keryx | (no subject)

What does a fat grrrl in a Playboy bunny tank top [Disregard that she's not particularly fat, just play along.] say to you? Does it say "fuck your fascist beauty standards"? "I'm only valuable if I can be made a sex object"? "Pleeeease mainstream beauty standard, pretty please accept me"? Or "uh, hi, I'm a fat grrrl wearing a Playboy logo"?

Not that there's any one right answer.

Although. TODAY I think most of the grrrls who'd wear it are thinking along the lines of that third one. Cause I'm really losing faith in other fat chicks this week. I am really, really tired this week of fat grrrls gathering on fat-positive lists and communities I belong to (online) and demanding safe space to talk about losing weight and dieting. It's making me snarkier than usual.

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isn't it more about what the wearer wants others to think about her? judging by my 15-year-old sister, it's mostly teenagers who shop at Hot Topic and Torrid. aren't these kids just looking to register a little shock value (cushioned by Playboy's brand recognition) along the lines of "she knows about playboy" or "she likes sex" or even just "she thinks she's sexy"? in my experience, most teenagers - even outsider types - are not sophisticated enough to go much beyond that. in other words, i doubt many of those who buy this shirt are actually thinking about the politics of displying naked, skinny, airbrushed, silicone-implanted models at all. i'm glad you do, though!

Torrid, intriguingly, seems to have an older audience than Hot Topic, probably because finding fun clothes is such an asspain for fat women of any age.

But yeah, interesting point.