I’m starting to notice a trend throughout the plus size community, something that is a bit odd and upon asking others, they notice too.
First, let’s back it up. I am a size 16, at times 18. With size 14s, I am in the lower sizes of plus. In the industry, size 14 and up are considered “plus size”. It’s not how much more obese you are than someone else; it’s just your measurements. In the end, we’re all overweight, and thusly, fat. We’ve all come to accept this and roll with it. Or so we tell ourselves.
However, where one might say slim people look on a size 16 as being too fat, I see that a lot of larger plus size women think a size 16 is too skinny to be considered plus. {Read More}
Editor-In-Chief, Stephanie Penn-Danforth -- Daily Venus Diva.
the thing is with modeling is that it’s not that the models are a size 14 or 16 it’s that they are those sizes and almost 6 feet tall. many feel that that is not a true ‘plus size’ woman. it does not represent the shape of what most plus size women look like. the average woman is what 5’4. neither should be discriminated but there needs to be fair representation in the industry.
good read
Both of these lovely women make great points; there is too much discrimination amongst the “plus size” community just like there is in the general community. Although I agree with both, I feel that we’re missing the greater messages. In our society we are used to making differentiations on things that we shouldn’t and boy do we love labeling everything! We create our own standards; what exactly is the epitome of a plus size woman? Why? Is a “skinny” woman not considered “fat” when she has her share of love handles? Depending on her pant size and the proportions of her body, she could be, and most likely is, considered “fat.” She’s still under a size 14? Ok, well she’s not plus size but she is fat for her size. Compared to whom? Who is the standard? How does it make sense?! IT DOESN’T! But I completely agree that we do need women of all shapes and sizes represented.
I would like to emphasize that we need to spend less time debating on who has it worse and concentrate on the fact that we are ALL in the struggle for self-appreciation together!