Skinny VS Curvy

It really is about the heart of a woman that makes her beautiful.

Nobody’s words, nobody’s compliments, nobody’s love, none of that…it’s all what I have within myself. Every day will continue to be a journey. Every day, we’ll find something new out about ourselves that is authentic and is unique, but I really just finally relaxed. I don’t care what people have to say about my weight. I really don’t, because I think I look great.

… says Jessica in Oprah Magazine.

When you don’t have anything interesting to do, you start thinking too much about what you don’t have anymore. When you can appreciate fulfilling things like family, work, friends or the possibility of helping other people, you will have a focus. The list could go on.

But to be standing in front of a mirror and to moan, ‘Oh my God, I’ve just found another wrinkle!’ That’s embarrassing. I don’t have time for that.

… says Cindy (44).

Do you guys agree with her statement?

Jessica Simpson opened up about last year’s media criticism regarding her weight fluctuations – Let’s see what she has to say in Oprah Magazine:

Jessica’s been through a lot in the past few years, but she says her lowest point was the “mom jeans” situation. “People [were] talking about my weight for an entire year,” she says. “It’s like people just couldn’t stop talking about my weight fluctuating.”

At first, Jessica says she tried to ignore the uproar over her 10-pound weight gain, but she couldn’t block out the barrage of negativity. “It would bother any woman, I would think. I had to get to a place where I had to guard myself,” she says. “The fact that I was famous last year for gaining 10 pounds, it’s ridiculous, and it’s really sad.”

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the average American woman wears a size 14. Jessica says the jeans she’s wearing in the now-infamous photos are a size 4. “I fluctuate from 4 to 6,” she says.

No matter what critics write, Jessica says she loves her curves and is comfortable with her weight. “I’m not going to ever be size 0, and I don’t want to weigh 90 pounds,” she says. “It’s a really hard thing for me to talk about because I celebrate women of all sizes. I think that we’re all beautiful.”

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So hear this out: Vogue Italy launched a magazine (see the website here) called “Vogue Curvy”, a concept that is represented by the slogan “Beauty Comes in All Shapes and Sizes”. That’s quite something… considering that it’s coming from VOGUE!

What I don’t get is this:

1. Their definition of “curvy” – it seems that in their book “curvy” is everybody who isn’t very skinny, apple shapes, hourglass shapes, plus-size women, average-sized women, all of them (except, of course, skinny women). Otherwise I can’t understand why they chose Liv Tyler as one of their “Curvy Icons” (when Liv is a slim apple shape?!) and said that she is known for her “generous curves”. Other celebrities that are featured in the magazine include America Ferrera, plus-size model Johanna Dray, Christina Hendricks, Crystal Renn, Tyra Banks and Lizzie Miller (wow, that post has 221 comments!).

2. Why you need another a different magazine for the “curvy” women – why mixing the “curvy” (read average, non-skinny, plus-size and all the other types, sizes and shapes) girls with the skinny girls in the same magazine is simply NOT possible. Why?

3. In the same context, Vogue Italia also launched Vogue Black.

What do you think about this initiative? Is it something you appreciate or is it a bit offensive?

“Plus-size” model (who looks like she lost weight lately) Crystal Renn has some thoughts to share about discrimination in her industry – let’s hear her out via People Magazine:

“We, as a culture, are fixated, and perhaps even in an unhealthy way, with dress size and the scale size,” Renn said in a new interview with ABC’s Nightline, during which she debated the question, “Is it Okay to be Fat?”

The model, who has also been an advocate for a wider array of sample sizes (most runway samples are a size 0 or 2), also says she’s faced discrimination due to her weight. “Fat people are absolutely discriminated against. I know this because of the type of modeling I do … If it wasn’t, then I’d be all over the runways, every single runway, like everyone else,” she says.

Instead, she’s had to make her mark in a specialized market – on her own terms. “It’s about the healthy eating habits that you have, and wherever your body falls,” says Renn. “Whether that is actually a four or an 18, [doesn't matter].”

“Having had an eating disorder, I was obsessed with numbers and percentages – how many minutes have I been on the treadmill, how many calories have I consumed today?” says Renn. “When you start obsessing about numbers you get nowhere. It really is about, you know, finding balance and moderation within yourself and are you healthy.”

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