# What exactly is the appeal of the skinny, skanky Olsen Twins at this point? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 15, 2005, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-appeal-of-the-skinny-skanky-olsen-twins-at-this-point/326333 "2005-10-15T05:58:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-appeal-of-the-skinny-skanky-olsen-twins-at-this-point/326333/1 "2005-10-15T05:58:10Z")
Their cute phase is long gone, and the eating disorder/coke addict look doesn’t play that well for spokesmodels beyond a certain point. RE this story, at this point who is still hiring these somewhat skanky looking anorexics to represent _anything_? [Report: Mary-Kate Olsen Leaving NYU](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051014/ap_en_mo/people_mary_kate_olsen;_ylt=AmiypA.d9cnNdJsvVABcGoIDW7oF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl) ---
**Author:** ![DougC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@DougC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DougC)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-appeal-of-the-skinny-skanky-olsen-twins-at-this-point/326333/2 "2005-10-15T06:05:59Z")
- - - They’re still rich. Geez, like, duuhhh? ~ ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-appeal-of-the-skinny-skanky-olsen-twins-at-this-point/326333/3 "2005-10-15T06:11:56Z")
Moving thread from IMHO to Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-appeal-of-the-skinny-skanky-olsen-twins-at-this-point/326333/4 "2005-10-15T06:16:43Z")
Yeah. They have a huge empire, really. Lots of money. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-appeal-of-the-skinny-skanky-olsen-twins-at-this-point/326333/5 "2005-10-15T06:35:20Z")
> [@DougC](#): > > - > - > - They’re still rich. Geez, like, duuhhh? > ~ I’m going to have to agree with that. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-appeal-of-the-skinny-skanky-olsen-twins-at-this-point/326333/6 "2005-10-15T07:07:50Z")
What was ever the appeal of either one of the Olsen twins? They look like aliens to me. The kind from outer space. ---
**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-appeal-of-the-skinny-skanky-olsen-twins-at-this-point/326333/7 "2005-10-15T07:11:06Z")
I’d rather fuck a broomstick. ---
**Author:** ![parthenokinesis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cc9497/32.png) [@parthenokinesis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/parthenokinesis)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-appeal-of-the-skinny-skanky-olsen-twins-at-this-point/326333/8 "2005-10-15T07:13:52Z")
> [@Hung Mung](#): > > I’d rather fuck a broomstick. I can arrange that. ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-appeal-of-the-skinny-skanky-olsen-twins-at-this-point/326333/9 "2005-10-15T09:45:43Z")
I’ve never understood it, myself, even when they were kids on whatever sitcom they were on. I seem to be missing something here, because I never thought they were cute; if anything I thought they were less cute than most kids. Can anyone tell me what I’m missing? CJ ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-appeal-of-the-skinny-skanky-olsen-twins-at-this-point/326333/10 "2005-10-15T10:39:26Z")
> [@Hung Mung](#): > > I’d rather fuck a broomstick. 1. I’m not sure you’re my type 2. My spouse might get upset about that. But, I do understand what you meant 😃 ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-appeal-of-the-skinny-skanky-olsen-twins-at-this-point/326333/11 "2005-10-15T11:12:17Z")
You know what baffles me? Where exactly are these little twats getting their money? They have no theatrical film credits, and haven’t been on TV since “Two Of A Kind”; yeah, there’s that Direct-To-DVD rack at Blockbuster, but I’ve never seen _any_ of their movies checked out. Do they get massive kickbacks from E! and the National Enquirer or something? ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-appeal-of-the-skinny-skanky-olsen-twins-at-this-point/326333/12 "2005-10-15T11:41:37Z")
> [@KGS](#): > > You know what baffles me? Where exactly are these little twats getting their money? They have no theatrical film credits, and haven’t been on TV since “Two Of A Kind”; yeah, there’s that Direct-To-DVD rack at Blockbuster, but I’ve never seen _any_ of their movies checked out. Do they get massive kickbacks from E! and the National Enquirer or something? It’s the direct to home videos, I think. Not so much rentals as outright sales maybe… for a while they were the ‘in’ thing for pre-teen girls. _shrugs_ That’s what I vaguely heard at least. ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-appeal-of-the-skinny-skanky-olsen-twins-at-this-point/326333/13 "2005-10-15T12:33:28Z")
They also raked in megabucks from the “little girls” market by way of a contract with K-Mart - clothes, makeup, jewelry, toys, etc. And it appears they had honest parents who didn’t rip them off as happens to so many child actors. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-appeal-of-the-skinny-skanky-olsen-twins-at-this-point/326333/14 "2005-10-15T12:56:01Z")
I like the brunette and blonde description–they’re identical twins, so someone’s dying their hair. I never liked Full House–perhaps I was the wrong age for it when it debuted (I was an adult), but I always thought that it should be called Full of Shit House. And I agree with **Siege** --when I would channel surf past them, I always thought–what an ugly baby/toddler/child. I don’t see the physical beauty at all. As for acting talent: a reviewer a long time ago (I don’t remember who–my daughter rented a few of these videos) said that all that could be said of the Olsen’s acting talent was that Mary Kate had as many lines as Kate and neither was on screen more than the other. I think that says it all. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-appeal-of-the-skinny-skanky-olsen-twins-at-this-point/326333/15 "2005-10-15T13:03:10Z")
When you reach a certain degree of wealth, you don’t have to do or be anyone special to succeed, the paid media machine takes care of that for you. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-appeal-of-the-skinny-skanky-olsen-twins-at-this-point/326333/16 "2005-10-15T13:10:37Z")
The country (and maybe the world) seems to be endlessly fascinated with the skinny skanky rich, in general. I personally like the skinny skanks for my porn, but I don’t care if they are rich or not. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-appeal-of-the-skinny-skanky-olsen-twins-at-this-point/326333/17 "2005-10-15T13:48:15Z")
For the 10 millionth time–The Olsens are _fraternal_ (skinny, skanky) twins. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-appeal-of-the-skinny-skanky-olsen-twins-at-this-point/326333/18 "2005-10-15T13:51:52Z")
> [@Evil Captor](#): > > When you reach a certain degree of wealth, you don’t have to do or be anyone special to succeed, the paid media machine takes care of that for you. Can we all say Paris Hilton together now ? ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-appeal-of-the-skinny-skanky-olsen-twins-at-this-point/326333/19 "2005-10-15T13:59:07Z")
There’s always been something a bit pedophilic about the fascination with those two. I don’t think they would be on the cover of nearly as many magazines if we all hadn’t seen them growing up from infants on that show 20 years ago. Though, I would certainly put them a step above Paris Hilton, as they have at least done some work to get to where they are! ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-appeal-of-the-skinny-skanky-olsen-twins-at-this-point/326333/20 "2005-10-15T14:13:49Z")
For some time now, I have had a question about Full House, which I have never gotten up the nerve to ask because, I mean really, it’s about Full House. How lame. Perhaps **Astro** will forgive the hijack, as someone reading this thread might know. I have never sat down and watched an entire episode of Full House, I think for obvious reasons, but have caught bits and pieces here and there, usually while baby-sitting. In the early episodes, is there only one baby? I could have sworn it was one of those things where twins are cast to play one baby, so that the “work” of being a baby on a television set is shared by two chilldren. Then, in other episodes, there seem to be two child characters on screen together. So, were there always two children? And if it started off with one child, and then later had two children, how did the show explain that? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-appeal-of-the-skinny-skanky-olsen-twins-at-this-point/326333.md?page=2)