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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There's a difference between celebrating beautiful, healthy diversity, and being negligently encouraging of (in this case, morbid) obesity.

I've struggled with my weight (lost over 50 lbs), but found a healthy, fit, active, strong balance where I'm not deprived - and move more.

You don't have to run marathons and be a size 2 to be healthy and beautiful, but at Tess's size, it's irresponsible to celebrate her size. At that morbidly obese size, she is not a healthy role model, and she is definitely not healthy. You're eating way, way too much, and not moving enough - and the weight alone puts stress on bones and joints that's not sustainable.

I understand and strongly support expanding the images of women to see as role models for body image positivity and beauty, but I think what Tess is doing is irresponsible.

The same would be true of emaciated women with eating disorders voicing that their bodies are beautiful in their "diversity." Both are not ok. Both are harmful images to broadcast.

Be fit, be strong, and thoroughly enjoy that cupcake with frosting (just don't eat 10 of them) - there are wider ranges of healthy and beautiful, but extremes on either end aren't productive. 
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It's not condoning her weight or telling girls that it is great to be that weight.  Anyone looking at her knows that is not true.

But bashing her, cutting her down, degrading her is not healthy behavior for any of US to engage in.  Tess is not going to become the new standard of beauty.  There is no danger of that happening.  But if we can accept and love Tess we can also accept and love and feel darned good about our size 14s.  Now THAT would be healthy.[/quote]

Of course Tess is saying that - that's pretty much her schtick. Maybe she's not explicitly saying "be my size/weight and everything in life will be amazing!" But she is saying that it's ok/normal/beautiful/happy to be the size she is. It's not. It's absolutely not. The same is true for the other far end of the spectrum. Both are dangerous and responsible.

I will say that I think Tess has an awesome sense of vintage style, and her fashion sense is really very cute. But as far as body positivity? It's as harmful as an emaciated anorexic constantly broadcasting how happy and proud she is of her body, that she loves so much (that came out from some unhealthy, dangerous habits - just like Tess). 
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O.k. I think you are making some very valid and good points.  At the same time, I think that Tess has more facets to herself than the size of her body.  She can be a fashionista, she can be in love, she is as human and as worthy as we all are.  Telling her that she is less than US, that she is less worthy actually creates more problems than it solves.  She is Tess first - love her for who she is - FIRST.[/quote]

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