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Plus-size makeover for celebrities such as Jennifer Lawrence becomes huge hit
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AzureTranquility95
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Think about it. Look at what we were during the prehistoric era and how we are now. It's almost like two different animals (literally).
If the trend continues, this time millions of years from now we will all be walking spheres, and somehow our bodies will have adjusted.
Unless people are seriously suggesting the alternative: That obesity will cause the human race to go extinct. :/
Except you know we have tons of medical technology and lifestyles that keep people that would normally die from being overweight alive.
To me it looks like you're reaching for excuses.
This is not even almost how evolution works.
That only works when natural selection is in play. That's not nearly as play as it was in the prehistoric era.
"God's Beard!"
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Dangerous for all them chickens mmm hmmm
I'll agree that mental health is incredibly important, and no doubt there are plenty of feedees out there who are happier at larger sizes. But I can tell you from everything I've seen and read that it never lasts. It may for several years, but the end result is always worse than if they'd never gained any weight at all.
I'll give an example, give a shout out if you know her. GG (Nikki) came onto the scene at ~270, after gaining from 150 over the last two years. She was impetuous and had a goal of reaching 600 one day; there were at least two news stories about her in the beginning. Had waves of supporters and indeed made it up to 465 eventually. She then plateaued for a few years and promptly left the scene shortly thereafter. Many years pass and she emerges at ~300, now heavily self-medicating with weed. She does the whole "feederism is life" routine, but in reality she's suffering from joint and back pain from being so heavy. After slowly losing more weight, she leaves again.
The point of this is that I've seen people like her, who are the most hardline supporters of what you're saying, who wanted to be big and happy, who surrounded themselves with enough fans to believe that it might just happen, and then inevitably have to face reality. I've known people, both online and in real life, who were quite happy with their size, but once health issues (no matter how minor, even just getting up stairs or playing with their kids) popped up, they never stayed that way.
Holy moly, I've heard this before.
Werewolf Jones
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BBW celebrities is something the internet needed.
But what if they're happy with that short life gratification? What if that's what they ultimately want for themselves?
Yeah, you should promote fitness and health, but those who understand the consequences and still choose to live with obesity and are happier for it should not be looked down upon.
AzureTranquility95
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NinjaFridge
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Tide comes in, Tide goes out. You can't explain that.
If someone is happy with dying young, living with constant pains and all the other things that comes with being obese then I'd argue they aren't healthy mentally.
This is so contrived. I've never heard a person in their life that suggested they would rather not get in shape. Usually people make some mistake, or say they want to eventually turn things around. Certainly people at some point just make the concession that they can't do everything and they'd rather put value in the things they've made their life about. But when it comes to fitness it's not because they don't what health or a nicer body. It's because working out is hard, they don't have the habit, and they fill their time with other things that make the concession worth it.
There is a difference between shaming, and promoting obesity on the same level as fitness and health. Trying to sexualize obesity is entirely misplaced in it's motives.
Aeriscloud
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We can't even talk about people of the actual size on gaf, almost every thread is locked.
Blargonaut
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You'd be surprised at what the skilled use of layers can achieve
Elginer
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You get it.
AlteredBeast
Fork 'em, Sparky!
Seriously. This is disgusting and I wholeheartedly disagree with the notion that these women retain their beauty looking like this. The only thing he could have done worse would be to have them eating something like a really sloppy sandwich or something. Morbid obesity is not attractive in the same way that pictures of women smoking is unattractive, but at least cigarette smokers can whiten their teeth, cover their saggy wrinkled skin in makeup and use mouthwash.
AzureTranquility95
Banned
Took a bit longer than I anticipated for someone to bring this up.
Unless it was already brought up. In which case... maybe I need sleep.
AzureTranquility95
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Glad to see you show up, dude. Let's get hispanic! at the disco in here too for maximum effect.
chill guys, we're just messing
Napoleonthechimp
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Yup. I find obesity to be gross and not at all attractive.
AlteredBeast
Fork 'em, Sparky!
Congratulations on adding nothing to the thread. This type of drive-by posting is worse than anything said in this thread, guaranteed.
Why don't you get off your high horse and contribute then?
tkscz
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It's a thread about plus sized women, I am contractually obligated to post in it. People actually wait for me to post in them, I actually don't want to most of the time.
Nothing I can say that I already haven't in previous threads. I tried to make an official thread to talk about it from both sides and what not, but it got deleted pretty fast. I'd really like to seriously talk about it, but seems pointless on GAF.
Aeriscloud
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There is nothing drive by about a post that points out the truth.
Look, I've been regular to morbidly obese to regular to morbidly obese. Back when I was younger and obese I was okay with it, at least that's what I told myself. It was a lie that I believed in 100%. I eventually lost the weight, and holy shit the world is a completely different place. Stuff others would take for granted like running without feeling like you were going to die, going clothes shopping like it wasn't a scavenger hunt, or just sitting up and not having a pain in your damn back. I had lived the lie so long, I had forgot what it was like to function like a healthy person... and god damned it was amazing. I've since put on quite a bit back (not near what I was), but I'm not for a second pretending like this is healthy or better in any way. This isn't even about looks, or sexual attraction... this is about being able to sit in a spot not feel like your stomach is strangling your lower half of your body.
Also as you get older you'll realize this more and more. When you're young, you don't notice it too much. You get older, knees start to hurt, arthritis starts setting in places, shit you could do even when you were fat become a chore.
So no, I believe if someone thinks they'd be happier being obese they're either lying to themselves or there is something mentally wrong.
Maintenance
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A window into what humans will look like in a million years.
Wall-E was right all along.
I don't think these shops are working as intended. When I see a plus sized Emma Watson I don't think "gee, plus sized people can be beautiful, too." It makes me think "Thank fucking god she doesn't look like that."
I feel like it's getting me to be more appreciative of the current beauty standards.
Should have probably gone up just a few sizes, not to this....
I feel like it's getting me to be more appreciative of the current beauty standards.
Should have probably gone up just a few sizes, not to this....
We've seen the "well it isn't necessarily unhealthy I know some people" comment already pop up. It is fine if people understand the rules of the game (kind of, personal health and well being extends beyond an individual), but people constantly try to delude themselves into thinking something is ok or risk free. Extends beyond fat acceptance, but thats the topic on hand.
AlteredBeast
Fork 'em, Sparky!
Plus-sized women can be attractive and healthy, this is showing women who would weigh 300 pounds or more. This would be the equivalent of taking regular sized women and making them ultra-thin with knobby knees, elbows that jut out at the joints, rib cages showing, gaunt faces and other ways to make them resemble those unfortunate souls of concentration camps, , and then saying "there is true beauty here." women should feel comfortable in their own skin, but this is disgusting, just as my example would be.
I agree
Promoting these woman with these extremely unhealthy and (imo) unattractive bodies proves what? That hes good with photoshop?
The Shogun
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These look much larger than plus size models.
Like this is actual obsesity
Like this is actual obsesity
adamsappel
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So, women who weigh more than 300 pounds don't deserve sexuality? Nobody could or should find them attractive?
The Shogun
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It is an actual issue. Its fine for people to consider them sexy and beautiful nothing wrong with that at all.
But at that point, it is an actual serious detriment to health and not a standard we should be celebrating honestly.
Nothing wrong however for finding larger women sexy, but theres a medical difference between being a littly chunky and morbidly obese. Like obesity will eventually kill you.
This is disgusting. Why don't we paint them as mental patients, or anorexic, some poeple would like it too. if you like "plus sized people" (which in this case are claerly not that but morbid obese people) that's fine, but it's not something to be celebrated, AT ALL, else why don't we celebrate tuberculosis too, Jesus.
TheExecutive
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This isn't plus sized... This is morbidly obese.
I wonder how the models who go through constant training and calorie watching feel when these people basically call them "less" than heavier women.
Must feel great.
TheExecutive
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They aren't just affecting themselves though. I am always amazed at the hypocrisy about smoking and health issues and then seeing people post these types of posts. I am just using yours as an example not necessarily saying anything against you just an overall observation of what is socially acceptable.
terrisus
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Well, you've got plenty of obese women whining that plus size models aren't actually "plus size," and they want their body types represented, so there ya go.
Honestly I would be okay if this guy was just like, this is my fetish, but trying to dress it up with social justice warrior speak is irritating.
terrisus
Member
Or because they're modeling clothes that are too small for them, so it does no good for its stated purpose.
Plus, you also have guys saying that, because they like bigger women.
Fenderputty
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I'm not sure I would equate a broad social movement with a clear fetish. When these pics start showing up on magazine covers, maybe.
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