Comments on: Hello Beautiful- Excuse me, Whiny? Plus Size women are NOT

By: Stephanie Danforth

Stephanie Danforth — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:49:28 +0000

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?

By: Marie Denee

Marie Denee — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:04:50 +0000

@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…

By: bs7

bs7 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:33:48 +0000

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.

By: meghan

meghan — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:58:24 +0000

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.

By: hsofia

hsofia — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:36:07 +0000

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 â€œbuttâ€ of jokes, (i.e., Moâ€™Nique, who uses jokes about herself as a defense mechanism), and donâ€™t receive the same caliber of clothing, treatment, or respect as everyone else.”

By: Diane Williams

Diane Williams — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:38:05 +0000

Why does it seem that when the Plus Size Community voices our opinions on something or we’re a proponent to something positive, we have to position ourselves to defend ourselves too?

I try to ignore this stuff and get on with creating wonderful things for the Plus Size Woman. The Skinny Ones who don’t get it are the ones who are whining. And if we stop defending ourselves and focus on continuing this positive movement they will be the only ones left whining…