Somebody at a UK rag, Glamour Magazine, has just realized that a curvy woman is a beautiful woman.
Celebrities like Kate Winslet, Jessica Simpson and now, Scarlett Johansson have spoken out against a culture that nitpicks a woman’s every thigh dimple. First Lady Michelle Obama dresses to accentuate rather than camouflage her regal curves, and has the entire world swooning. And maybe, as Emme, a pioneer plus-size supermodel and host of More to Love, believes, “we’ve just had it with the beyond-slender, airbrushed-from-head-to-toe models and actresses who’ve dominated [newsstands] for over a decade.”
Good on them.
A friend of mine (a fellow Ugblogger) is one of the most beautiful women I know. She has a wonderful spirit, she’s open-hearted and generous and her intelligence amazes me.
About two years ago, my friend put on a bit of weight. Then a bit more. It not so much weight that it should be of concern. She has a nice small round belly, a good breasts and arms of a real woman.
I’m disgusted that she’s constantly asked whether she’s expecting a baby and that people are horrified that her maturity is not only being manifest in her mind, but in her body.
In my eyes, she’s beautiful and as sexy as hell.
And for the record, so am I.
Sure I’m more self-deprecating than I should be about my body. I constantly scoff at the imaginary line of circumference that my midriff has become. I look at my thighs and wonder what became of the taut body of yesteryear. My double chin makes me look like a turkey under a certain light.
However standing naked in front of my mirror every day, I see a goddess. I feel like a goddess. I know I’m a goddess.
I’m a goddess with a tummy, dimply thighs, jingly arms, an ample butt and a double chin.
And I’m as sexy as they come.
Excellent post! Simply outstanding. Unfortunately, Anna Wintour (of Vogue fame) likely isn’t listening.
skinny models sell clothes… and thats all the credit they should be given
clothes not body image
body surface for a piece of cut fabric to hang.
not a body which one is expected to posses
and those girls… a great number of them, are still developing their breasts
so….
however. i am 26 and under 50kgs. So i guess i hold no opinion on this topic
x. gd post
Yes, I do eat!
No, I am not anorexic, bulimic or addicted to laxatives.
Hhhmmm, what to wear… oversize is not flattering at all and fitting, well, the collar bones can not be pressed back in!
Beyond TV and hollywood, here at home, I am not beautiful. I am not sexy.
I am a goddess.
What beautiful women in that picture. Too bad their faces were airbrushed to high heaven with sharp, almost-masculine jawlines and cheekbones super-accentuated in a piece that is supposed to celebrate supple, curvy women.
All hail curves!
I didnt know I always thought the curve thats grown over the months looked damn ugly. Screw it I am sexy huraaaay.
Yay for curves and bottoms and boobs!And yay for the confidence to wear them with pride.
Curves Rock…and thats that! Mo, the cheekbones n what not…thats makeup not photoshop, playing around with different hues n shades of brown creates such effects.
I am so with you. I look in the mirror and I think, “Damn, I’m hot!”
Cool!
yes i am beautiful dammit! lol about her being asked if she is expecting…two gals i knew in school and met at the mall and a pork joint repspectively asked me that coz i am fuller thani was in school and sure as hell sexier… i tell form the attention i get….and you are so right… it is beautiful
Great post as usual. Not trying to take away from what you said about curvy women, but could I add that a beautiful woman is a woman confident in her body, whatever shape its in – curvy, thin, tall, short, dark, dimpled, stretch marked? I am made to feel less sexy as a thin and less curvy African woman. As I was growing up, the women modeled as beauitiful in my community were not only light skinned, but very curvy. I was darker and thin as a rail and with no boobies (yep, I felt them, thank you for the campaign!). Never thought I was beautiful by those standards. I have matured, thankfully, and the junk in the trunk at least testifies to my being “African”. If I had a shilling for every attempt thats been made to fatten me up or the suggestion that I eat more or that I am starving myself to live up to the western thin model….
Just like Christina Aguilera sang it…
Nice post
I’m still working on accepting my curvaceous self as is. Nonetheless everyday i see myself as beautiful is a beautiful day too
Damn,
you are hottt!
No Curves, no love – that’s my mantra
Oh Hail the goddess!
The skinny models have more body image issues than proper curvy women.
Excellent post!
But then again, isn’t it the world that’s got issues if by its standards, the value of a woman (or man, for that matter) lies in the size of their bodies?
So … The Curves … (sigh) …
Curves, even when they are slight blips, are beautiful. But like Elle said, a confident woman is a beautiful woman. I wish all women would remember it all the time and shrug off any nasty comments by passers-by who really are just passers-by in our lives.
Skinny women where I come from may need a similar campaign.
hey all,
I love that curvy women are being celebrated in Uganda, and I wish it happened more in Australia too. I also wish naturally-slim women were actually celebrated as well! The media nd fashion mags may do so, but everyday people just want to fatten me up! I have to agree with elle – I am 6ft tall and 65kg and eat a LOT. Please don’t tell I need to fatten up, cos seriously I eat as much as my husband. I have a metabolism that means I need to eat all the time and believe me it is annoying!
I think women are beautiful and radiate beauty when they realise they are beutiful as they are. Accepting your natural beauty really shows.
love to all.
Rowan.
Oh my word! I was looking at pictures from a designer whose clothes I liked but the one thing I kept noticing was how ugly the models were. Like really ugly! The shoulder bones were sticking out, their ribs were so evident, they really did not look appealling to me at all. I made a comment of it to Darlyne. I am glad I’m African and we were raised to accept fuller women as beautiful. Now to add more weight and be more of a goddess.