I am fully agree to what Martin Willet says in “In Praise of Big Woman” that the rest of the world has gone mad. Why? Because “we have been silenced by the pig-ignorant louts who pedal the common line that thin women are more attractive, they must be, there aren't any fat women on TV, except comediennes”. They judges that woman with obesity, “queen-sized”, “plus-sized” or “fat” are considered uncommon or deemed unhealthy, unattractive and more difficult to reach for happiness compared to “thin” woman ?This “Butterball” stereotypical image has been long rooted in society. The impression is magnified by the "Image Monopolies" spearheaded by the beauty and cosmetic's industries of the world. Over sized people, especially women, fall victim to this beauty and the beast labeling. To me this is great undoing is a cheap shot under the belt. Listen carefully to what Martin Willet said, that “No woman is ever beautiful or ugly because she is fat or thin…..Of course you can be too fat, or too thin. Balance is required! ….Some women can be beautiful how heavy they are, while others can feel ugly and unhappy whatever weight they are. You cannot measure any value by size”. Most of the “HEAVY” people that I know of are warm hearted.
Luckily there still are these, “Queen-Sized” women who refuse to give in. They fight against this branding. This is shown by a group of XL (Extra-Large) woman in Jakarta who early this year formed a special community called “Extra-L Big Community”. Initially they communicated with each other through Yahoo Groups, their email address is:
Xtra-L_CommunityIndonesia@yahoogroups.com. "All who considered him or her-self as having a big-body may join," express’s Ririe Bogar (33), the founder of this community together with Lulu Lustanti (29).
Although most of the members are women, men are indeed welcome! To date, the total number of members has reached to almost 600, and seems to increase by the day. They come from varying backgrounds; students, professionals, executives, housewives, etc, etc. There are only two requirements for membership; at least 70 kg in weight, and 20 years of age.
Interested to join?
