Sep
27
“Girls as young as seven are starting to diet. Women all over the world seem to hate their bodies almost immediately after their birth. During my time in the plus modeling world, I’ve begun to realize the true danger of scrutinizing women’s and men’s bodies, both personally and across an entire industry. I myself felt guilt for years. (I can vividly remember my older, much smaller sister relentlessly taunting me over my “thunder thighs.”) When an opportunity came for me to model, I thought, “Finally. Now I can rid my body of the fat it possessed.” I remember spending countless hours running; I remember saying no to dinner with friends; I remember purposely starving; I remember chasing an ideal that would never work for my body frame. I was 16 when this all happened. A teenage girl in an adult world.”
Ralph Lauren Plus-Size Model Robyn Lawley: I’m Proud Of My Body - The Daily Beast
Stephanie Booth is a freelance internet geek who lives in Lausanne, Switzerland. Digital Crumble is where she dumps all sorts of interesting stuff she finds online.
