Proud Women Post 'Fatkini' Photos: Awesome or Unhealthy?
SodaHead Living
2012/05/31 17:17:15
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Who said you have to be a skinny minnie to wear a teeny bikini? Plus-size fashion blogger Gabi Gregg has posted a photo of herself in a "fatkini" and asked other readers of xojane.com to do the same. Some of the ladies look great, but critics say Gregg is "promoting an unhealthy weight."
Gregg, however, thinks she's been misunderstood. "I’m all for health," the 25-year-old, who wears a size 18, told the "Today" show. "I think people should be really aware of what they’re putting in their bodies and try to get more active. The truth is, we have to live in our bodies and be happy with the bodies we have right now, regardless of where we are in our journey to health.
"So often in the media all we see are thin women in bikinis," she added. "I love my body. I think we should kind of reject these fashion rules about what we are and about what we are not allowed to wear."
She also said women pay too much attention to their weight when it comes to their health. "My measure for health is how good I feel," Gregg said. "The main thing is to judge how you feel and what you’re putting into your body, how active you are and not based on a number on a scale." Do you think women should rock their "fatkinis" with pride?
Any ways I just thought of this: saying "If fat people don't want to be judged, they should lose the weight" is the same as saying "If black people don't want to be judged for being black, maybe they should bleach their skin". "If blond people don't like being judged for being blond, maybe they should dye their hair", "If ugly girls don't like being ugly, maybe they should wear makeup 24/7 or get plastic surgery"...the list goes on and on. Point is, no one likes being judged for anything, so should they change because of it? No. If we changed with every criticism, we wouldn't be ourselves, plus, there'd still be things that people wouldn't like you for. So maybe you just shouldn't judge someone in the first place.
Compulsive eating is an eating disorder you know. Funny how it's okay to make fun of the fat woman with an ED though...
Also, not all people eat excessively you know.
like "Oh no, a woman that's bigger than a size 0 and is comfortable with her body despite the media's pressure to be thin!" They can kiss her fat ass and shut up.