I don't think we should be glorifying the overweight and unhealthy body images. We should be glorifying health. These women are overweight which means they are over the healthy weight for their height. We don't seem to have an issue pointing it out and shaming it, when it is men. Calling a large man a fatso or telling him to lose weight or get healthy. Why do we have to be so touchy about the female health ideal. If we can't tell people that being unhealthy is gross, are we going to soon going to have to stop telling addicts that their addiction is ok? I mean we don't want to "hurt their poor egos".
Yeah underweight is a problem too. When it is the "twiggy" standard, but models like Miranda Kerr are not underweight, although she and her coworkers are constantly under attack by jealous girls for "pushing negative body images". These women are in shape (like myself), they are not underweight. They should not be under fire simply because they are attractive and "make other women feel bad".
Those Victoria Secret models actually would be considered underweight, but that doesn't make them unhealthy. Same goes for these women or anyone big. Being fat does not equal unhealthy.
The BMI index has had lots of scrutiny about it's legitimacy and it's accuracy. Being fat does make you unhealthy. The number of health related issues for a woman overweight is substantially higher than a female with the body fat content of someone like Miranda Kerr.
ok most of them do not have a stomach, that is what constitutes whether a woman is fat or not, big ass, breasts or thighs do not matter so if there is no stomach they arr not fat!
I'm not one to body shame but I think some girls who really are fat tend to hide behind the word curvy. Happens a lot on dating sites. Same with fat women hiding behind average.
Again, not body shaming but I hate when I'll talk to a girl on a dating site that hides their weight, says they're average/curvy, and then are much fatter in person. If I had a dollar for every time that happened, I'd be a millionaire. Just saying that if you're fat, don't hide it.
That's great and everything but those pictures of fat women don't sell bras. Or panties. Women don't STRIVE to look like that. It's good to accept your body but at what point are we saying that it's okay to be fat?
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Some of these comments are horrible and straight up rude. And so are some of the questions about larger women on here. According to their logic, a women is not attractive is she is not thin and doesn't match up to society's norm. It's sad. Some women can't help one bit that they are bigger than normal. Some people are genetically larger than normal, and are born like that. You don't need to put a women down just because she does not meet your standard of beauty. Same goes for skinny girls who don't have any meat on their bones. No matter what they do, some just can't gain any weight. Their metbolism is just too fast. I'm glad that Layne Bryant is making bras for plus sized women and people with larger breasts, and teaching them to love their bodies. I enjoyed reading your take. We need to stop body shaming.
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Bigger is not better for me I dont like how they think all guys are the same I dont like fat women and I know women dont like fat guys so why not stop lying that all guys want fat women and I know women are going to down vote this even if they dont read the rest of this women say a guy is fat and unattractive its called having a type if guys say that theyre jerks people here contradict themselves so much its gotten to the point that its just sad xD
Don't tell the opposite lie that no men want a large woman. This has always been my preference and I'm frustrated by having MFers like you presume to have the gall to f**king speak for me!
You have a preference, fine, move on. It's not your job to try to change the rest of us.
I hate that these campaigns try to define sexy and shove it down your throat, when sexy is about what the individual thinks. Personally I think that's unhealthy. Ill keep my "traditional" values on whats sexy, thank you.
Society and the media are constantly defining sexy and shoving it down you're throat. You just happened to have a different idea of sexy shoved down you're throat first and it stuck there. We all get our idea of sexy shaled by external influences. To think otherwise is deluded.
Also things such a symmetrical face and long hair signal health and good genes. Te hourglass shape and large breasts signal fertility and ability to nuture. Many of our beauty standards are influenced by evolutionary pyschology.
Wow what a range of comments - I think the women are very sexy, people talking about eating healthy you really think that all those super skinny models are eating healthy. To each their own if these women are happy, feel great about themselves why should they not wear a bikini. Women can be so mean to other women give it a rest people! There are more things in the world to be upset about other than whether these women should be in a bikini or lingerie.
I think that the commercial is pretty good actually, looks like every other commercial to me. I see that many people have commented that being overweight is unhealthy and not sexy and I agree that it's unhealthy, but so are many of the skinny models in today’s society. Clothing companies only focus on people who are very skinny or overweight. Can't I just be sexy having a normal body?
I think instead of trying to bash one type against the other, each should do a campaign about being healthy and happy. That would be great. No body shaming because your not the ideal or that you have curves so anyone without them must be the devil, but that each woman should strive to be fit and healthy. That is beauty
I'm Sorry to say this... but women would not look like that if they were healthy. God's honest truth. Even if they are eating nothing bUT apples and greens... they are either eating wayyyyyyy toany of them or they just do not work out enough. Either way, the evidence is that they are not in shape which is proof that they are not healthy.
Now here's what I will say that will be the convincing factor... if all of these women were to get into tip top shape by really eating healthy and working out, they would be knockouts! They have beautiful features, and it's ashame that they let it go to waste.
I understand why they did this but is calling out Victoria's Secret and their models necessary? They have their vision of beauty just like Lane Bryant does. In the end it's just marketing to your target audience.
Yes it's all to make money to be honest... it has nothing to do with showing these women can be sexy... there a business trying to appeal to the overweight women as well to cash grab
Business is all about dollars, they don't do anything unless it brings in cash
Why people are critical in other people's physics, I have really no idea. They look good to me. As long as they are healthy, and confident about their figures I am cool with it. Skinny or curvy I love people with confidence.
If it makes them happy and find confidence then who are we to say anything? Theyre just making a point that women are beautiful of all sizes and we shouldn't be judged. I think thats a lovely lesson but people are too shallow to understand. Thats why I dont say anything if they bash skinny chicks (im skinny)
I think they are beautiful. The world has the wrong impression of how women should look. If they don't look like barbie dolls they are immediately classified as ugly. That's wrong I know I'm not to judge but magazines and tv is not reality they are photo shopped. If you feel comfortable in your own skin and body you are beautiful.
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I don't think we should be glorifying the overweight and unhealthy body images.
We should be glorifying health. These women are overweight which means they are over the healthy weight for their height. We don't seem to have an issue pointing it out and shaming it, when it is men. Calling a large man a fatso or telling him to lose weight or get healthy. Why do we have to be so touchy about the female health ideal.
If we can't tell people that being unhealthy is gross, are we going to soon going to have to stop telling addicts that their addiction is ok? I mean we don't want to "hurt their poor egos".
I sure hope you speak up about the wrongness of underweight models too.
Yeah underweight is a problem too. When it is the "twiggy" standard, but models like Miranda Kerr are not underweight, although she and her coworkers are constantly under attack by jealous girls for "pushing negative body images". These women are in shape (like myself), they are not underweight. They should not be under fire simply because they are attractive and "make other women feel bad".
Those Victoria Secret models actually would be considered underweight, but that doesn't make them unhealthy. Same goes for these women or anyone big. Being fat does not equal unhealthy.
The BMI index has had lots of scrutiny about it's legitimacy and it's accuracy.
Being fat does make you unhealthy. The number of health related issues for a woman overweight is substantially higher than a female with the body fat content of someone like Miranda Kerr.
Those women aren't curvy, they're fat.
I'm all for accepting your body, but not if you simultaneously put down other body types.
ok most of them do not have a stomach, that is what constitutes whether a woman is fat or not, big ass, breasts or thighs do not matter so if there is no stomach they arr not fat!
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I agree. 1-2 of those women are not fat.
I'm not one to body shame but I think some girls who really are fat tend to hide behind the word curvy. Happens a lot on dating sites. Same with fat women hiding behind average.
Again, not body shaming but I hate when I'll talk to a girl on a dating site that hides their weight, says they're average/curvy, and then are much fatter in person. If I had a dollar for every time that happened, I'd be a millionaire. Just saying that if you're fat, don't hide it.
That's great and everything but those pictures of fat women don't sell bras. Or panties. Women don't STRIVE to look like that. It's good to accept your body but at what point are we saying that it's okay to be fat?
Some of these comments are horrible and straight up rude. And so are some of the questions about larger women on here. According to their logic, a women is not attractive is she is not thin and doesn't match up to society's norm. It's sad. Some women can't help one bit that they are bigger than normal. Some people are genetically larger than normal, and are born like that. You don't need to put a women down just because she does not meet your standard of beauty. Same goes for skinny girls who don't have any meat on their bones. No matter what they do, some just can't gain any weight. Their metbolism is just too fast. I'm glad that Layne Bryant is making bras for plus sized women and people with larger breasts, and teaching them to love their bodies. I enjoyed reading your take. We need to stop body shaming.
Bigger is not better for me I dont like how they think all guys are the same I dont like fat women and I know women dont like fat guys so why not stop lying that all guys want fat women and I know women are going to down vote this even if they dont read the rest of this women say a guy is fat and unattractive its called having a type if guys say that theyre jerks people here contradict themselves so much its gotten to the point that its just sad xD
Don't tell the opposite lie that no men want a large woman. This has always been my preference and I'm frustrated by having MFers like you presume to have the gall to f**king speak for me!
You have a preference, fine, move on. It's not your job to try to change the rest of us.
Did you even read it my comment thoroughly imbecile
I wonder when there will be a campaign for male height problems
there's no way to campaign for that. Its about gaining confidence.
I hate that these campaigns try to define sexy and shove it down your throat, when sexy is about what the individual thinks. Personally I think that's unhealthy. Ill keep my "traditional" values on whats sexy, thank you.
Well-said!
Society and the media are constantly defining sexy and shoving it down you're throat. You just happened to have a different idea of sexy shoved down you're throat first and it stuck there. We all get our idea of sexy shaled by external influences. To think otherwise is deluded.
Hence the traditional
Also things such a symmetrical face and long hair signal health and good genes. Te hourglass shape and large breasts signal fertility and ability to nuture. Many of our beauty standards are influenced by evolutionary pyschology.
Popular and Traditional are not the same, your idae of sexy is not traditional, you have no claim to that.
Wow what a range of comments - I think the women are very sexy, people talking about eating healthy you really think that all those super skinny models are eating healthy.
To each their own if these women are happy, feel great about themselves why should they not wear a bikini.
Women can be so mean to other women give it a rest people! There are more things in the world to be upset about other than whether these women should be in a bikini or lingerie.
I think that the commercial is pretty good actually, looks like every other commercial to me. I see that many people have commented that being overweight is unhealthy and not sexy and I agree that it's unhealthy, but so are many of the skinny models in today’s society. Clothing companies only focus on people who are very skinny or overweight. Can't I just be sexy having a normal body?
I think instead of trying to bash one type against the other, each should do a campaign about being healthy and happy. That would be great. No body shaming because your not the ideal or that you have curves so anyone without them must be the devil, but that each woman should strive to be fit and healthy. That is beauty
I agree. Every body type - except perhaps anorexic bodies - is sexy, because individuality is sexy.
I'm Sorry to say this... but women would not look like that if they were healthy. God's honest truth. Even if they are eating nothing bUT apples and greens... they are either eating wayyyyyyy toany of them or they just do not work out enough. Either way, the evidence is that they are not in shape which is proof that they are not healthy.
Now here's what I will say that will be the convincing factor... if all of these women were to get into tip top shape by really eating healthy and working out, they would be knockouts! They have beautiful features, and it's ashame that they let it go to waste.
So... none of these girls have ANY fat on their face?
Something smells fishy... and not just them.
Yeah, and no stretch marks or cellulite? I'm a skinny girl and I still have stretch marks.
I understand why they did this but is calling out Victoria's Secret and their models necessary? They have their vision of beauty just like Lane Bryant does. In the end it's just marketing to your target audience.
Yes it's all to make money to be honest... it has nothing to do with showing these women can be sexy... there a business trying to appeal to the overweight women as well to cash grab
Business is all about dollars, they don't do anything unless it brings in cash
Agreed - I think the media places a lot of importance on skinny models. One shouldn't be obese but not proper skinny either. It should be in-between
Why people are critical in other people's physics, I have really no idea.
They look good to me. As long as they are healthy, and confident about their figures I am cool with it.
Skinny or curvy I love people with confidence.
If it makes them happy and find confidence then who are we to say anything? Theyre just making a point that women are beautiful of all sizes and we shouldn't be judged. I think thats a lovely lesson but people are too shallow to understand. Thats why I dont say anything if they bash skinny chicks (im skinny)
They photoshop their faces to make them look thinner. If bigger is better why lie then?
They do? Ashley Graham's face looks the same size in model shoots and on the red carpet to me. :O
Those plus size models look unhealthy and I am sure they are unhealthier than the skinny models.
I think they are beautiful. The world has the wrong impression of how women should look. If they don't look like barbie dolls they are immediately classified as ugly. That's wrong I know I'm not to judge but magazines and tv is not reality they are photo shopped. If you feel comfortable in your own skin and body you are beautiful.
Curvy is nice, but those women aren't curvy at all. They're fat.