Comments on: Glamour Keeps the Body Love Coming http://thefbomb.org/2009/10/glamour-keeps-the-body-love-coming/ A blog/community created for teenage girls who care about their rights as women and want to be heard. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:31:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Jason Tayo http://thefbomb.org/2009/10/glamour-keeps-the-body-love-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-7600 Jason Tayo Fri, 25 Jun 2010 03:47:46 +0000 http://thefbomb.org/?p=1435#comment-7600 Hi there, this weblog was returned in a search result on Clothing, it was not quite what I anticipated but reading your page I am glad it did. Continue the great job Hi there, this weblog was returned in a search result on Clothing, it was not quite what I anticipated but reading your page I am glad it did. Continue the great job

]]> By: Dia http://thefbomb.org/2009/10/glamour-keeps-the-body-love-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-5211 Dia Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:21:37 +0000 http://thefbomb.org/?p=1435#comment-5211 I have that magazine,even though Glamour is portraying the picture and article as if they had it first. I saw it on another site before I saw that Glamour had a piece on it. Then I was like 'hey,I've seen this before', and I think everyone's noticed the black token lady in the back. I have that magazine,even though Glamour is portraying the picture and article as if they had it first. I saw it on another site before I saw that Glamour had a piece on it. Then I was like ‘hey,I’ve seen this before’, and I think everyone’s noticed the black token lady in the back.

]]> By: AMANDA http://thefbomb.org/2009/10/glamour-keeps-the-body-love-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-4306 AMANDA Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:16:25 +0000 http://thefbomb.org/?p=1435#comment-4306 Some people are saying Lizzy is overweight. She is not. Look at her. Just because you've been running and your legs are thinner does not mean anything. I run a lot as well and my legs are thinner, because I am burning fat as well as building muscle. Lizzy looks perfectly healthy. I think the real message here is that all (healthy) sizes can be beautiful, and all body types as well. Of course, some women are natuarally size zero, some doing absolutely nothing but eating junk. I have several friends like that, and of course it makes me jealous sometimes because I have to run, do abs, and eat organically to just stay the way I am. But I just have to accept that this is how my body reacts to food and exercise. Women like Scarlet Johansson and Anne Hathaway really make me happy, because that's what my body is, and I know I'm no Megan Fox or Gisele, but I also know that Christina Hendricks is TO DIE for, and the old Marilyn Monroe figure is getting more attention again. Kristie Alley and Queen Latifah are both absolutely statuesque and powerful women, and Drew Barrymore is apple shaped and stunning, a type of figure you don't see often enough. I'm happy such a big deal was made out of this, because it means that it actually is a problem and that people are concerned enough to care. Some people are saying Lizzy is overweight. She is not. Look at her. Just because you’ve been running and your legs are thinner does not mean anything. I run a lot as well and my legs are thinner, because I am burning fat as well as building muscle. Lizzy looks perfectly healthy. I think the real message here is that all (healthy) sizes can be beautiful, and all body types as well. Of course, some women are natuarally size zero, some doing absolutely nothing but eating junk. I have several friends like that, and of course it makes me jealous sometimes because I have to run, do abs, and eat organically to just stay the way I am. But I just have to accept that this is how my body reacts to food and exercise. Women like Scarlet Johansson and Anne Hathaway really make me happy, because that’s what my body is, and I know I’m no Megan Fox or Gisele, but I also know that Christina Hendricks is TO DIE for, and the old Marilyn Monroe figure is getting more attention again. Kristie Alley and Queen Latifah are both absolutely statuesque and powerful women, and Drew Barrymore is apple shaped and stunning, a type of figure you don’t see often enough.
I’m happy such a big deal was made out of this, because it means that it actually is a problem and that people are concerned enough to care.

]]> By: Elvin Broccolo http://thefbomb.org/2009/10/glamour-keeps-the-body-love-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-3810 Elvin Broccolo Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:10:34 +0000 http://thefbomb.org/?p=1435#comment-3810 Very good text. I've found your blog via Yahoo and I'm really glad about the information you provide in your posts. Btw your blogs layout is really broken on the Chrome browser. Would be cool if you could fix that. Anyhow keep up the good work! Very good text. I’ve found your blog via Yahoo and I’m really glad about the information you provide in your posts. Btw your blogs layout is really broken on the Chrome browser. Would be cool if you could fix that. Anyhow keep up the good work!

]]> By: Mara http://thefbomb.org/2009/10/glamour-keeps-the-body-love-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-1643 Mara Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:17:11 +0000 http://thefbomb.org/?p=1435#comment-1643 It's great to have a variety of sizes in magazines. We really need more of that, of women who don't all look the same. There's nothing wrong with being a size 0 or a size 16. I know healthy people all along that spectrum. Healthy, beautiful women. Obviously, it's not good to be a given weight if you're not physically *supposed* to be that weight... It's unhealthy for a woman who should be a size 16 to starve to fit into a size 10, just as it's unhealthy for a woman who's naturally a size 2 to eat unhealthily and become a size 10. There is no one right size for everyone. Neither "skinny" nor "plus-size" women should be marginalized for what they look like. It’s great to have a variety of sizes in magazines. We really need more of that, of women who don’t all look the same. There’s nothing wrong with being a size 0 or a size 16. I know healthy people all along that spectrum. Healthy, beautiful women. Obviously, it’s not good to be a given weight if you’re not physically *supposed* to be that weight… It’s unhealthy for a woman who should be a size 16 to starve to fit into a size 10, just as it’s unhealthy for a woman who’s naturally a size 2 to eat unhealthily and become a size 10. There is no one right size for everyone. Neither “skinny” nor “plus-size” women should be marginalized for what they look like.

]]> By: Jamie http://thefbomb.org/2009/10/glamour-keeps-the-body-love-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-1586 Jamie Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:52:08 +0000 http://thefbomb.org/?p=1435#comment-1586 "And I’m a size zero–Thanks for telling me I’m not normal." Well, how do you think the so called "plus size" women have been feeling all of these years? When you open a magazine and immediately are barraged with rail thin women with no hips or boobs, you're going to start thinking you aren't normal. Welcome to what myself and others have been experiencing for YEARS now! :) “And I’m a size zero–Thanks for telling me I’m not normal.”

Well, how do you think the so called “plus size” women have been feeling all of these years? When you open a magazine and immediately are barraged with rail thin women with no hips or boobs, you’re going to start thinking you aren’t normal. Welcome to what myself and others have been experiencing for YEARS now! :)

]]> By: Glamour Model Bella Valentine http://thefbomb.org/2009/10/glamour-keeps-the-body-love-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-1561 Glamour Model Bella Valentine Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:25:30 +0000 http://thefbomb.org/?p=1435#comment-1561 My internet connection is too slow so I wasn't able to view the video but I still have a couple of things to say on the subject. 1. The target market for Glamour magazine are young moms and women in general. The editors know that they are not gonna buy more copies if they keep showing women that look better than them in a bikini. The editors want to make you feel good about yourself because that's what's gonna make you spend more money. 2. The style of photography displayed in Glamour magazine has NOTHING to do with glamour photography. 3. Even though I agree with you that the published image of Lizzi Miller had a strong concept behind it and made a strong statement, everyone in the modeling industry agrees that: A. The photograph itself has very poor lighting, composition and pose. B. The magazine did it because they knew their readers would go crazy over it and they would sell more copies. 4. If REAL glamour magazines (Maxim, FHM, etc) would start hiring plus sized models, men would quit buying their copies, they would lose advertisers, and they would go out of business very quickly. 5. Not sure what kind of people you hang out with, but I have never in my life come across a woman/girl/friend, that looked at magazines to decide what she should wear, look like, etc. I have certainly never done it. 6. Most importantly: lots of women keep calling models "unhealthy" just because they are jealous of their bodies. Has it ever crossed your mind that some people are genetically thinner than others? Or that maybe they have a healthier lifestyle than yours? Just because someone is thin, toned, and looks great in a bikini, it does not mean that they are UNHEALTHY! Everyone in my family is super skinny and they have not worked out one day in their life. And they eat a lot: I'm from Italy so in my home every meal is a three course meal (at least). I know for a fact that both me and all of the other female models that I know have a much healthier lifestyle than any non-model women. That and genes may be what makes the difference. Most non-models don't work out on a regular basis (or if they do, they do it wrong so that it doesn't count), and they don't eat healthy. 7. The modeling industry will never ever shift the standard model's measurements to the ones of a plus model for several reasons. It's a job requirement so you people need to get over it. You would never expect some average Joe that has never gone to medical school to perform heart surgery, so why are you expecting someone that does not have model measurements to be a model??? I'd like to add that I strongly believe that women can be beautiful in all shapes and sizes, but those same women need to stop confusing modeling with reality! Modeling IS NOT reality, it's a job! XOXO Bella - Your Favorite Glamour Model - PS: If anyone has questions on workout/diet and how to have a healthier lifestyle feel free to ask and I'll be happy to share my tips. My internet connection is too slow so I wasn’t able to view the video but I still have a couple of things to say on the subject.

1. The target market for Glamour magazine are young moms and women in general. The editors know that they are not gonna buy more copies if they keep showing women that look better than them in a bikini. The editors want to make you feel good about yourself because that’s what’s gonna make you spend more money.

2. The style of photography displayed in Glamour magazine has NOTHING to do with glamour photography.

3. Even though I agree with you that the published image of Lizzi Miller had a strong concept behind it and made a strong statement, everyone in the modeling industry agrees that:
A. The photograph itself has very poor lighting, composition and pose.
B. The magazine did it because they knew their readers would go crazy over it and they would sell more copies.

4. If REAL glamour magazines (Maxim, FHM, etc) would start hiring plus sized models, men would quit buying their copies, they would lose advertisers, and they would go out of business very quickly.

5. Not sure what kind of people you hang out with, but I have never in my life come across a woman/girl/friend, that looked at magazines to decide what she should wear, look like, etc. I have certainly never done it.

6. Most importantly: lots of women keep calling models “unhealthy” just because they are jealous of their bodies. Has it ever crossed your mind that some people are genetically thinner than others? Or that maybe they have a healthier lifestyle than yours? Just because someone is thin, toned, and looks great in a bikini, it does not mean that they are UNHEALTHY!
Everyone in my family is super skinny and they have not worked out one day in their life. And they eat a lot: I’m from Italy so in my home every meal is a three course meal (at least). I know for a fact that both me and all of the other female models that I know have a much healthier lifestyle than any non-model women. That and genes may be what makes the difference. Most non-models don’t work out on a regular basis (or if they do, they do it wrong so that it doesn’t count), and they don’t eat healthy.

7. The modeling industry will never ever shift the standard model’s measurements to the ones of a plus model for several reasons. It’s a job requirement so you people need to get over it. You would never expect some average Joe that has never gone to medical school to perform heart surgery, so why are you expecting someone that does not have model measurements to be a model???

I’d like to add that I strongly believe that women can be beautiful in all shapes and sizes, but those same women need to stop confusing modeling with reality! Modeling IS NOT reality, it’s a job!

XOXO
Bella
- Your Favorite Glamour Model -

PS: If anyone has questions on workout/diet and how to have a healthier lifestyle feel free to ask and I’ll be happy to share my tips.

]]> By: Natasha http://thefbomb.org/2009/10/glamour-keeps-the-body-love-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-1557 Natasha Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:57:11 +0000 http://thefbomb.org/?p=1435#comment-1557 this is amazing! those models r beautiful and arent size 0! i was always really thin which is pretty odd cuz i eat a lot im just nataurally am that way.and i started worrying when i gained weight and turned normal size (or a few pounds close 2 normal size)cuz 4 me it wasnt and started dieting now i know better. i was thinner then every1 at school! wow this rox!i like glamour. :) and ellen. this is amazing! those models r beautiful and arent size 0! i was always really thin which is pretty odd cuz i eat a lot im just nataurally am that way.and i started worrying when i gained weight and turned normal size (or a few pounds close 2 normal size)cuz 4 me it wasnt and started dieting now i know better. i was thinner then every1 at school! wow this rox!i like glamour. :) and ellen.

]]> By: ACW http://thefbomb.org/2009/10/glamour-keeps-the-body-love-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-1482 ACW Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:22:10 +0000 http://thefbomb.org/?p=1435#comment-1482 I think the major point here is that Glamour is pushing for the fashion industry to recognize that a size 8 or 10 is not 'plus' and are, in fact, healthy sizes. At age 17, at 5'8", I starved myself to break through a size 10. Even though I was consuming, on average, about 700 calories per day and stairclimbing an hour five days a week, the smallest I managed was a size 9... and I ruined my metabolism and health in the process. Someone asked what happens to size-12 fifteen-year-olds? They struggle to fit the standard, hurt themselves in the process, and end up disenchanted size-16 thirty-two year olds. Emphasis should be placed on *health*, and I think Ellen stressed that in this segment. Now, to address the POC issue... there is an aspect to this that generally remains unspoken. Society largely agrees that "it's okay" for women of color to have curves and be attractive. Quote: "When J. Lo and Beyoncé came out and were making curves sexy..." The idea persists that Anglo women have to be rail-thin to be healthy and sexy, which may be why Glamour chose to include more Anglo women for this issue. Just my $0.02... I think the major point here is that Glamour is pushing for the fashion industry to recognize that a size 8 or 10 is not ‘plus’ and are, in fact, healthy sizes.
At age 17, at 5′8″, I starved myself to break through a size 10. Even though I was consuming, on average, about 700 calories per day and stairclimbing an hour five days a week, the smallest I managed was a size 9… and I ruined my metabolism and health in the process. Someone asked what happens to size-12 fifteen-year-olds? They struggle to fit the standard, hurt themselves in the process, and end up disenchanted size-16 thirty-two year olds.
Emphasis should be placed on *health*, and I think Ellen stressed that in this segment.
Now, to address the POC issue… there is an aspect to this that generally remains unspoken. Society largely agrees that “it’s okay” for women of color to have curves and be attractive. Quote: “When J. Lo and Beyoncé came out and were making curves sexy…” The idea persists that Anglo women have to be rail-thin to be healthy and sexy, which may be why Glamour chose to include more Anglo women for this issue. Just my $0.02…

]]> By: Amy CT http://thefbomb.org/2009/10/glamour-keeps-the-body-love-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-1463 Amy CT Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:17:35 +0000 http://thefbomb.org/?p=1435#comment-1463 @Toongrrl Seven years ago it was probably acceptable to like Hillary Duff! ;) @Toongrrl Seven years ago it was probably acceptable to like Hillary Duff! ;)

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