So we have a plus size model as one of the three finalists for this years Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue – Ashley Graham.

And while there has been a lot of positive feedback that finally, skinny didn’t dictate the winner, there are some troubling things we should be aware of.

Former model Cheryl Tiegs has come out to say that being a large model is unhealthy in essence fat shaming (here)

Health is important but skinny people sometimes have high blood pressure that you would expect of bigger body types.

The traditional body-type model Tanya Mityushina, one of the three along with boxer Ronda Rousey, has also complained that she might not win the most admiration because of the unprecedented sentiment for the plus size model.  See it to believe it here.

The best way to understand this is to pretend you are a parent and your child is automatically eliminated from the things some body types find as advantageous.

By the way, skinny shaming is as bad as fat shaming and it also happens.

When we learn to see people and treat them as individuals not as pre-set expectations, we are achieving humanity.

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