# Selena Gomez - pretty girl but bowlegged **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 10, 2012, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selena-gomez-pretty-girl-but-bowlegged/624720 "2012-06-10T13:47:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selena-gomez-pretty-girl-but-bowlegged/624720/1 "2012-06-10T13:47:41Z")
Selena Gomez is the newest hot actress coming out of Disney. I haven’t seen anything she’s acted in. That’ll change as she makes grown up movies. Not sure short, shorts are a good idea for anyone this bowlegged. It’s real noticeable in the photo with her feet close together. Kind of takes away the sex appeal. 😛 > **[So that's why Justin is crazy about her! Selena Gomez displays her endless...](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2156969/Selena-Gomez-displays-endless-legs-promotes-new-fragrance.html)** > > The actress and singer displayed her toned figure and endless legs in a skimpy bralet and high-waisted short shorts. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selena-gomez-pretty-girl-but-bowlegged/624720/2 "2012-06-10T14:13:02Z")
[http://www.danzigner.com/yay/sharp-knees.jpg](http://www.danzigner.com/yay/sharp-knees.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selena-gomez-pretty-girl-but-bowlegged/624720/3 "2012-06-10T14:20:44Z")
> [@drastic\_quench](#): > > [http://www.danzigner.com/yay/sharp-knees.jpg](http://www.danzigner.com/yay/sharp-knees.jpg) That’s the exact image I was thinking of when I read the OP. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selena-gomez-pretty-girl-but-bowlegged/624720/4 "2012-06-10T14:27:52Z")
Just to clarify, I was criticizing the stylist’s mistake and not the girl. The stylist’s job is to emphasize the positive attributes and take attention away from anything less flattering. Everyone has flaws. The right clothes makes them much less noticeable. Short, shorts calls attention to the legs. Bowlegged legs. Not a good idea. My wife loves _What Not to Wear_, and now I’m channeling Clinton & Stacy. LOL But, they do give really good advice on that show. I’ve learned a lot in six years. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selena-gomez-pretty-girl-but-bowlegged/624720/5 "2012-06-10T14:37:07Z")
She doesn’t look bowlegged to me, she’s just turning her toes for her photo pose. Very common thing for actresses to do, I think it’s the first thing your publicist teaches you. ---
**Author:** ![Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunzio_Tavulari)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selena-gomez-pretty-girl-but-bowlegged/624720/6 "2012-06-10T14:44:44Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > She doesn’t look bowlegged to me, she’s just turning her toes for her photo pose. Very common thing for actresses to do, I think it’s the first thing your publicist teaches you. I wonder why they do that. Is it the because of the knees? Knees can look puffy with the wrong lighting. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selena-gomez-pretty-girl-but-bowlegged/624720/7 "2012-06-10T14:59:15Z")
She’s not bowlegged as far as I can tell. That’s just a standard “pose funny for the cameras” stance. [Lots](http://talkingmakeup.com/pics/news2/sasha2.jpg) of [actresses](http://www.fashioncelebritieswonder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/mini.jpg) do it on the [red carpet](http://photos.posh24.com/p/470439/lst/miley_cyrus/miley_cyrus_red_carpet_style.jpg) - must be a “modeling” thing. ---
**Author:** ![fumster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9c0ed/32.png) [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selena-gomez-pretty-girl-but-bowlegged/624720/8 "2012-06-10T15:56:48Z")
Are people being confused by the difference between bow legged and pigeon toed? Selena Gomez is neither, but the picture could make her look like the latter if you squint and tilt you head just so. This is bowlegged: [http://notacowgirl.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/before\_surgery.jpg?w=500](http://notacowgirl.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/before_surgery.jpg?w=500) ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selena-gomez-pretty-girl-but-bowlegged/624720/9 "2012-06-10T16:09:29Z")
I’d swim with her. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selena-gomez-pretty-girl-but-bowlegged/624720/10 "2012-06-10T16:56:59Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > That’s the exact image I was thinking of when I read the OP. I was hoping against it. It was almost clever five years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selena-gomez-pretty-girl-but-bowlegged/624720/11 "2012-06-10T17:04:07Z")
> [@Nunzio\_Tavulari](#): > > I wonder why they do that. Is it the because of the knees? Knees can look puffy with the wrong lighting. I can answer that, it’s taught in modelling too - NO ONE looks good facing a camera dead on - almost everyone looks thick, it is universally more flattering to do a three-quarter turn. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selena-gomez-pretty-girl-but-bowlegged/624720/12 "2012-06-10T17:55:21Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > I was hoping against it. It was almost clever five years ago. It’s apt as ever. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selena-gomez-pretty-girl-but-bowlegged/624720/13 "2012-06-10T18:44:35Z")
That’s the lower leg curve I see in Selena’s left leg. Her right one seems fine. Look low near the ankle in the pic with the feet close together. The lettering behind her may be tricking my eye. It says Macy at ankle level. The curve starts at the Y and you can see it curve all the way to the knee. \ Maybe it is just the way he’s standing. She is a pretty girl and from what I’ve heard, and has a promising career ahead. > [@fumster](#): > > Are people being confused by the difference between bow legged and pigeon toed? Selena Gomez is neither, but the picture could make her look like the latter if you squint and tilt you head just so. This is bowlegged: [http://notacowgirl.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/before\_surgery.jpg?w=500](http://notacowgirl.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/before_surgery.jpg?w=500) ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selena-gomez-pretty-girl-but-bowlegged/624720/14 "2012-06-10T18:53:55Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > I was hoping against it. It was almost clever five years ago. It doesn’t have to be funny or clever to be applicable. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selena-gomez-pretty-girl-but-bowlegged/624720/15 "2012-06-10T20:33:27Z")
> [@PlainJain](#): > > It doesn’t have to be funny or clever to be applicable. Since the OP wasn’t saying how he’d never bang Ms. Gomez on account of her legs, it’s 0-for-3. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selena-gomez-pretty-girl-but-bowlegged/624720/16 "2012-06-10T20:36:20Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Since the OP wasn’t saying how he’d never bang Ms. Gomez on account of her legs, it’s 0-for-3. That’s a super cool story. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selena-gomez-pretty-girl-but-bowlegged/624720/17 "2012-06-10T21:17:28Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Since the OP wasn’t saying how he’d never bang Ms. Gomez on account of her legs, it’s 0-for-3. Big to differ. > [@aceplace57](#): > > Not sure short, shorts are a good idea for anyone this bowlegged. It’s real noticeable in the photo with her feet close together. Kind of takes away the sex appeal. 😛 In other words: [2/10 WOULD NOT BANG](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/210-would-not-bang) ---
**Author:** ![Absolute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selena-gomez-pretty-girl-but-bowlegged/624720/18 "2012-06-10T21:21:41Z")
The clothing is weird and ugly, but there’s nothing wrong with her legs. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selena-gomez-pretty-girl-but-bowlegged/624720/19 "2012-06-10T21:27:40Z")
I’m not seeing it, she has great legs. Am I beeing whooshed? ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selena-gomez-pretty-girl-but-bowlegged/624720/20 "2012-06-10T21:47:31Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > That’s a super cool story. This made me lol. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selena-gomez-pretty-girl-but-bowlegged/624720.md?page=2)