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CrispyQ

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31. No one would ever call me fat & I would have to order an XL.

Sun Feb 23, 2014, 01:42 PM

Feb 2014

So anyone even a little larger than me is out of luck.

Agree that it's a start, but it would be nice if the clothing manufacturers were a little more in tune with real women's sizes. Our culutre has this tendency to think that larger women are not fit. I dare say that when I was 40 pounds overweight & exercising everyday, I was more fit than I am now, getting out to walk only 2 days a week, if that.

Love those tankini's! With the boy shorts, that's better than a one-piece.

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Fascinating: In a women's sports clothing catalogue just received in the mail [View all] hlthe2b Feb 2014 OP

link to page with their models. madrchsod Feb 2014 #1

"Yeah, that thing looks good on a Photoshopped size zero. How would it look on me?" Warpy Feb 2014 #2

And, Dar-ling! I must say they look absolutely Fabulous! Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #3

Cool. DURHAM D Feb 2014 #4

Thank you for sharing JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #5

Unfortunately I'm not seeing anything larger than a size 16 eridani Feb 2014 #6

Clearly, athletic women come in all sizes. hlthe2b Feb 2014 #7

That's great. MadrasT Feb 2014 #8

Yeah- women need to quit being treated the artwork AAO Feb 2014 #9

Someone else mentioned the red edit too. CrispyQ Feb 2014 #26

But I do LOVE it. Makes me seem smarter than I am. AAO Feb 2014 #33

"Title Nine" refers to the Federal Law that KauaiK Feb 2014 #10

Umm, do you honestly think ANY woman in this group DOES NOT KNOW THAT? Really? hlthe2b Feb 2014 #12

Alright, I'll confess noamnety Feb 2014 #14

well, then good that it is coming up...I grew up with the Title IX fights--guess I'm old hlthe2b Feb 2014 #18

I also grew up with the Title IX fights...then I'm old as well KauaiK Feb 2014 #21

Absolutely...Phyllis Schafly and her ilck are the worst women--as Allen West is to African Americans hlthe2b Feb 2014 #22

I found it interesting. I had no idea what title nine was Autumn Feb 2014 #16

'glad it came up then... hlthe2b Feb 2014 #19

Thanks Autumn KauaiK Feb 2014 #34

I just looked it up. I had no idea what it was. Autumn Feb 2014 #20

Thank you. I didn't know. -nt CrispyQ Feb 2014 #27

K&R!!! DeSwiss Feb 2014 #11

K&R! sheshe2 Feb 2014 #13

I've received Title Nine catalogs before. Triana Feb 2014 #15

Natural beauty is real beauty GETPLANING Feb 2014 #17

Nice. ismnotwasm Feb 2014 #23

great idea . . . mzteris Feb 2014 #24

As discussed earlier, athletes come in all sizes... hlthe2b Feb 2014 #25

Yes, a start. mzteris Feb 2014 #28

No one would ever call me fat & I would have to order an XL. CrispyQ Feb 2014 #31

The fashion industry seems to think that women never grow older than 30 trying to look 20. appleannie1 Feb 2014 #29

Very slow progress there, though I was thrilled to, (for the first time) find petite clothing hlthe2b Feb 2014 #30

I am fortunate in that I sew and know how to alter but it irks me that I have to pay top dollar for appleannie1 Feb 2014 #32

It doesn't matter who the models are or what they look like. Selling stuff with bodies is already El_Johns Feb 2014 #35

You do not have a clue or you are intentionally trying to obfuscate... hlthe2b Feb 2014 #36

or maybe you don't. The concept of objectification is from Marx and has to do with commodification El_Johns Feb 2014 #37

No one is buying what you are "selling" n/t hlthe2b Feb 2014 #38

I'm not selling anything but the truth. The concept of objectification in feminist studies was El_Johns Feb 2014 #39

This seems alright to me. AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #40