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EX500rider

(12,590 posts) Thu Aug 30, 2018, 03:45 PM Aug 2018

"Plus-sized model 'cried when asked to be cover model' " [View all]

"US plus-size model Tess Holliday says she cried when asked to be on the front cover of Cosmopolitan's UK magazine.
She tells Victoria Derbyshire it was "ground-breaking" for someone of her body shape to be given such prominence."

So they outlawed anorexic models from appearing in print in the EU as unhealthy role models but then think this is OK as a role model for young girls? Don't think I agree with that, both seem unhealthy to me.

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-45356346/plus-sized-model-cried-when-asked-to-be-cover-model

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"Plus-sized model 'cried when asked to be cover model' " [View all] EX500rider Aug 2018 OP

You go, Girl! KCDebbie Aug 2018 #1

That's not plus size its morbidly obese drray23 Aug 2018 #2

Yeah I was shocked when I saw her pic, I thought she was going to be 20 or 30 lbs over weight.. EX500rider Aug 2018 #4

Yes DavidDvorkin Aug 2018 #17

yeah demsocialist Aug 2018 #20

that is plus size, clothes wise. plus size is a clothing category Demovictory9 Aug 2018 #45

Good for her. uppityperson Aug 2018 #3

I'm guessing a lot of dudes will suddenly be concerned about the health of women on magazine covers LanternWaste Aug 2018 #5

Let's celebrate morbid obesity. Bonx Aug 2018 #11

Yet for years men had no problem celebrating anorexia. MrsCoffee Aug 2018 #34

You're the only one making that argument. Hope you're not triggered. LanternWaste Sep 2018 #46

Good guess. GoCubsGo Aug 2018 #31

i think it's great. it's not about restricting the modeling world to healthy-weighted people. unblock Aug 2018 #6

Than you. n/t Ms. Toad Aug 2018 #15

A plus-size model lands a cover on a major fashion mag... java108 Aug 2018 #7

I doubt you would find many doctors who would think she was at a healthy body weight. EX500rider Aug 2018 #9

Nor are most models. MrsCoffee Aug 2018 #36

Your rationalization would hold water if, and only if... LanternWaste Sep 2018 #47

Exactly, and welcome to DU a kennedy Aug 2018 #32

Yep. Thank you. n/t GoCubsGo Aug 2018 #33

I'm sorry but that is terribly unhealthy. The anorexic models we frequently see should not be Squinch Aug 2018 #8

She's not posing for the cover of jama. unblock Aug 2018 #16

Yeah, I saw it. I still think unhealthy over or under weight should not be glamorized. Squinch Aug 2018 #19

she's not being "glamorized" unblock Aug 2018 #22

We disagree. Leave it at that. Squinch Aug 2018 #24

fair enough. best we make them think they should be hiding in shame, that sounds real healthy. unblock Aug 2018 #26

I guess you can't leave it at that. I'm a health professional. This Squinch Aug 2018 #29

Being on the cover of Cosmo is the very definition of "glamorized". EX500rider Aug 2018 #38

"in the sense that no one is going to see that and think they need to put on weight to be unblock Aug 2018 #41

No issue with her size... brooklynite Aug 2018 #10

ditto yonder Aug 2018 #12

I 100% agree! Nt USALiberal Aug 2018 #14

Yes, except for the Miss Piggy tattoo. GoCubsGo Aug 2018 #35

I'm a big fan of tattooed women, Codeine Aug 2018 #39

Do you have an issue with smaller tattoos? EddieA Aug 2018 #42

No... brooklynite Aug 2018 #43

Good for her! Love her hair and makeup... NurseJackie Aug 2018 #13

I like her tattoos. Hope they age well. Baitball Blogger Aug 2018 #18

Not healthy. Sorry. IluvPitties Aug 2018 #21

there's nothing "healthy" about many things in fashion. unblock Aug 2018 #28

Who knew we had so many health experts here? WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2018 #23

and i'm sure they're equally vocal whenever they see a pic of an overweight male.... unblock Aug 2018 #27

I know, right? GoCubsGo Aug 2018 #30

Everything about this is great oberliner Aug 2018 #25

I think she's pretty. Codeine Aug 2018 #37

Yeah, large women have no business being represented in the world. nolabear Aug 2018 #40

are her tattoos really that vivid? Demovictory9 Aug 2018 #44