This is a picture from an article in the latest issue of Runner’s World. I kind of glossed over the page until I got to the words “Plus Size Women”.
Am I missing something here? Is she really a plus-size model and I just don’t see it?
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December 17th, 2008 at 6:59 am 1
I saw the same photo in my RW and thought the very same thing!
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December 17th, 2008 at 8:01 am 2
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December 17th, 2008 at 9:41 am 3
Lord help me! That is seriously crazy.
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December 17th, 2008 at 10:03 am 4
Come on, Lisa – don’t you know that any female with breasts is automatically plus-sized in media land???
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December 17th, 2008 at 10:38 am 5
That pisses me off.
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December 17th, 2008 at 10:53 am 6
What kind of crap is that, she’s maybe a size 10? Oh what I would give to be a size 10!!
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December 17th, 2008 at 11:16 am 7
Are people now plus size if they’ve got a healthy BMI? Does regular size mean we have to have no curves and not be healthy? Good Lord.
December 17th, 2008 at 11:18 am 8
I read somewhere that most plus size models are size 10-14. Isn’t that the average woman?
I suppose that model could be a size 10. Hard to say. She looks great.
December 17th, 2008 at 11:19 am 9
Do you think they mean plus size by height? She looks pretty tall but not fat at all. You should send them this post and get their response.
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December 17th, 2008 at 12:52 pm 10
if she’s plus-size, what am I?
December 17th, 2008 at 12:53 pm 11
In a culture where size 2 is considered fat, I guess this woman is obese.
Wish I were that fat.
December 17th, 2008 at 12:54 pm 12
the ‘larger man’ was also not so large, I didn’t think. Also, if she’s plus sized, then I must be, too. I’d be more supportive if they offered some attractive sports bra options for the ‘plus-sized chest’….but my guess is that MAXIMUM that model wears size medium pants…..and that if she isn’t layered all wonky (leggings, skirt, long shirt) to make her look thicker, she’s actually quite thin. I was considering writing a letter to RW to express my displeasure.
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December 17th, 2008 at 1:38 pm 13
*shakes head*
someone is missing something but it certainly is not you.
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December 17th, 2008 at 1:49 pm 14
That is crazy! She is most certainly not plus size! I’ve noticed that a lot of catalogs do the whole “plus size” clothing section with thin women as models…
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December 17th, 2008 at 1:51 pm 15
Well the cothes aren’t fair at all n we can’t see her height but goodness plus size looks like normal n way healthier than eating cotton to stay thin.eeks!!!
December 17th, 2008 at 2:33 pm 16
I understand the model issue, but I am glad that a few companies are actually making these clothes, they just are hard to find. It used to be that you wore an XL white T-shirt to work out.
December 17th, 2008 at 3:53 pm 17
didn’t you know if your chest is larger than a B cup you’re considered plus size! I’m DD and always looked upon as ‘big’… I don’t get it
December 17th, 2008 at 4:00 pm 18
OH, for sure RW will get some letters over this. In triathlete terms this model would be considered an “Athena” and the male equivalent a “Clydesdale”–sometimes races offer prizes in these categories, which is based on weight not clothes size, so tall people often qualify–the argument being “big” people (which is not to say fat) shouldn’t have to compete against the teeny tiny athletes. Don’t get me wrong–there are some seriously fast Athenas and Clydesdales out there. All this to say I’d never call her plus size. In fact after all my drivel about Athenas, she doesn’t even look like an Athena. She looks like she has a great rack, svelte legs and a really bad stylist!
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December 17th, 2008 at 4:13 pm 19
Rachel: y’know, I never thought of it that way. I’ll have to figure out where to send it to see if they have an “official” response.
December 17th, 2008 at 4:15 pm 20
kg: great point! A lot of companies are now making great exercise clothes for all sizes.
December 17th, 2008 at 6:34 pm 21
Um, no. She looks totally normal.
December 17th, 2008 at 10:37 pm 22
Things like this just make me want to punch someone. (But I don’t, I just want to.) She’s definitely a 10 or 12 at most. Ugh.
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December 17th, 2008 at 11:37 pm 23
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December 18th, 2008 at 12:45 am 24
They want the women smaller and the men bigger.
Due to this holiday season, I am starting to qualify!
January 3rd, 2009 at 3:32 pm 25
I think plus sized is considered 12, but probably 10 now a days. She can’t be bigger then a 10 no way.
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