Comments on: Sizeable Issues: A Change of Heart? Or just a trend?

By: Victoria

Victoria — Mon, 31 May 2010 14:27:18 +0000

As a former model who was anorexic and am now about 80 pounds overweight (by doctor standards, not my own)I would have to cheer anything that shakes the idea that women must be thin, thin and thinner until they die. I was told I had big hips when I was a size 5.

I am not as big as Beth Ditto, but I know that I am not healthy. I can’t breathe as well, my ankles and knees don’t like the extra weight, and I simply do not feel light on my feet. I used to dance and sing. Singing still works, but I notice a difference in my breathing, and dancing the way I used to can’t happen. Simply put, I am not at a healthy weight.

The ladies in the picture are all beautiful, and I think Beth looks cute in that dress, but you can also see that she isn’t healthy. I agree with what some of the others have said, neither unhealthy extreme is good. There’s got to be a balance. Women who are the size that is healthy for them are really beautiful. That’s what I am aiming for, and not by starving myself!

By: Mander

Mander — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:25:50 +0000

Sad to say, I think it’s all just a gimmick. In a few years we’ll be back to the old ways. Or perhaps there will be a few size 6 models instead of size 0, but the last two comments on this post just go to show how ingrained fat hatred and health moralism is. I don’t think that even Beth Ditto’s amazing confidence can change that.

By: Jess

Jess — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:32:28 +0000

Beth Ditto may be a confident woman, but the last commenter noted, obesity is a disease. You should not aspire to be unhealthily underweight or overweight. You should aspire to be the best version of yourself. For some of us, that means a size 2. For some of us, that means a size 14. But not for any one does it mean being morbidly obese. Consult your doctor if you are unsure about the appropriate weight range for yourself.

By: Priscila

Priscila — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:20:52 +0000

“she’s no more a healthy role model than a girl who’s too thin”
Obesity is a desease.

By: The Demoiselles » Blog Archive » Calling All Extremists!

The Demoiselles » Blog Archive » Calling All Extremists! — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:04:33 +0000

[...] and fashion icon Beth Ditto. (That name sound familiar? Elle wrote about Beth back in April, here.) In short, Ditto is a “fat lesbian,” and Bilmes thinks she doesn’t belong in [...]

By: Shereen

Shereen — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:19:04 +0000

I don’t realy know much about Beth, but for me, I think a HUGE part of happiness with body/self image comes from having the ability to dress it the way you want to. I am both short 4′ 10″ and plus sized, and WOW is there not an easy way to clothe myself in ready-to-wear department/mall store clothing. In order to find something that fits my waist, I end up with knee tapers somewhere around mid-calf, and forget skirts, As Jen has pointed out, there is no such this as knee length for 5ft and under girls. I would be in glorious happy harmony with my body if I could just go out and buy clothes that even sort-of fit me, but as things stand, I can’t. I spend hours trying things on, and I am the bain of dressing room attendants everywhere. So no, I don’t think mainstream fashion has realy embraced larger women, I’ll believe it the day I walk out of a store in under 2 hours with more than 1 oufit.

By: Birdie

Birdie — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:06:26 +0000

To L and Julia – I think some of Beth Ditto’s style is amazing and awesome, but everyone has their days where their outfit is a little “WTF?!”

By: L.

L. — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:15:59 +0000

In response to “Julia”‘s comment above… the thing with Beth Ditto is that her whole persona/style is just a big “FUCK YOU” to the thin-minded cultural society, and it has really made people love the shit out of her.

By: Julia

Julia — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:30:29 +0000

I’m all for the more realistic bodies being portrayed by the media. This entry evoked kind of a hell yes moment for me as it’s finally being recognized that beautiful real bodies are in and skeletor isn’t.

However, I Googled Beth Ditto because I had never heard of her and for the most part I’m against her. She does have some “yes” moments. See first link below. But many of her style choices and even the way she portrays herself is on the verge of horrific. Yes, she is confident and yes she is real, but there is a huge line being crossed here between being confident and dressing with confidence. I’m all for her naked cover picture. I think that picture is amazing, but as far as outside of the print world goes I would think that Ditto would re-think that colorful, tight wardrobe. I wouldn’t even wear spandex and as Cereal Killer said from 1995′s Hackers said “Spandex: it’s a privilege, not a right.”

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00439/beth_280_439673a.jpg

http://www.fujirockers.com/blog/BethDitto_The_Gossip.jpg

http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2007/12/07/bethditto_narrowweb__300x487,2.jpg

By: Leslie

Leslie — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:41:57 +0000

I think it’s more to do with the confidence factor — the fact that women are embracing their curves is somewhat refreshing to a world that’s been dominated by haute couture models weighing approximately 80 pounds. It’s the sudden surge of women speaking out, women like Jennifer Love Hewitt (I don’t care what she says, the woman is NOT a size 0) and Tyra Banks going public with their self-acceptance and making it essentially glamorous to be curvy.

Kate Winslet is my absolute favorite, though, when it comes to curvy stars. I mean, the woman was naked 95% of the time in her last movie, and she’s always embraced her figure and has never, ever been afraid to show it off. That’s so inspiring to me, especially since I have much the same body type as she.