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Date: 13 March 2007 23:39:36
I did a bit of a double take today when I was listening to the news. They said that Beth Ditto... the 15-stone, size 26 singer of the band The Gossip has been announced as 'the new face of Topshop' (whatever that means!)
OK, I am a fat lass (as a friend of mine calls it!) but I am several sizes smaller than Ms Ditto. I am wondering what on earth she is going to find to wear in Topshop other than hats, scarves, jewellery and shoes (and possibly kaftans for the summer!!!). I can't really remember the last time I was able to buy anything in Topshop to fit me. My size 18 arse is obscene according to their designers... well it must be as they clearly don't cater for anyone other than size zero models and/or pre-pubescent girls!* I think the biggest size I have ever seen in there is a 16, and even that was a small 16.
Don't get me wrong... I am not actually saying that having a morbidly obese woman is a healthy advert for women... in fact it is no better than the size zero bollocks. What I absolutely object to though is being made to feel like a freak, a fruit-cake, a lazy bint and a feeder because I am a few sizes bigger than Posh (in fact I could eat her for breakfast and still be hungry!) How difficult can it be to make clothes in a range of sizes - most other shops manage it!!
Grrr... and on that note I am signing off... a fit, healthy woman who has just eaten a huge bit of rhubarb crumble with cream and currently feeling no shame or guilt about it!!!
COME ON PEOPLE.... show me those arses and curves... it's the way forward for the modern woman!!!! ;)
* - I should also point out that I am not size-ist to people who are naturally skinny and wafer thin... it's just the stoooopid dieting/exercising/unhealthy obsessional behaviour that hacks me off!!!