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[XiaNaphryz]

Cosmo calling the majority of people fat if she's considered plus size.

 

[Kabuki Quantum Lover]

Cosmo calling the majority of people fat if she's considered plus size.

That's fucked.

 

[Silky]

That's a marvelous woman.

 

[potam]

ITT, people freak out and don't understand modeling.

 

[SillyEskimo]

Well I ain't down with that

 

[johnny_park]

If this is plus size then Kate Upton is a whale.

 

[nateeasy]

She is plus sized

 

[Omegasquash]

ITT, people freak out and don't understand modeling.

More people disagreeing with what's classified as plus size, or just with the classification at all.

Well I ain't down with that

You...you thinkin' 'bout stickin'?

 

[Zen_Arcade]

ITT, people freak out and don't understand modeling.

Models model to sell clothing to regular people. Not to mention that plus sized models are actually a thing, with real plus sized models modeling real plus sized clothes.

It's like me being a model for a big and tall store when I'm only 5'8.

Wait, she's 6'2. No wonder they're calling her plus sized.

 

[Thai]

She's I dunno...big boned, I guess? Nowhere near "plus sized" and whatever connotations are associated with those words.


She's clearly very fit and couldn't be your typical model-skinny if she tried.

 

[nateeasy]

She is 6'2 180 pounds.

 

[samus i am]

This isn't Cosmo's fault. It's the industry.

 

[pikachu Lv 5]

I must be morbidly obese to cosmo in that case.

 

[Alienous]

Compared to the model standard, she does look plus-sized.

That doesn't mean she's obese.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

More people disagreeing with what's classified as plus size, or just with the classification at all.



You...you thinkin' 'bout stickin'?

but it's classification specific to the modeling world. She's plus sized for fashion modeling, much like someone who is 6'2" would be "undersized" in the NBA.

 

[Zuhzuhzombie!!]

ITT, people freak out and don't understand modeling.

ITT someone that doesn't understand the words "plus size".

 

[RumblingRosco]

Cosmo calling the majority of people fat if she's considered plus size.

The majority of American adults are overfat. >69% in fact.

 

[Omegasquash]

but it's classification specific to the modeling world. She's plus sized for fashion modeling, much like someone who is 6'2" would be "undersized" in the NBA.

She is for sure plus sized for the modelling world. Doesn't change the fact that someone at Cosmo pointed it out. And let's not mince words here...most people associate "plus sized" with "fat." THAT'S where the reaction is coming from.

 

[SUPREME1]

Lay off the snacks fatty.

 

[Omegasquash]

Also, she's tall as fuck and looks a little bony in the arms. Homegirl needs a sandwich, stat.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

She is for sure plus sized for the modelling world. Doesn't change the fact that someone at Cosmo pointed it out. And let's not mince words here...most people associate "plus sized" with "fat." THAT'S where the reaction is coming from.

I wouldn't be surprised if she wants to be called "Plus sized" as that is how she makes her money. Let's be honest, if they had just written "Supermodel" most of the comments on that FB feed would have been about how she's too fat to be a model.

 

[Alienous]

She is for sure plus sized for the modelling world. Doesn't change the fact that someone at Cosmo pointed it out. And let's not mince words here...most people associate "plus sized" with "fat." THAT'S where the reaction is coming from.

It appears most people are over-exaggerating.

Heck, they didn't even say "she's plus-sized, and that's terrible". People are connoting that being 'plus-sized', or even fat, is inherently negative. I think that's more troubling.

 

[potam]

ITT someone that doesn't understand the words "plus size".

"plus size model"

 

[Moze]

I don't think Sir Mix-a-Lot would appreciate this model all that much. For a model her body looks a bit off to me

 

[Guevara]

Tiny head. Don't tell me you can't see it.

Also she can either be an employed "plus sized model" or an unemployed regular model.

 

[Mammoth Jones]

The "modeling world" should not be the standard for body size...

 

[joelseph]

Social Media strikes again. Why would anyone feel compelled to like and follow Cosmo on facebook?

 

[Omegasquash]

It appears most people are over-exaggerating.

Heck, they didn't even say "she's plus-sized, and that's terrible". People are connoting that being 'plus-sized', or even fat, is inherently negative. I think that's more troubling.

Now that you say it, this is pretty fabulous. Cosmo could very well be saying that plus sized models are fabulous, and the public is losing their shit over them doing it.

This thread gonna go places.

 

[filler]

She is 6'2 180 pounds.

What are people complaining about? This is definitely plus sized.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

She is for sure plus sized for the modelling world. Doesn't change the fact that someone at Cosmo pointed it out. And let's not mince words here...most people associate "plus sized" with "fat." THAT'S where the reaction is coming from.

It's because when you see the term plus-sized in stores, it's not necessarily the same as what you see in modeling/fashion magazines - and it gets more confusing when some magazines DO show the plus-size stuff in stores and use the same terms. So for a lot of people who don't know the distinction, they'll make a natural correlation with what they see for themselves in stores since they both involve clothes and sizes.

 

[reggieandTFE]

Tiny head. Don't tell me you can't see it.

Also she can either be an employed "plus sized model" or an unemployed regular model.

Yeah. Her head looks too small.

 

[Moze]

She is 6'2 180 pounds.

That can't be right? I am 6'7, 147lbs

 

[Kraftwerk]

That can't be right? I am 6'7, 147lbs

is there a joke here somewhere? You are 6'7 and 147? that's thin as paper.

 

[Izayoi]

That can't be right? I am 6'7, 147lbs

You are severely underweight.

Like, you are literally in danger of being classified as an anorexic.

Seek help.

Edit: To clarify, your BMI is 16.6. Typically, being under 17.5 is one of the major signs used to diagnose anorexia.

 

[SaviorX]

She is 6 foot 2....

The "plus" aspect has more to do with her height than anything.

 

[Borgnine]

A plus size is size 12 and over. If she wears size 12 and over, she is a plus sized model.

Apparently facebook users think the term "plus sized" is interchangeable with "fatso."

 

[DY_nasty]

I wouldn't be surprised if she wants to be called "Plus sized" as that is how she makes her money. Let's be honest, if they had just written "Supermodel" most of the comments on that FB feed would have been about how she's too fat to be a model.

lol yep

 

[CharlieDigital]

She is 6'2 180 pounds.

Just by looking at the ratio of her head size to her body I can tell that she is a woman who is larger in mass (in the most scientific sense possible).

By modeling standards, she does not fit into that spectrum, but maybe "plus" is the wrong term.

 

[tkscz]

I'm an expert on plus size, she ain't plus size.

 

[Moze]

You are severely underweight.

Like, you are literally in danger of being classified as an anorexic.

Seek help.

It's not even that bad

 

[Borgnine]

She's also "full figured" before the term was co-opted by obese women.

 

[brokenbeans]

I dunno I can't tell I need to see her in less clothes then I will be able to judge properly.

 

[Kurita]

That can't be right? I am 6'7, 147lbs

I'm already tall and thin (6'4 and 152lbs) but this is something else.

 

[OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather]

That can't be right? I am 6'7, 147lbs

I'm 5'9 138lbs and I'm thin. Eat some food.

 

[Kraftwerk]

It's not even that bad

I know everyone is different, but I have a friend who is 6'5 and 175 pounds, and everyone comments on how skinny he is. Not to be rude or insulting, but your stats are simply scary.

 

[Messypandas]

I'd definitely give her an A+

 

[marrec]

I'm already tall and thin (6'4 and 152lbs) but this is something else.

I'm 6'4 and 220 pounds and I ain't even fat. Yall both need to eat or something.

 

[OSHAN]

I'm 6'5" 210 lbs and I consider myself thin, but anyway, that's not important.

This is:

 

[Anoregon]

I'd definitely give her an A+

Really? Personally, I'd give her the D.

 

[Moze]

I know everyone is different, but I have a friend who is 6'5 and 175 pounds, and everyone comments on how skinny he is. Not to be rude or insulting, but your stats are simply scary.

So what would be the average weight for a 24 year old 6'7 male? I often get called skinny, but you guys are acting like i am dying lol