Comments on: Hello Beautiful- Excuse me, Whiny? Plus Size women are NOT http://thecurvyfashionista.mariedenee.com/2009/11/hello-beautiful-excuse-me-whiny-plus-size-women-are-not/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Keeping you Curvy.Confident.Chic. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:52:30 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Stephanie Danforth http://thecurvyfashionista.mariedenee.com/2009/11/hello-beautiful-excuse-me-whiny-plus-size-women-are-not/comment-page-1/#comment-819 Stephanie Danforth Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:49:28 +0000 http://thecurvyfashionista.mariedenee.com/?p=1534#comment-819 When I originally read this post on Hello Beautiful I too was going to post it and then I read how she went from one arguement to the complete opposite arguement in the same article, so I read it again. After reading it a second time, I realized that she did not write it to offend but to make people think, so I completely understand how her initial focus could've been unclear. With that being said, I think you did a great job of responding but I wonder, As plus size women or any group that society constantly attempts to ostracize, Are we more sensitive than we need to be at times? Is it justified? Or a combination of both?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('819','Stephanie Danforth'); return false;"></br> What do you think?</a> </div> When I originally read this post on Hello Beautiful I too was going to post it and then I read how she went from one arguement to the complete opposite arguement in the same article, so I read it again. After reading it a second time, I realized that she did not write it to offend but to make people think, so I completely understand how her initial focus could’ve been unclear.

With that being said, I think you did a great job of responding but I wonder, As plus size women or any group that society constantly attempts to ostracize, Are we more sensitive than we need to be at times? Is it justified? Or a combination of both?

What do you think?
]]> By: Marie Denee http://thecurvyfashionista.mariedenee.com/2009/11/hello-beautiful-excuse-me-whiny-plus-size-women-are-not/comment-page-1/#comment-813 Marie Denee Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:04:50 +0000 http://thecurvyfashionista.mariedenee.com/?p=1534#comment-813 @meghan and @hsofia I agree with you wholeheartedly, and after reading and rereading this initial post, I think the wit and the lines could have been delivered in a more smooth and clever way... @bs7 I suppose we are making the same point, it was just hard to get through it all and read through the sarcasm... which I usually love, this just hit a little too close to being rude, rather than read sarcastically...<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('813','Marie Denee'); return false;"></br> What do you think?</a> </div> @meghan and @hsofia I agree with you wholeheartedly, and after reading and rereading this initial post, I think the wit and the lines could have been delivered in a more smooth and clever way…

@bs7 I suppose we are making the same point, it was just hard to get through it all and read through the sarcasm… which I usually love, this just hit a little too close to being rude, rather than read sarcastically…

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]]> By: bs7 http://thecurvyfashionista.mariedenee.com/2009/11/hello-beautiful-excuse-me-whiny-plus-size-women-are-not/comment-page-1/#comment-807 bs7 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:33:48 +0000 http://thecurvyfashionista.mariedenee.com/?p=1534#comment-807 I totally have to agree with the previous two comments, after reading this article, it's fairly obvious that this is a sarcastic opener to an article speaking about the fact that plus-size fashion does need to have more options. Her statements about Karl Lagerfelds comments make her point very clear. Perhaps she could have written this clearer, even with the sarcastic opener, but she is making the same point as you.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('807','bs7'); return false;"></br> What do you think?</a> </div> I totally have to agree with the previous two comments, after reading this article, it’s fairly obvious that this is a sarcastic opener to an article speaking about the fact that plus-size fashion does need to have more options. Her statements about Karl Lagerfelds comments make her point very clear. Perhaps she could have written this clearer, even with the sarcastic opener, but she is making the same point as you.
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]]> By: meghan http://thecurvyfashionista.mariedenee.com/2009/11/hello-beautiful-excuse-me-whiny-plus-size-women-are-not/comment-page-1/#comment-806 meghan Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:58:24 +0000 http://thecurvyfashionista.mariedenee.com/?p=1534#comment-806 i agree with the above poster. it's not a very well-written article, but the intro that offends you was meant to be tongue and cheek. the real point is that plus-size fashion still has a long way to go to be comparable in style or quality with normal or petite sizes.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('806','meghan'); return false;"></br> What do you think?</a> </div> i agree with the above poster. it’s not a very well-written article, but the intro that offends you was meant to be tongue and cheek. the real point is that plus-size fashion still has a long way to go to be comparable in style or quality with normal or petite sizes.
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]]> By: hsofia http://thecurvyfashionista.mariedenee.com/2009/11/hello-beautiful-excuse-me-whiny-plus-size-women-are-not/comment-page-1/#comment-805 hsofia Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:36:07 +0000 http://thecurvyfashionista.mariedenee.com/?p=1534#comment-805 I read this article and I'm pretty certain that the author is making the same point as you. I think she's saying that plus size women are accused of "whining" and may seem like they're "complaining" - but the truth is that they have many reasons to complain. Like this paragraph: "Why do you ask? Well, to put it simply, plus-size women are always the “butt” of jokes, (i.e., Mo’Nique, who uses jokes about herself as a defense mechanism), and don’t receive the same caliber of clothing, treatment, or respect as everyone else."<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('805','hsofia'); return false;"></br> What do you think?</a> </div> I read this article and I’m pretty certain that the author is making the same point as you. I think she’s saying that plus size women are accused of “whining” and may seem like they’re “complaining” – but the truth is that they have many reasons to complain. Like this paragraph:

“Why do you ask? Well, to put it simply, plus-size women are always the “butt” of jokes, (i.e., Mo’Nique, who uses jokes about herself as a defense mechanism), and don’t receive the same caliber of clothing, treatment, or respect as everyone else.”

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