Whitney - Cycle 10

[calvinrm]

Whitney was kind of being too bitchy tonight.

That being said, calling her fat is ridiculous. She has a kick ass body. She's just not paper thin.

However, she will never be a high fashion model.

[Google]

 

[FIERCE]

Originally Posted by blue valentine

a model can be normal, healthy and beautiful at a size 2 (if thats her body type) or size 4 or 6 or whatever size .

just because ms. whitney seems to think her double chin and "curves" make her better than the thinner models doesn't make it so.

most models, whether they have an eating disorder or not, are in the weight percentile to be considered anorexic.
and it is NOT healthy,
NOT beautiful,
and NOT normal. in any sense of the word.

i agree with you that whitney shouldn't consider herself better than anyone else,
but i am so tired of seeing REAL women underrepresented in an industry that caters to them.

[blue valentine]

REAL women are built in size 2s, 4s, and 6s. sure there are less of them but why should they be not considered REAL just because they aren't built like whitney is?

[SaNtErIa]

Whitney's mouth is OPEN,............................. ......................... again!!!

[Lexiel]

Dear lord.

[FIERCE]

Originally Posted by blue valentine

REAL women are built in size 2s, 4s, and 6s. sure there are less of them but why should they be not considered REAL just because they aren't built like whitney is?

the average U.S. woman is 5’4” and weighs 140 pounds, while the average U.S. model is 5’11” and weighs 117 pounds.

of course there are women who are naturally a size 0, 2, or 4.
but you have to consider the power of the media-
the western world is experiencing an anorexia epidemic because of an unhealthy ideal that permeates our culture.

calling whitney fat doesn't help.

[FIERCE]

this is really not the arena i wanted to vocalize my views in- but they just came out.
i'm sorry about that,
i wanted to say this differently, in a different time and place.
but i just can't take it sometimes.

[Lexiel]

of course there are women who are naturally a size 0, 2, or 4.

Fatima's a size 0 or Double 0 and I doubt it's because the media brainwashed her. She's just framed that way. And starving in Africa when she was a child probably didn't help. But we're not calling her FAT in a derogatory way, it's just how she's always WHINNING about being bigger.

[FIERCE]

who knows, maybe the media did brainwash her?
she definitely falls in an unhealthy weight percentile, and the incidences of anorexia increase significantly in an immigrant population that's assimilated into american culture.

but really, to me, it goes much beyond this.
WHY is it okay that we look to fatima as a role model, when she doesn't represent any sizable population?
WHY is it okay that her body type is depicted as ideal, when for most, it's unrealistic?
(i really want to write a thread on this, because it's wearing me out, and i want to bring attention to this...)

[blue valentine]

i didn't call her fat, i just said she has a double chin.

second of all, fashion is supposed to be aspirational (yes thats a word), what consumers want to achieve and look at. like a fantasy. they want above average, tall, thin and beautiful. why would consumers want to look around at magazines with average looking models in ads? there are average looking people in every day life, when people look in Vogue they don't want average. while its nice and commendable that whitney wants to "change the fashion industry" she is way out of her league because a) she's on a reality tv show b) she looks average even for a "plus sized" model c) she's obnoxious and annoying as hell. and worst of all she seems intent on putting down models and women who aren't built like her.