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Skinny gossip starving tip of the day11/11/2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() The models - male and female - are mostly lithe, tanned, tall white people who are either well-muscled (for men) or very, very thin (for women). There is no secret about what looks “good” in media today. How could another woman be so cruel? How could these women with rather low BMIs be publicly flogged as “fat?” Why is this site so popular? And yet, even though the initial reaction is one of anger and even blistering self-consciousness, with a bit of reflection, the more pressing question becomes: What could possibly make a woman - only identified as “working in the fasion industry… around 5’7 and 100 pounds” - feel this way about the women around her, and ultimately, about herself? It’s hard not to be on that website for more than 10 seconds and not feel a stomach-turning wave of rage and frustration about all that’s being said of these beautiful women’s bodies. Some people are fortunate enough to not understand why a site like Skinny Gossip is so incredibly upsetting. Though you could argue that the understanding of the deeply problematic nature of this article is not universal, and his response to it is so light as to be frustrating, it’s clear that that a simple compliment to the woman for what he perceives to be her A-OK body type was only meant in kindness. Upton looks pretty objectively great and that this “article” - and the website it’s published on - deserves far more than a chuckling disagreement with their assessment of her looks and shape. The friend was a man, and his commentary was what can only be described as amicably oblivious, something along the lines of, “I think she looks great!” I think we can all agree, even if her particular style isn’t our cup of tea, that Ms. A few days ago, an acquaintance of mine posted a link to this take-down of Kate Upton’s body on my Facebook news feed. ![]()
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