Rise Of the Real People

nope, just a male personal trainer in the sunshine state, nothing worse then a naked fat chick, just my thoughts, to each his own

I like the idea of using real people on runways it's refreshing. However as someone that is thin skinny people aren't the only ones who can be cruel when it comes to this topic. I have had people say really mean things to me because they were overweight and seemed to dislike me because I am not fat. I am 5'7" and about 125 lbs. I have been since I was sixteen and I can eat a large double cheeseburger meal from Jack in the Box and actually lose 2 lbs. I have a high metabolism and I am on the company softball team at my work. Fat people have made me feel self-consciense at times by saying really rude things. Either way, fat or thin, everyone should just be nice to each other. The concept of using real people for the runway and things is good for the clothing line because they will sell more clothes. So great idea. I like it.

This whole idea of "real" women is ridiculous. I hate that term. Everyone on the planet is REAL, even the anorexic models. They're unhealthy, but they're still real. Really, these fashion shows and media advertisements are sending the wrong message whether they show women who are skinny, slim, plump, curvy or obese because they are still emphasising fashion as being something that should be a high priority on everyone's list. And I doubt we'll ever see models without perfect-looking skin, pristine white teeth, gorgeous hair, etc.
To fatisdisgusting: I cannot believe you would post such hateful comments. It's astounding the evil people will let spew from their keyboards that they would never be brave enough to say to someone's face. Let me tell you something, I am a girl who is slightly underweight, not because I don't eat enough but because of a high metabolism, which means I can eat crap and still be skinny and I can exercise only every couple weeks and still be skinny, and is this a healthy lifestyle? NO. My eating habits are only mediocre and so is my exercise. So for you to assume that slim people are always the healthy ones and curvy people need to try harder is just ridiculous.
When it comes to the weight issue I think we need to draw a line between promoting different sizes as being healthy and saying that being obese is ok. I don't think weight is a beauty issue, it has nothing to do with how a person looks, it's about health. There's a difference between plump or curvy and being overweight. Now does that mean I think overweight people are just lazy and can't be bothered to exercise or eat right? No. I recognise that some people have more difficulty keeping weight off than others. But I don't like how some people decide to turn on skinny people just because they're sick of skinny being touted as the norm. Skinny people are self-conscious too, I am a teenager with no curves and I'm not filled out at all, and it's only been in the past year that I've started to accept that. I think that saying anyone is disgusting is horrible, whether it's someone who's anorexic or someone who's obese. Health issues such as these should not be equated with disgusting. As cheesy as it may sound to say, we're all human beings with feelings, no matter what we weigh.

This whole idea of "real" women is ridiculous. I hate that term. Everyone on the planet is REAL, even the anorexic models. They're unhealthy, but they're still real. Really, these fashion shows and media advertisements are sending the wrong message whether they show women who are skinny, slim, plump, curvy or obese because they are still emphasising fashion as being something that should be a high priority on everyone's list. And I doubt we'll ever see models without perfect-looking skin, pristine white teeth, gorgeous hair, etc.
To fatisdisgusting: I cannot believe you would post such hateful comments. It's astounding the evil people will let spew from their keyboards that they would never be brave enough to say to someone's face. Let me tell you something, I am a girl who is slightly underweight, not because I don't eat enough but because of a high metabolism, which means I can eat crap and still be skinny and I can exercise only every couple weeks and still be skinny, and is this a healthy lifestyle? NO. My eating habits are only mediocre and so is my exercise. So for you to assume that slim people are always the healthy ones and curvy people need to try harder is just ridiculous.
When it comes to the weight issue I think we need to draw a line between promoting different sizes as being healthy and saying that being obese is ok. I don't think weight is a beauty issue, it has nothing to do with how a person looks, it's about health. There's a difference between plump or curvy and being overweight. Now does that mean I think overweight people are just lazy and can't be bothered to exercise or eat right? No. I recognise that some people have more difficulty keeping weight off than others. But I don't like how some people decide to turn on skinny people just because they're sick of skinny being touted as the norm. Skinny people are self-conscious too, I am a teenager with no curves and I'm not filled out at all, and it's only been in the past year that I've started to accept that. I think that saying anyone is disgusting is horrible, whether it's someone who's anorexic or someone who's obese. Health issues such as these should not be equated with disgusting. As cheesy as it may sound to say, we're all human beings with feelings, no matter what we weigh.

It's confidence that makes a beautiful woman, not size. Some of the ugliest people I know are a size 4.

I think this is fabulous and way overdue. I've always thought (even when I was thin) that models should reflect the common people and I NEED to see what something looks like on a heavy person as well as a stick bone figure of a person. Sure the gorgeously thin beautiful model will look good in anything, but what about the heavy that love the look of the clothes but not necessarily the look on themselves! It truely helps in the selling of clothes.

The more we show we are not comfortable with what we look like, the more we will be labeled as overweight or underweight. Stop buying all those fashion magz, buying diet pills and diet food, who the hell cares?
As long as we feel good and healthy, that's all that matters, better that, than have someone look at us and think we are either sick or a pig that doesn't take care of themeselves... please, i juat gave birth to my second child, and i'm 5ft and weight under 100 lbs, people would think i'm anorexic, but who cares, both my kids were over 8 lbs and my husband weights 230, so it goes to show, that it's not lack of food in the house, it's called metabolism, whether you are skinny or fat, it doesn't matter, be proud of whom you are and expose yourself out there, the more we do that, the less we will be criticized as women.

I find it hilarious that most men wouldn't know what to do with a real woman with a real body. And why is it that women have to look a certain way or we are ugly and disgusting but it's ok for a man to be a little chubby, or losing his hair, or has back hair, or nasty teeth or other complaints. That's why it's so important to look at a person's character and not their beauty. Beauty is very over-rated but the character of a man(woman) lasts forever.

Just checked out Scott Schuman's blog. All of the women that he chose to photograph look very thin (kinda like models). Just wanted to point that out!

Wow fatisdisgusting, sounds like you have some real self esteem issues. I feel bad for you. Must be because you are thin and ugly. Too bad no one likes you. I am personally thin and active (a healthy size 8) and I have plenty of friends who are heavier and I love them no less. People are people, who cares if they're fat or thin.

Wow fatisdisgusting, sounds like you have some real self esteem issues. I feel bad for you. Must be because you are thin and ugly. Too bad no one likes you. I am personally thin and active (a healthy size 8) and I have plenty of friends who are heavier and I love them no less. People are people, who cares if they're fat or thin.

Wow fatisdisgusting, sounds like you have some real self esteem issues. I feel bad for you. Must be because you are thin and ugly. Too bad no one likes you. I am personally thin and active (a healthy size 8) and I have plenty of friends who are heavier and I love them no less. People are people, who cares if they're fat or thin.

Wow, fatisdisgusting, sounds like you have some really bad self esteem issues. I feel bad for you. It's probably because you are thin and ugle. I'm sorry no one likes you. I myself am thin and active (a happy, healthy size 8) and I have plenty of friends who are heavier. People are people, fat or thin. It's really people like you who are the disgusting ones. Once again, so sorry that you are such an ugly person, Inside and out.

Now Hollywood, the media, etc. need to accept that women, just as men, age and employ older women who have not been surgically altered or botoxed. Using only young women or those who have been enhanced sends a message to all women that they are no more then their looks and are not fit to be seen or employed if they have wrinkles, bags or gray hair.

Wow fatisdisgusting, sounds like you have some real self esteem issues. I feel bad for you. Must be because you are thin and ugly. Too bad no one likes you. I am personally thin and active (a healthy size 8) and I have plenty of friends who are heavier and I love them no less. People are people, who cares if they're fat or thin.

I think this is a very creative campaign. It is important that definitions of beauty both in and beyond the fashion industry expand and become more inclusive. I agree that starvation diets and eating disorders are unhealthy for models and everybody else. Yet, I do wish more people would think twice about the negative and very hurtful language that they use in describing thin bodies in an effort to validate curvy ones. For some people, myself included, are naturally taller and thinner than others. As a teenager growing up, models were some of the girls and women with whom I actually most identified and who helped me to see that being like I am, and not a 5'4" cheerleader type like the vast majority of girls around me, was okay. As a teen, I actually had what in retrospect I have recognized as having been a kind of eating disorder shaped by my anxities about being thin, and not fitting the cultural norms in my own environment that seemed to say that every girl who didn't have a curvy body like Janet Jackson's was not ideal. I was 5'11 3/4 for most of high school and topped out at 6'2. But when most girls seemed to be showing off about how much they were developing, and boys were talking about who they thought was "fine," it seemed as if nature had forgotten me. Thank goodness time changed that. I'm very proud of my body now, love it, and get a lot of compliments about it; but for years, I didn't dare to wear mini-skirts and shorts because I had such deep-seated insecurities about being thin. No one ever thinks about how hurtful their disparaging comments about being "too skinny" may be to girls who ARE that way through no efforts and intentions at all, because they are actually still in the throes of growing up, and in a phase where they are growing "up" faster than they are growing out. In fact, I find that most dialogues in this culture are so obsessed with weight that they never consider issue of height and how that shapes aspects of identity. The bottom line is that we all have very different body types, and everyone has the right to feel comfortable in their own skin. I care about this topic in part because it is an area in which I do some of my teaching and research.

Let's face it - A lot of the people I know who hit the gym for hours regularly are not as concerned about thier health as they are thier looks. Some of this leads to the use of harmones and steroids and this is not a healthy attitude. One thing that ticks me off is when I see the people of buffness ignore and treat people who they deem overweight like they have cooties or something. I'm not saying all gym nuts are like that but I have seen it this tude on more than one occaison. I think it is important to exercise when you can. So exercise your butt off while your chubby nanny treats your kids to a loving spoonful of ice cream. Be healthy but don't forget your humanity.

Contrary to what Miami4life may think, my weight does not determine my happiness in life. If you weight is your criteria for your happiness, there may be some physcological issues that need addressing. Family, friends, love, etc are my criteria for happiness.
Unfornately, fad diets and other weight management products have nothing to do with the health of our country. It has everything to do with companies making a profit off of people's insecurities.