Posted on 07/02/2018 9:02:19 AM PDT by TigerClaws
Self Magazine debuted its first digital cover this week, which showed plus-sized model Tess Holliday and told readers that her health is none of your business.
The health and wellness magazine posted the cover to its Instagram account and included a portion of Editor-in-Chief Carolyn Kylstras editors letter, which explains why the publication decided to give Holliday a platform.
Holliday identifies as a fat woman; we chose to give her a platform because she has insightful things to say about thriving in a world that devalues bodies of size, the letter said. We also chose to feature her because size representation is necessary, especially for a national health media brand that can help guide the conversation about what it means to be healthy and how to make health accessible.
It went on to add that a persons level of health cant be determined "just by looking at them."
And moreover, you should know that concern trolling using a persons perceived health to justify making them feel bad about themselves isnt just counterproductive, its abusive, it said.
Some commenters on the post applauded the magazines decision, with one user writing, Thanks for showing ALL kinds of beautiful women! and another saying they adore this!
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
There are some men (a very small number) who are attracted to obese women.
They are called slow runners.
She is not is simply fat. She is morbidly obese!
No, that isnt Plus, that is SUPER SIZED baby!!
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Puts a whole new perspective on ‘A TON OF FUN’
I do ‘like’ a ‘littel meat on the bones’ but this is ridiculous.
Roll her in flour and seek out the wet spots.
That’s her self portrait tattoo on her forearm...
I always thought a fat girls strip club would print money like a flapjack booth at a lumberjack convention. A good portion of men of every ethnic background like, or would like to dabble in having a big girl. Niche marketing.
SSBBW It’s a thing.
She's obviously unhealthy so why put her on the cover of your mag?
Um, that’s NOT plus size. That’s morbid obesity and nothing to aspire to.
The left always has to play with the language.
Well, actually, thanks to ObamaCare, it kinda is my business.
I like a sexy thick female but this is way too much!
One-Quarter Ton of Fun
Where's Al Bundy when you need him?
IN before the ping Laz post.
Eye Wash please. You might as well have posted a picture of Helen Thomas.
Great Googely Moogely.
Her tattoo artists must have to buy ink by the barrel.
“Gee. I’m fat and ugly. What else can I do to myself to make my appearances even worse?”
That is NOT a model.
It is a Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade float.
They can push the agenda all they want, but the fact remains straight guys, will generally prefer the hourglass shape in a small to medium package.
You can’t change biology.
> Yeah, at first I thought this was some moderately overweight, yet still attractive model . . . <
Me too. And more than anything else, that picture makes me sad. This lady will be facing many serious problems down the road. She needs help. She does not need to be affirmed, or celebrated.
That is beyond “Plus Size.” When you influence the orbit of the Moon, you are no longer merely Plus Sized.
I had forgotten about Silva Thins. My mom smoked those in the 60’s. She never weighed more than a hundred pounds her whole life and she lived until 80.
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