Irritated with OSP magazine

jan_andrea

I'm on all the fat chick catalog mailing lists, after ordering a couple of times from One Stop Plus. Well, they sent me their new ad vehicle -slash- magazine this week, and oy, it's really gotten under my skin. I'm all for accepting your body for what it is, but they take it to a new level -- or maybe it's just the other side of the Fat Acceptance movement. I was never into that (even as I tried to appreciate my "curves" -- i.e. fat), but now that I'm trying to lose weight, I find it really obnoxious.

The worst was their article about Jennifer Hudson -- titled 'Fading Fast' which should tell you something about its content. I am not a celebrity watcher at all, so I didn't know who she was beyond having heard her name occasionally, but they *totally* blasted her for losing weight, and made it sound as though she should have stayed overweight -- that she was a better person when she was fat! Here's the first paragraph:

"Let's start by saying that we love Jennifer Hudson for her extraordinary talent and her tenacious spirit. We love her bigger-than-life personality and her bigger-than-now body. Perhaps that is why her making the "loving the slim world" statement this year is such a slap in the face to so many of her fans who had considered her an inspiration and a positive role model for young women of all sizes."

WTF? Really? She does something good for her health and it's a "slap in the face" for people who haven't done likewise? This kind of s#!t makes me really question the whole idea of Fat Acceptance, honestly. It's the same as that whole "Real Women" thing that goes on. If I make it to my goal weight -- and am no longer obese or overweight -- does that make me less "real"? I don't think so! I feel a lot more 'real' now than when I was sitting on my *kitten* eating 3000 calories a day, I can tell you that much.

It seems to be a fine line to walk, between accepting your body as a beautiful, capable piece of work, and wanting everyone to just give up and stay overweight, and I don't know why that is. I do believe that you can be healthy at any size... but I think it's a heck of a lot harder to be truly healthy when you're 50-100 lbs overweight. Kudos to those who really can exercise and stay fit at those weights, but I know I'm feeling so much better now that I've lost 20 lbs, and I know I'll feel even better when I've lost more, and will *certainly* be healthier.

Anyway. Rant off. I was just really annoyed with this whole "magazine" and thought my fellow travelers here would understand :ohwell:

shaj316

Wow, that is unfortunate. If Jennifer Hudson wants to lose lbs, that is her prerogative.

mgmlap

I think as long as you are healthy...but as we all know..being healthy..means you may lose weight..with diet and exercise. Being healthy..means taking care of your heart...

I think these stars who are losing weight..as some may think..are not caving to society..they have figured out with the busy lifestyle..they can move better being at a better weight.. For them..this means diet and exercise...

Now mind you..Jennifer Hudson is not that thin..as say some of these other starlets..she still has her curves..which is awesome...

For all of us on here..its about a healthy lifestyle..not looking thin.

Collinsky

I agree.

I found some good ideas in the FA movement -- most of what was appealing and inspirational to me was more in the realm of "self acceptance" and "now acceptance" that would apply to anyone of any size. I really like the message of not waiting to be a certain size to allow yourself to live your life fully and enjoy every moment. I like the message of not letting what other people may prefer in a body type to dictate how much you appreciate yourself.

But I think that should go beyond being comfortable being overweight, and should extend to not judging other people for the choices they make about their own body.