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demsocialist

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20. yeah

Reply to drray23 (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 30, 2018, 06:55 PM

Aug 2018

quite embarrassing.

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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