Jes

Anyone else think that the whole Mike Jeffries thing is getting a bit old? Yes, what he said was obnoxious and completely uncalled for, but he's the CEO of Abercrombie and Fitch. Who is actually surprised that he thinks that way? 

The public reaction has been to attack Jeffries' appearance, which is a bit hypocritcal. Think about it. The public is angry because Jeffries is attacking people for  how they look, but it's ok for the general public to turn around attack him for his looks.( My friend Mandy, from The Wandering Interrobang, has a really insightful post about that here). Then there is that one guy has been buying Abercrombie and Fitch in thrift stores and handing them out to homeless people. 

Jes, from the Militant Baker, decided to take this nonsense to and use it to make a point about body image. She got a really talented photographer, a male model, and got to work. The results (here but be cautious, these pictures are intended to be sexual) are stunning. This girl, who is about a size 22, radiates with confidence and is absolutely beautiful. She uses the contrast with the male model, who could fit in among the "cool kids" to make a point. "Fat" girls can be sexy and desirable too. 

Mr. Bacon got me into the habit of reading comments, and I was rather disgusted with the number of people who chastised Jes for encouraging women to be unhealthy. Really people? Yes, people who are overweight are at higher risk for heart problems, etc., but WEIGHT IS NOT AN INDICATOR OF HEALTH. Some women eat right, exercise regularly, and have otherwise healthy vitals, but still cannot lose weight. I did look around at some of Jes' other posts, and it's fair to assume that she's pretty active. I also think that it is a huge double standard that these people do not chastise thin models for encouraging women to be unhealthy. Someone please explain to me how the "I'm bigger than a size 2, which makes me fat and undesirable" mindset is emotionally healthier than confidence? Also, is anyone aware of what those girls do to themselves to stay that thin? How is that healthier than Jes? Health issues that are related to being under/overweight aside, what's wrong with loving your body? Isn't that what will encourage healthy choices to better take care of it? Think about it.