John Smith
Well-Known Member
A very interesting article, anyone:
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What I find most frustrating is when a respected plus-size celebrity or a model chooses to lose weight, they claim to have a new lease of life now that theyre slimmer.
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This really doesn't sit well with me as theyre essentially saying that their life wasn't OK when they were bigger - not a great message to project to a potentially all plus-size following.
I can even see why some women would feel betrayed to see their favourite curvy role model three sizes lighter.
That person they admired for loving their bigger body - different from the norm - celebrating their rolls, stretch marks and curves has essentially sold out and conformed.
If these women chose to change their bodies for whatever reason - thats fine.
Your body, your life.
But it still makes it difficult to digest when there are barely enough plus-size role models as it is.
I cant wait for the day where we regularly see body confident plus-size women in the media completely unashamed of their bodies, and proving that you CAN be happy without striving for weight loss.
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It is a shame that even as adults, so many successful plus women in the media still feel the pressure to shrink, meaning one less curvy role model for the rest of us."
- Chloe Elliot, Plus-Size blogger.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/5475133/plus-size-models-who-have-lost-weight/
"[...]
What I find most frustrating is when a respected plus-size celebrity or a model chooses to lose weight, they claim to have a new lease of life now that theyre slimmer.
[...]
This really doesn't sit well with me as theyre essentially saying that their life wasn't OK when they were bigger - not a great message to project to a potentially all plus-size following.
I can even see why some women would feel betrayed to see their favourite curvy role model three sizes lighter.
That person they admired for loving their bigger body - different from the norm - celebrating their rolls, stretch marks and curves has essentially sold out and conformed.
If these women chose to change their bodies for whatever reason - thats fine.
Your body, your life.
But it still makes it difficult to digest when there are barely enough plus-size role models as it is.
I cant wait for the day where we regularly see body confident plus-size women in the media completely unashamed of their bodies, and proving that you CAN be happy without striving for weight loss.
[...]
It is a shame that even as adults, so many successful plus women in the media still feel the pressure to shrink, meaning one less curvy role model for the rest of us."
- Chloe Elliot, Plus-Size blogger.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/5475133/plus-size-models-who-have-lost-weight/
