Cosmopolitan shows off their new plus size model in this
article. This article has stirred up a lot of controversy about what a “plus
sized” model actually is and that the one pictured in this article is not a
plus sized model but she is just an average sized women. This brings up the
issue that women have to constantly deal with of body image. Society has
created this image of skinny and flawless women, and has implanted the idea in
girl’s heads across the country that everyone needs to attain that image. The
problem is that a lot of times the image is outrageously unattainable and
unnatural. The lady in this picture is nowhere near plus sized and Cosmopolitan
shouldn’t be telling girls all over the world that if they look like her they
are plus sized. Society has a big problem with portraying what women should
look like. A women shouldn’t have to look a certain way because of society they
should focus on living a healthy lifestyle and being comfortable in her own
body.
I agree completely. It's really ironic that the media continually defines skinny as beautiful, especially as the average women's size in America is 12-14, which are often labeled as XL by the fashion industry. And I didn't even think that model was very big at all, she just wasn't UBER skinny, more like average size or even less, but I would still consider her pretty. Physical perfection shouldn't be the goal, as it is impossible (even for the best looking model) and aiming for it does more harm than good.
ReplyDeleteI also agree that is weird how a plus sized model and a plus sized woman are seen as two different things.
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