Posted on 01/04/2021 4:10:29 PM PST by CheshireTheCat
Cosmopolitan is featuring multiple “plus-size,” “fat” women in a magazine issue that commends every body size as “healthy.”
The February 2021 edition of Cosmopolitan features women of various body sizes with superimposed text reading “This is healthy! 11 women on why wellness doesn’t have to be one-size-fits-all.”
Callie Thorpe, a “plus size” blogger and model is among the featured women, and described to Cosmopolitan her involvement with the “body neutrality movement, which focused on what your body can do rather than how it looks.”
“Plus-size people often feel like they can’t be part of the wellness space,” Thorpe told Cosmopolitan. “We are trolled for being fat, then can feel excluded from exercise because our bodies don’t fit the narrative.” Thorpe has previously described doctor’s recommendations for her to lose weight, and remarks made by strangers about developing diabetes.
“People tell me that my husband is going to be a widower because I’ll die of Diabetes before him,” she told Not Plant Based in 2018. “And they say they’d rather have cancer than be fat.”
Jessamyn Stanley, a yoga teacher who self-describes as a “healthy fat person” and “fat femme,” is also featured. Stanley has a significant following on Instagram and runs fitness classes....
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
“Here’s to fat bottomed girls they make the rockin’ world go round!’’
Invariably, the female actors are overweight, black or Hispanic. I have not yet seen overweight Asian women depicted in an ad - maybe it's just a matter of time. But I suspect that because the percentages of American women who are grossly overweight follow these statistics:
- African-American = 82% (60%+ obese)
- Hispanic = 79%
- Caucasian = 43%
- Asian = 18%
During the 80s that was my go to magazine....glamorous,elegant,smart....now it’s just plain disgusting....who buys this crap anyway......
Bingo
Insulin manufacturers are absolutely drooling at pictures like that.
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