userabcname Thu 05-Apr-18 07:50:09

I sort of get what you mean but actually being overweight isn't as bad for your health as being anorexic (although of course being obese is very unhealthy too). Also a lot of 'plus size' models don't appear to be overweight at all - they aren't a size 0 certainly but are probably still well within a healthy weight.



I also believe that in reference to 'curvy' and 'thick' - this doesn't necessarily celebrate being fat but rather having fat in places which is usually seen as problematic. For example, a while back thigh gaps were all the rage but now you see positive posts about thick thighs. It is perfectly possible to have thicker thighs without being overweight and thigh gaps are an unrealistic goal for many women no matter how thin they are.



Finally, I would argue that thinness (and often a very unhealthy thinness) has been celebrated and, in fact, portrayed as 'the norm' for many years. I still think it is seen as the ideal - films, adverts and TV continue to cast thin, attractive women much more than overweight or even normal looking women. If overweight women, therefore, want to celebrate themselves on social media then I don't see why they shouldn't. After all, there are no less posts of skinny women in bikinis or crop tops or tight outfits and I don't see many critical posts about them (quite rightly). Being overweight or obese doesn't make someone any less deserving than a thinner woman.