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Bettie

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5. For those of us who look more like the women in the photos

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2015, 12:31 PM

Feb 2015

in his book than runway models, it is amazing to see.

There are so few positive representations of women who are over a size six, that seeing things like this hits on an emotional level, it says "yes, you are a human being and you do belong".

Our society says that we (those above the maximum acceptable weight) don't belong, that we are barely human.

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Another Reason We'll Miss Leonard Nimoy: He Championed Full-Figured Women [View all] eridani Feb 2015 OP

Kudos to Leonard Nimoy for pushing a noble cause that deserves more attention. InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2015 #1

Men are probably as varied in their preference for women as women are for men. Enthusiast Feb 2015 #2

Interesting comment ... what does men's preference have to do with it? MH1 Feb 2015 #3

Yes, women are the FlaGranny Feb 2015 #4

For those of us who look more like the women in the photos Bettie Feb 2015 #5

Good for him ismnotwasm Feb 2015 #6

he was what a liberal used to be before the sell roguevalley Feb 2015 #7

surely most of us gals are somewhere between model and "full body" Skittles Feb 2015 #8