When I was in high school I had a bin
der with the clear plastic on it, the kind you could put pictures into. I always had postcard with an overweight Barbie on it that said something to the effect of beauty comes in all shapes and sizes.
Everyone thought it was gross but I guess they were missing the point.
The point was I did not resemble Barbie in anyway!! Neither did my friends and family or most of the people I had ever seen in my life. I did however as a young girl wish I looked like her or Olivia Newton John in Grease. A look I could never attain and would not look good on me anyway.
I grew out of that but I know that many women and men struggle with body issues. We are all so hard on our selves and it’s not made easier by the media. The article below was in Glamour magazine’s November 09 issue. I know I’m behind I have stacks of magazines to catch up with, but when I read it this weekend I knew I just had to share with you all.
On the C.L.: Are You Ready to Start a Body Image Revolution? Oh, Wait--You Already Did!: Vitamin G: Health & Fitness: glamour.com: "As the editor of this magazine, I've been proud of plenty of portraits we've published--from fashion designers to First Ladies and beyond. But I'm especially proud of a shoot you'll see in our November issue--not because of the work that went into it, but because of the important work it kicks off. Oh, and did I mention the whole fun, fabulous thing was your idea?
Here's the photo: seven beautiful women, all three to five sizes larger than the
models you generally see in magazines. We'll get to the reasons for that in a minute, but for now, let's just spend a minute soaking up their gorgeousness!
Lovely, right? Now here's the backstory: About two months ago, Glamour started receiving letter after letter about the exuberant smile--and naturally curvy tummy--of a model who'd appeared in a small photo on page 194 of our September issue. ('This picture is absolutely amazing,' wrote one. 'Finally, a picture of a woman with a rounded, squishy, real belly!') I wrote here about the reader reaction, and about 'the woman on page 194' herself, 21-year-old model/singer/softball player Lizzie Miller, who went on to be interviewed everywhere from Oprah Radio to Access Hollywood. But the most important conversation took place right here on glamour.com, where over 1,000 of you posted your own joyous reactions to a figure with curves. 'Lizzi, you are radiant,' wrote one. 'Shine on, sister.' (Men loved the picture too: 'I speak on behalf of all men: she is stunningly beautiful,' went one typical comment. 'Please, make more of her.')"
Reading the comments, it was hard not to notice that many ended with the same two words: "More, please!"
Matt Lauer put it pretty bluntly to me on the Today Show: "Cindi, you know we've had these types of segments before where a photo like this...sparks a lot of positive comments and you know what, the editors of the magazines come in and go, "It's great, it's great!" and then we go back to skin and bones. Is this gonna change things?"
It's a fair question--but the answer is, at least at Glamour, yes. Don't get me wrong: I'm proud of this magazine's longtime dedication to photographing women of all sizes. But can we do more? Of course--and that starts here. As you'll read in our November issue, Glamour is committing to featuring a greater range of body types in our pages, including in fashion and beauty stories (traditionally the toughest areas for even the top "plus-size" models to crack).
Click here to continue reading.Letita
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