VS "Love Your Body" Commerical Rant

Hey OP are you on MFP because you love being fat and you want to defend fat bodies, or are you here because you want to lose weight and have a healthier body?

You say sarcastically "all fat people are unhealthy, right?"

Then you go on to say something about how you buy fresh fruit and veggies, and again sarcastically indicate that the responder thought that because you're fat, all you eat is cake. Well, how did you get fat? Was it eating mostly fruits and veggies? Probably not. So you're currently changing your lifestyle, using MFP, counting calories, being more aware of your diet. That's great. But you weren't always this way. You're overweight not because of the habits you're developing now, but because of habits that made you fat.

Yes, fat is unhealthy. When you're done with your journey, if you stick with it, you will probably not associate with "fat people" anymore.

I was on antidepressants for 5 years, which contributed to my weight gain. I also didn't eat the best but I was exercising in competitive marching band (yes it is a sport, to those anti-music program people). I want to be able to love myself at every size I'm at but apparently, I'm not allowed to. I must be ashamed of myself because I'm not at my goal yet. And I'm a bit insulted that you assume that I won't associate myself with fat people anymore when I reach my goal. So am I to break up with my boyfriend and abandon my family just because I'm smaller than them? How dare you. I love my family and I love my boyfriend. I hope not all skinny people are so snobbish.

Well then love yourself the way you are. VS isn't telling you not to, that poster you replied to wasn't telling you not to, nobody is saying you can't love yourself except you. YOU are the one interpreting those ads as fat bashing and YOU are the one letting yourself get dragged into feeling guilty over not looking like those models. Nobody makes you feel bad about yourself if you are truly happy and content with yourself. I mean, I've certainly got a few pounds to lose, but I'm not going to feel bad that I'm not a fashion model. Why would I? I don't place all my self worth on my looks and I've built up enough self esteem to be happy with myself even if I don't think I'm perfect (and no, I do not subscribe to the "Everyone is perfect and beautiful" view-- I subscribe to "We're all flawed and most of us are average" view). VS isn't picking on you, they're doing what businesses do-- worrying about profit rather than how an individual decides to interpret their ads.

you are being a bully.

This whole F'ing thread was started to bully others. How blind are you idiots?

Can you please jump off the high horse and leave the OP alone?????

I'm sure she posted this rant because she wanted to be left alone

AND IF YOU DIDN'T DELETE THE REST OF MY COMMENT IN YOUR QUOTES, I addressed her as well saying the same. Sheesh. 8 pages, enough already!!! Build each other UP instead of tearing each other down.

Dude... relax. This is the internet, and aside from a few small comments, this thread has mostly been people sharing differing opinions. And I don't know about you, but I feel like sharing opinions is important. Just because I disagree with the OP, doesn't mean I am bashing her or telling her she's WRONG. My opinion is that if you don't fit the clothes at VS, you should shop somewhere else. My opinion is also that if you don't like a company's ad campaign, you can complain about it, you can refuse to shop there, and you can change the channel... but regardless, you're not going to make VS change how they do business... you're just going to have to shop somewhere else... (sensing a trend?? I hope so)


The fact that the OP posts inflammatory topics and then repeatedly puts words in to other peoples' mouths about how they think and feel about her is a completely separate issue.

you are being a bully.

This whole F'ing thread was started to bully others. How blind are you idiots?

I definitely get the vibe that this thread was started with the intention of calling out women of a certain size in the commercials for not representing women of a differing size. That is women tearing down women, and it is bullsh|t.