Posted on 10/08/2022 7:36:09 PM PDT by simpson96
A consumer-generated image of a plus-sized woman posted to Abercrombie & Fitch’s social media account ignited a debate on whether the retail company was “normalizing” obesity and unhealthy eating habits in the name of body diversity and inclusion.
The image was initially posted last week on the company’s official Instagram account and went viral over the weekend, with Twitter commenters offering overwhelmingly negative reactions.
“New Abercrombie & Fitch ad just dropped…. This season they are featuring diabetes and heart attacks,” tweeted Natalie Danelishen.
“She has a pretty face, too bad society told her not only was it healthy to look like this but it was also brave and empowering,” wrote another Twitter user.
The company said the image was not an ad.
“Abercrombie is often tagged by our customers on social media and we love to celebrate them by reposting their images to our channels,” a company spokesperson told The Post on Monday. “This is one of those occasions.”
Some Twitter users defended the posting, with one commenting: “Making clothes for people who are obese is a bad thing now?”
“No,” responded one Twitter user. “But Selling obesity as sexy/ attractive is counterproductive to the medical advisors selling obesity as extremely unhealthy.”
“And if it’s not unhealthy why don’t McDonalds, KFC etc use obese people in ads? Probably because it’s not attractive enough to be assoc. w/food.”
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She looks like a triangle. I’m no spring chicken and I’ve packed on a few pounds after 3 babies, but I’m not putting myself out there modeling clothes for teens either.
When you have to buy shorts in tent size you may be too fat.
Does Abercrombie sell flour too?
yeah she prolly cleaned up real nice at one time...
“Love my front butt”
This is blatantly wrong, promoting irrefutably unhealthy lifestyles
Its the Temple of the Holy Spirit
NOT the Continent of the Holy Spirit
Whining and Dining, apparently
or starved down to Auschwitz chic from the economic consequences of out communisting Venezuela and Mao’s China
and there it is
Good for you!
That is an uplifting story.
This whole country needs more food insecurity.
My thought also. I do like the plant in the background.
That is NOT attractive in the least.
Why would I want to buy clothes that looked like that on me?
Face it, certain styles should not be made in some sizes.
I can see wanting to use models who were more realistic than the anorexic runway models that nobody looks like in the first place, but seriously, this is just going too far.
Well that is a plus
That’s disgusting.
But the gods of Biscuitville appreciate the offerings,,,
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