I don’t think there’s anything wrong with heavier women. I think that you should be whatever size you want to be as long as you make the effort to stay healthy; if not for appearance, then for a long healthy life.

I understand not wanting to “promote the wrong image” by showing “skinny girls” in magazines, ads, etc, but some girls are naturally skinny and don’t plan on or want to be plus-sized. Before society praised the “skinny” girl, now it’s the heavy set girl’s time to shine; I can’t help but find that extremely insulting. I don’t see a heavy set man on the cover of GQ or Mens Health. Society’s always encouraging men to be strong and healthy; so why do we want to play into the “weaker sex” stereotype by not doing the same thing? We can be strong, and healthy AND still have our curves. 

I totally understand where they’re coming from with this, but saying that plus-sized women define what a woman is CRAZY. Does that mean the rest of us that aren’t plus-sized aren’t women??? There are women out there that enjoy physical fitness and attaining their best body; does shopping in the petite section make her less of a woman?
A woman should care about her health, and take pride in her appearance; it’s more than just being “fat” or “skinny.” It seems society is always trying to play the two against the other, if there really is room in the fashion world for both body types then why are we still comparing the two?
Speak on it!
♥B♥