Plus-Size Representation
By Kimiko G.
@firebird12401 (17)
Edenton, North Carolina
September 27, 2018 5:57pm CST
I am a black, plus-sized student. I know that this is probably said over and over again, but I believe there isn't enough representation for plus-sized women in the media. There has been some movement towards the inclusion of more races, ethnicities, and body types; but I don't feel that it is enough. There is still more work to be done about this... Any thoughts?
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@xander6464 (40902)
• Wapello, Iowa
27 Sep 18
I think everything, not just the media, would improve if we moved away from hiring people based on physical beauty...And what is physical beauty, anyway? Everyone has their own idea of what color, body type, age and everything else is attractive and that means that there are around 8 billion of them on Earth and all of them are different...and shifted to ability and personality.
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@firebird12401 (17)
• Edenton, North Carolina
27 Sep 18
I agree with you! There is such a stigma about beauty in the public sector, and it distracts in a way from those who can be just as good at the job or even better at that job, but won't get the job because the employer is worried about what people are going to say about the workplace's appearance if there aren't "good-looking" people.
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@xander6464 (40902)
• Wapello, Iowa
27 Sep 18
@firebird12401 Exactly. We are throwing away a lot of talent and ending up with someone else's idea of what's "perfect." We could be doing so much better.
@xander6464 (40902)
• Wapello, Iowa
27 Sep 18
@TheHorse And what they do to themselves to maintain that weight. I've read many stories about girls that it has literally killed, and that's even counting the girls who ruin their health and some of them even die, when they're still very young and trying to achieve that artificial standard of beauty.
@xander6464 (40902)
• Wapello, Iowa
27 Sep 18
I think all stereotypes need to go.
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@xander6464 (40902)
• Wapello, Iowa
28 Sep 18
@firebird12401 Good. I hope you end up writing books about it someday.
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@firebird12401 (17)
• Edenton, North Carolina
27 Sep 18
@xander6464 I agree. This is somewhat a target of my humanities research at school.
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@Friendlypink (3805)
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28 Sep 18
i find every woman equal regardless of the size and nationality. my measurement f beauty is their smiles.
@a_jerobon (2304)
• Eldoret, Kenya
28 Sep 18
The physical representation of a person does not have to be a means for deciding what a person is. The personality of that person is what matters. I like people who love themselves and know their worth no matter how they look or the perspectives that people have towards them.
@dave121495 (1296)
• Philippines
1 Oct 18
Basically, I don't get why we need to be put on a weighing scale before we need to go to media. As long as you fit the job, I'd say your worth it.
