seems that Montag has carried some shame as she has altered her body quite profoundly and in this interview she states that she isn't finished.

Montag also states that she wants to undergo another surgery to receive even larger breasts so that she can please her husband. At first Pratt says that he has no desire for his wife to enhance her breasts. However, he says this as he is says he is fully content with her "custom-made breasts."

I can't help but think that now a days new generations of boys will not be able to appreciate natural breasts as they will only be accustomed to the specific look that fake breasts have to offer.

Just a few moments later in the interview Montag says she plans on triple X breasts in the future. Pratt had just stated that he was content with the size of his wife's breasts but then finds excitement in the possibility of her breasts growing in size.

I thing this story is just one of many that sends the message to young men and women that taking one's clothes off in a public arena is the way to achieve stardom, a way to validate one's self, and also a way to please your man.

Montag also seems to think and perhaps obliviously promotes the thought that there is only one type of sexuality or one way to be sexual.

This concept is not new as there are many women of various backgrounds and accomplishments that flock to "men's magazines". Actors, atheletes, musicians, and more are baring all for the chance to appear in GQ, FHM, Maxim, Playboy and many others. So, despite all that these women have accomplished and all that these women are as people, they still feel the need to prove themselves by stripping. Again...this concept seems so backwards to me.