(via shakethecobwebs, heyfatchick)
WANT.
Although I LOVE that there are fat models depicted on a magazine, I feel slightly uncomfortable because it says “Move over Beth Ditto” because it makes it sound like this is a competition? Don’t get me wrong, I’m pretty sure modeling is a competitive business, but the entire message from Beth Ditto was to encourage others to LOVE their fat. Instead of promoting the “I’m-better-than-you” mentality why can’t we send messages of solidarity?
I’m so sick of people trying to act as if we’re better than someone else. You’re not. Move on. The only way that we can make this work - that is, body positivity and any other social issue that’s covered up like a murder scene - is TOGETHER. Because we can win a fight when we’re against the world and against each other.
Love,
Taylor
(p.s. As far as I’m aware, fat sex, is just like any other sex. Straight sex, gay sex, thin sex - this is all sex? Do people honestly think that fat people abstain from sex or is there some super fat technique to sex that I have yet to tap into?)
(P.S.S. My friend and I pointed out two more things. 1) OF COURSE they’re both white and 2) are they exploiting lesbianism to sell or what….?)
(P.S.S.S. I might just really hate magazines =X.)
i actually did notice they were both white but i think i was so excited to see two fat models looking fabulous on the cover of a magazine that i didn’t want to be the party pooper. i have a tendency to do that and i should stop it.
i don’t know if they are lesbians or not so i didn’t comment on that.
as for the move over beth ditto, that made me uncomfortable but not for the reason you said. i didn’t think of competition, i just thought of more variety. i think a lot of the time people have a mindset of the top, there can only be one. while i love beth ditto (which is why the move over beth ditto made me uncomfortable lol) it would be great to have even more fat icons to choose from, you know? i didn’t think of it as replacing her.
lol as for the fat sex thing, i was HOPING that it would be an article being like, “FAT PEOPLE HAVE SEX TOO. EVEN THOUGH YOU AS A FAT-HATING ASSHAT MAY NOT THINK THEY ARE SEXY!” who knows what is inside? it could be totally positive.
DIVA is a magazine about lesbian culture for lesbians, hence their pose.
I think I have this issue, if I find it I can scan it :)