Midsize

[Anonymous]

I am short and overweight and a 6. Some midsize people I see do not even look overweigth at all, just not model thin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does it mean anything below plus size. And around size 10 and up?

It's between heroine chic and plus size... there doesn't seem to be models that are size 6 most are either 0 or 18 so it's between so yes size 10-16 but most are 12-14.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does it mean anything below plus size. And around size 10 and up?

It's between heroine chic and plus size... there doesn't seem to be models that are size 6 most are either 0 or 18 so it's between so yes size 10-16 but most are 12-14.

This is true on tv shows as well: women are either thin romantic heroes or plus size best friends or funny plus size. It’s so rare to see women who are just a little heavy in main parts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a size 6/8 and that's M so I've been told I'm midsized. Literally medium

This new "midsized" apparently is 10-16. 18+ is plus sized and 8 and below is "regular", I suppose.

[Anonymous]

Weight and clothing size looks different by race.

Michelle Obama is technically “mid-size” along with Gayle King. Neither looks like they are anywhere outside of standard proportion/sizing.

Kim Kardashian is probably a 4/6 and looks proportion wise to be midsize. Same with Jenna Bush-Hager who’s probably a 6/8.

[Anonymous]

Just more vanity sizing and self-delusion, OP. Glad you're not participating!

[Anonymous]

I am not reading all of what I'm sure are incredibly mean responses, but here's my understanding. Historically when people have talked about sizing there have been only two groups of sizes - straight sizes (0-16) and plus sizes (typically labeled with X - so 14X, 16X, and then it skips to 1X).

HOWEVER - we really only view sizes 0-8 as being "normal". So people came up with "mid-size" as a word to define that in between 10-16 where you're still straight sized, but you're probably still overweight to obese.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You're right OP. It's gross how accepting society has come of overeating.

So what do you want someone who is size 14 or 16 to do. Presumably you understand that they can't become a size 4 overnight.

Should they not be allowed to wear clothes or leave the house until they aren't gross to you? Should they only buy clothes in stores labeled Fat Ladies Only?

No...but they should admit they overeat and not call themselves "midsize". They eat too much, just admit it and call yourself large, XL or 2XL etc.

Sure just as soon as we make size 0-4 admit they have eating disorders and under eat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of course the fat bashing started already. It's to help women find clothes that fit well in a very tricky size category. If you are a size 6 and Medium, it's not for you. Because you can walk into any store and find clothing.

Over size 14, it's incredibly hit or miss. Especially in person shopping. So many of these people help women who have similar bodies find clothes.

If you don't like it, scroll past it. It's NOT FOR YOU.

NP. This makes sense to me but then you'll see someone who is a size 8 call themselves mid-size on social media, and that's why people get confused.

I consider it someone who wears a 12/14 or maybe wears a 10 in tops but a 16 in bottoms or vice versa. But it's used much more expansively than that online.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You're right OP. It's gross how accepting society has come of overeating.

So what do you want someone who is size 14 or 16 to do. Presumably you understand that they can't become a size 4 overnight.

Should they not be allowed to wear clothes or leave the house until they aren't gross to you? Should they only buy clothes in stores labeled Fat Ladies Only?

No...but they should admit they overeat and not call themselves "midsize". They eat too much, just admit it and call yourself large, XL or 2XL etc.

Sure just as soon as we make size 0-4 admit they have eating disorders and under eat.

You are both crazy. Not everyone who wears above a size 10 overeats (or is obese) and not everyone size 4 and under has an eating disorder or is underweight.

The human body comes in a lot of different shapes and sizes. Why is this so hard?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You're right OP. It's gross how accepting society has come of overeating.

So what do you want someone who is size 14 or 16 to do. Presumably you understand that they can't become a size 4 overnight.

Should they not be allowed to wear clothes or leave the house until they aren't gross to you? Should they only buy clothes in stores labeled Fat Ladies Only?

No...but they should admit they overeat and not call themselves "midsize". They eat too much, just admit it and call yourself large, XL or 2XL etc.

Sure just as soon as we make size 0-4 admit they have eating disorders and under eat.

This is absurd. I'm 5'0". If I go over size 4 I'm medically obese.

[Anonymous]

I wear size 6 pants and medium tops (I could wear a size small top except for having big boobs so it would look too showy) I think of myself as midsized…not skinny but not overweight either—just kind of in the middle. Not that I’m median compared to the rest of the US bc so many Americans are obese and overweight that I guess I’d be considered small compared to the average but through my own lens I’m definitely “midsize”

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Of course the fat bashing started already. It's to help women find clothes that fit well in a very tricky size category. If you are a size 6 and Medium, it's not for you. Because you can walk into any store and find clothing.

Over size 14, it's incredibly hit or miss. Especially in person shopping. So many of these people help women who have similar bodies find clothes.

If you don't like it, scroll past it. It's NOT FOR YOU.

NP. This makes sense to me but then you'll see someone who is a size 8 call themselves mid-size on social media, and that's why people get confused.

I consider it someone who wears a 12/14 or maybe wears a 10 in tops but a 16 in bottoms or vice versa. But it's used much more expansively than that online.

DP - see, I have never seen a woman smaller than a 12 refer to herself as midsize in the social media/influencer context. PP is right: it's about helping women find clothing that fit well given an in-between sizing category (not "straight" sizes and not "plus" sizes).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You're right OP. It's gross how accepting society has come of overeating.

So what do you want someone who is size 14 or 16 to do. Presumably you understand that they can't become a size 4 overnight.

Should they not be allowed to wear clothes or leave the house until they aren't gross to you? Should they only buy clothes in stores labeled Fat Ladies Only?

No...but they should admit they overeat and not call themselves "midsize". They eat too much, just admit it and call yourself large, XL or 2XL etc.

Sure just as soon as we make size 0-4 admit they have eating disorders and under eat.

This is absurd. I'm 5'0". If I go over size 4 I'm medically obese.

Google hyperbole

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wear size 6 pants and medium tops (I could wear a size small top except for having big boobs so it would look too showy) I think of myself as midsized…not skinny but not overweight either—just kind of in the middle. Not that I’m median compared to the rest of the US bc so many Americans are obese and overweight that I guess I’d be considered small compared to the average but through my own lens I’m definitely “midsize”

They are definitely influencers who are your size and short who call themselves midsize because well proportionally kinda do look overweight even though you’re a size 6.

Just like some people who are size 10 looks skinny, because of their height.