waiter, there's a fat lady in my magazine!

[keryx]

Everyone's seen that Glamor magazine OMG publish a photo of a nearly-nude woman (NSFW), right? Specifically - a nearly-nude woman who models plus size clothes, and therefore looks "normal" as a wearer of size 12 or whatever, poofy little tummy and all. She's cute.

I stopped reading magazines so long ago that I can't comment on the power of seeing someone look "normal" in the pages of a fashion magazine. It seems like a nice idea & one that garners lots of praise on the rare occasions it happens - why are those occasions rare, though? I'm guessing aspirations are still assumed to be more effective sales tools than relatability. Are they?

The article featuring the photo is about as annoying as any other fashion magazine article; instead of your appearance being a thing you need to fix, it's your self-opinion.

Comments

[box-o-spiders.livejournal.com]

I agree about the article. I think that having published the photo, they at least opened the door for some dialog with their readers and potential readers regarding what exactly people want to see in a magazine. More pictures like those would possibly show them that it would behoove them to make that the new standard. I know if there were more magazine pictures like that in Glamour, I'd subscribe.

So I guess with the outpouring of letters in support of the photo, the ball is back in their court. Let's just hope they run with it.