The book this time is:
Fat and Proud (Charlotte Cooper)
P.S. I swear I'm going to keep up with blogging. I know all three people who are reading this miss my rants! :)
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Size what?
I went shopping the other day. I am not a skinny girl...there is no way of getting around that. I am comfortable with myself. I'm not exactly plus size, but there is no way I'm extra extra large either. Here's my thought, why are stores suddenly changing the sizing of plus sizes? I'm not usually a Maurice's shopper, but my friend wanted to go in so we did. I saw a sign out front that said now carrying plus sizes. This was my thought.....so clothes that are the real size that they say they are? I'm sorry, XL's are not extra large! So the "plus sizes" are in the back of the store, and first of all the clothes are disgusting, they are just huge bags that hang over you. Is that really plus size? No! Also there is this chart which helps you decide your size. The chart said, 1=16-18W, 2=20=22W, and so on. Are you trying to make me feel better so that I can say I'm a size 1! That's a little pathetic. Why are we so scared of the sizes that we really are? I'm happy with myself, could I stand to lose weight? Yes! But why, because society tells me I'm not the ideal figure, right..... Maybe I like being XXL! At least I don't lie about my size and pretend that I'm a size one. Why can't I have a shirt that shows I have a body? I would rather not wear a flowery printed bag (Thank you very much Maurice's, but I think I'm going to stick with my XXL figure!)
The book this time is:
Fat and Proud (Charlotte Cooper)
P.S. I swear I'm going to keep up with blogging. I know all three people who are reading this miss my rants! :)
The book this time is:
Fat and Proud (Charlotte Cooper)
P.S. I swear I'm going to keep up with blogging. I know all three people who are reading this miss my rants! :)
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3 comments:
Geez... I wish I was a size 1 .... just kidding. I know we discussed this on our last shopping trip out to southridge -- ridiculous.
Also, I really don't understand sizes. Like you said -- you don't want to wear a bag. I really don't understand "plus sizes" and how they create clothing that is meant to "cover" the body, instead of fit the body -- doesn't a bag make someone look ultimately bigger than they are -- and when someone wants to buy something that is form fitting, they may have to apt to a different size which may not fit as well as something that was actually made for their body, and therefore leaving them in the opposite situation? Why can't women be proud of their bodies and be able to wear things that show this?
I agree with you my love!!
-Gosia
I know you mentioned that you go on rants, and now that I started typing I CAN'T STOP!
Isn't "re-sizing" sizes to 1's and 2's instead of what they really are backwards thinking for a modern woman? When a young girl walks in to a store and she's a size 16, 18, or 20 -- and she sees that she's in a "special" group that has their sizes re-labeled to those of the same as the little twig standing next to her -- how should this really make someone feel? This seems to condemn self confidence in a woman's body more than help it -- what are your thoughts my Nora Eileen?
-G
Oh and by the way, these are saying I published at like 2:45am .. totally lying... it's 4:45am -- get it right blogger!
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