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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The end of an institution. Sad that SI has caved to this sort of pandering.

I'm a straight woman and find this revolting. I have an obese son, who struggles with thyroid issues as well as my family's endocrine issues. I know the pain and health issues he's suffered over the years due to his obesity. It should not be celebrated.[/quote]

I agree.

Size 16 is not a healthy weight.

With the obesity epidemic in this country, we should not be normalizing a size 16 as a desireable body.[/quote]

You should educate yourself a bit more.  She looks like she gains weight in her hips and thighs which actually makes her healthier than someone who is a size 8 or 10 and carries their weight in the midsection.  Do you know her cholesterol numbers?  Blood sugar?  Blood pressure?  No.  While there is a pretty damn good chance no one will believe me, I was almost 300 pounds and still considered medically healthy. All my numbers were normal.  I have lost over 100 pounds and of course they have lowered significantly and I feel better.   My sister was almost 300 pounds and had tons of medical issues.  The difference?  She carried all her weight in her mid section.

There have been studies recently that have suggested being a bit overweight is actually much healthier for you.  Obesity is a serious issue, but I would not look at someone who is a size 16 and say they are disgusting and obese.  Now when you start to get to size 20 and above (depending on someones height of course) you are starting to get into a very bad place.   Not all people are built the same.  If someone at size 16 is comfortable in their own skin and they are taking care of themselves, we should learn to celebrate them instead of tear them down because of what WE think they should look like. [/quote]

Exactly this.  There was just an article in the NYT about this very thing.  And I say this as a slim person. But I am so sick of people acting as though thinness automatically = healthy and overweightness = unhealthiness when it is so far from the case.[/quote]

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