Adele.. fat?!

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  • deniseearheart
    deniseearheart Posts: 919 Member
    I don't like to use the word 'fat' since it hurts peoples feelings...but yes, I think Adele is obese. She is still very beautiful though. I also love that she doesn't seem to give a damn if anyone thinks she's fat. Nothing is sexier than all that confidence






    obese fat both mean words to call someone..
  • cloud2011
    cloud2011 Posts: 898 Member
    Apparently, BMI is out as a fat indicator and waist size is the new indicator of whether or not your weight is a problem.
  • misspersimmon
    misspersimmon Posts: 29
    Fat is not a inherently negative word, it is just descriptive. There are many beautiful, incredible, talented, and yes, fat people. And there is nothing wrong, bad, insulting, or negative about that.
  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    Apparently, BMI is out as a fat indicator and waist size is the new indicator of whether or not your weight is a problem.

    And I'll still use bodyfat %.

    Interesting change of subject though!
  • DanTTX
    DanTTX Posts: 64 Member
    ""I've never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women and I'm very proud of that." - Adele

    Does she?
  • Escarda
    Escarda Posts: 131 Member
    Honest opinion.....
    And please no slating me for this. Im just honestly answering the OP's question.

    I do think adele is fat.

    But my honest opinion, and once again i know this will annoy alot of people, but im just inputting my honest opinions into the post. No trolling intended and i dont expect people to agree with me..

    But i think, UK size 8 / US size 4 is average.
    UK size 12 / US size 8 is fat.
    And UK size 10 / US size 6 is just pushing it.. Depends how well you carry yourself..

    But not trying to troll, just my honest opinion.
  • Trail_Addict
    Trail_Addict Posts: 1,340 Member
    Clearly she's not Fit, nor even average. So what does it leave? "Fat" is just a descriptive word. You can call her "plump", but you're just using a less popular word to call her fat... end result is still the same.
  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    ""I've never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women and I'm very proud of that." - Adele

    Does she?

    I don't think so...I think she has a typically skewed viewpoint. Next she'll be saying 'only real women have curves'.
  • meechi53
    meechi53 Posts: 195 Member
    I don't like to use the word 'fat' since it hurts peoples feelings...but yes, I think Adele is obese. She is still very beautiful though. I also love that she doesn't seem to give a damn if anyone thinks she's fat. Nothing is sexier than all that confidence

    Since when is a size 12 US (UK 14-16) Obese???/Fat??? Some people have a warped sense of what "fat" is, but I think that when I see someone who's 125 lbs looking to lose 10 lbs smh..
  • becoming_a_new_me
    becoming_a_new_me Posts: 1,860 Member
    As a culture, we have become too sensitized to the word "fat". It is seen in a negative condontation, but the word when used as an adjective means "(of a person or animal) Having a large amount of excess flesh". I'm fat, heck many of us on here are fat, that is why we are here: but that does not mean she is not beautiful. Adele is an amazing and inspirational young woman who is beatiful and carries herself very well. Fat is a description, not a sense of being.
  • meechi53
    meechi53 Posts: 195 Member
    Honest opinion.....
    And please no slating me for this. Im just honestly answering the OP's question.

    I do think adele is fat.

    But my honest opinion, and once again i know this will annoy alot of people, but im just inputting my honest opinions into the post. No trolling intended and i dont expect people to agree with me..

    But i think, UK size 8 / US size 4 is average.
    UK size 12 / US size 8 is fat.
    And UK size 10 / US size 6 is just pushing it.. Depends how well you carry yourself..

    But not trying to troll, just my honest opinion.

    That is just messed up and the same kind of attitude that drives people to anorexia and eating disorders. A size 4 AVERAGE??? and a size 8 fat??? you have got to be crazy............... size 4 is "hollywood model" ideal. Size 6 is Jennifer Lopez and size 8 is Jennifer Garner.
  • sunnyday789
    sunnyday789 Posts: 309 Member
    No... She is definetly "fat". Definetly. She is still extremely talented and has a beautiful voice!!

    celebrities-adele-861167.jpg

    I think this is an old photo of her. She has most definitely dropped a lot of weight judging by the live performances I have seen her perform on tv

    more current pics. not looking overweight

    http://globalgrind.com/music/adeles-weight-loss-transformation-photos

    edit different link
  • Symonep
    Symonep Posts: 181 Member
    She doesn't look anywhere near as big as that last picture anymore, she has lost a substantial amount of weight over the last two years. Probably due to music company pressure, though I would hope to be healthier also.
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    As a culture, we have become too sensitized to the word "fat". It is seen in a negative condontation, but the word when used as an adjective means "(of a person or animal) Having a large amount of excess flesh". I'm fat, heck many of us on here are fat, that is why we are here: but that does not mean she is not beautiful. Adele is an amazing and inspirational young woman who is beatiful and carries herself very well. Fat is a description, not a sense of being.

    This.
  • EvilPink
    EvilPink Posts: 94 Member
    Yep, she's "fat" but man is she gorgeous!! Just goes to show that even if society has a "norm" standard of beauty that is thin; it can be broken! I wouldn't mind looking like Adele at all. Outside of possible health complications from being overweight; I wouldn't mind being fat so much if I looked like her, lol.
  • Trail_Addict
    Trail_Addict Posts: 1,340 Member
    Honest opinion.....
    And please no slating me for this. Im just honestly answering the OP's question.

    I do think adele is fat.

    But my honest opinion, and once again i know this will annoy alot of people, but im just inputting my honest opinions into the post. No trolling intended and i dont expect people to agree with me..

    But i think, UK size 8 / US size 4 is average.
    UK size 12 / US size 8 is fat.
    And UK size 10 / US size 6 is just pushing it.. Depends how well you carry yourself..

    But not trying to troll, just my honest opinion.

    That is just messed up and the same kind of attitude that drives people to anorexia and eating disorders. A size 4 AVERAGE??? and a size 8 fat??? you have got to be crazy............... size 4 is "hollywood model" ideal. Size 6 is Jennifer Lopez and size 8 is Jennifer Garner.

    The US average dress size is a 14.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,976 Member
    Nothing wrong to say if someone is fat. People are described as skinny, muscular, big boned, hairy, short, tall, etc. so fat shouldn't be taken offensively if it's the truth.

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  • Nataliaho
    Nataliaho Posts: 878 Member
    Personally it does annoy me that its even discussed, however I would way rather people call her fat than make completely unfounded assumptions about her 'health'. Hiding fat-hating behind fake concern about someone's health is one of my pet peeves. Body weight is a pretty poor indicator of health and there are many other characteristics and/or behavious that affect someones health which people ignore.
  • chipgirl25
    chipgirl25 Posts: 4 Member
    http://www.catwalkqueen.tv/2012/02/adele_2012_grammy_awards.html

    The link above shows her at the 2012 Grammy's and I personally think she looks fabulous....and not fat.:smile:
  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    I don't like to use the word 'fat' since it hurts peoples feelings...but yes, I think Adele is obese. She is still very beautiful though. I also love that she doesn't seem to give a damn if anyone thinks she's fat. Nothing is sexier than all that confidence

    Since when is a size 12 US (UK 14-16) Obese???/Fat??? Some people have a warped sense of what "fat" is, but I think that when I see someone who's 125 lbs looking to lose 10 lbs smh..

    page_weightTwo.jpg

    Yes, the left picture is overweight/fat, if you will...though not overly so.

    Size 12.

    I know many women who are more fit and healthy at 110lbs versus 125lbs.
  • Umeboshi
    Umeboshi Posts: 1,637 Member
    She used to be fat, now she's an inbetweenie. She lost a significant amount of weight.
    I think she was cuter when she was fat, but she's a hottie either way.
    It really has no relevance whether she's fat or not, though. It's her body, her business.
  • kayemme
    kayemme Posts: 1,782 Member

    The US average dress size is a 14.

    and a 14 vanity size is more like a true 18. Just sayin'.

    I wear a vanity size 14 dress and 16 in pants, but vanity sizes make these arbitrary numbers almost laughable.

    in any case, people always tell me I look like Adele. I didn't even know who she was, so I looked her up. She's pretty, and I take it as a compliment, though, there are many other actresses I look more like, it's just that they're thinner than me. So what happens is that people see a heavy, attractive woman and say, "hey you look like..." meaning to imply that I am attractive (which I know) "for a heavy woman" (which is ignorant). I still take it as a compliment because that's how people mean it, but it's not very well-thought out.

    and back on the arbitrary vanity sizing again: sizes are not fair comparisons because of height and body composition, either. I have two girlfriends that wear a size 10 but one has a 36" waist and the other a 32" waist.
  • Trail_Addict
    Trail_Addict Posts: 1,340 Member
    Feb 2012

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  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    Feb 2012

    adele-the-brit-awards-2012-at-the_5798357.jpg

    Sorry folks, if I were to use the term 'fat'...it would still apply to her in my opinion.
  • sofitheteacup
    sofitheteacup Posts: 396 Member
    I consider her overweight and like others, appreciate that she doesn't seem to give it much thought- there's a quote from her circulating about how she has a goal never to be skinny, or something to that effect. In any case, I've been compared to her a lot, as far as looks. I don't see it, but I do find it flattering.
  • dunlunicor
    dunlunicor Posts: 189 Member
    Isn't a UK size 14/16 like a US size 10/12? That's not even plus sized! Yeah, she's heavy, but I wouldn't say fat. There are women who carry weight well, and she is one of them.
  • Trail_Addict
    Trail_Addict Posts: 1,340 Member
    Isn't a UK size 14/16 like a US size 10/12? That's not even plus sized! Yeah, she's heavy, but I wouldn't say fat. There are women who carry weight well, and she is one of them.

    What does "heavy" even mean?
  • becoming_a_new_me
    becoming_a_new_me Posts: 1,860 Member
    As a culture, we have become too sensitized to the word "fat". It is seen in a negative condontation, but the word when used as an adjective means "(of a person or animal) Having a large amount of excess flesh". I'm fat, heck many of us on here are fat, that is why we are here: but that does not mean she is not beautiful. Adele is an amazing and inspirational young woman who is beatiful and carries herself very well. Fat is a description, not a sense of being.

    This.


    Thank you liz! People need to take the feelings out of using the word fat as a description. She seems to be healthy, she has a great voice, and she is gorgous. I could technically describe myself the same way. I know I am beautiful and healthy, but I am fat. It is a fact and a description but not how I identify myself, and others need to realize that it is truly not a hurtful thing when used as a description. The sensitivity to the word fat is what causes EDs, not the "idealized size" that people keep talking about. Until we teach our daughters to be confident in their abilities and bodies, EDs will keep happening. Both my daughter and I have a very solid sense of self. My daughter does because I tell her all the time how beautiful she is. When she is teased for being "fat", she understands (because I helped her to) that it is just a description and not WHO she is. She knows that we are eating healthy for our health, not because others judge us for being "fat".
  • victoria4321
    victoria4321 Posts: 1,719 Member
    I don't like to use the word 'fat' since it hurts peoples feelings...but yes, I think Adele is obese. She is still very beautiful though. I also love that she doesn't seem to give a damn if anyone thinks she's fat. Nothing is sexier than all that confidence

    Since when is a size 12 US (UK 14-16) Obese???/Fat??? Some people have a warped sense of what "fat" is, but I think that when I see someone who's 125 lbs looking to lose 10 lbs smh..

    Because of vanity sizing clothes are probably two sizes off. I wear a size 2 but I know my measurements are a true size 6. The only reason a size 14 is average in the US is because the average american is overweight or obese. It still doesn't make it healthy. Adele is pretty tall too I believe, so I doubt she is a size 12. She's probably a 16-18.

    Also what exactly is wrong with someone who's 125lbs trying to lose 10lbs? If the person is 5'2-5'6' 115lbs is a perfectly healthy weight for them. If anyone has a warped sense it would be you for thinking someone that overweight is in good health. It doesn't take much extra weight to put a person in a category of poor health and increased risks.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    She's not Beth Ditto, but yeah she's pretty chunky.

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