A lasting change..?

http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/v-magazines-size-issue-curves

So, this issue with those photographs came out in January. Have you noticed a change in any other magazines, billboards, ad campaigns, etc. or is the classic image of the stick figure model still being bombarded across media?
Personally, I have not.

What do you think of this being controversial?

I think it's incredibly sad that in our society that to have a magazine with bigger woman was something unheard of. In the same sentence, I'm highly hesitant to label these photographs as "groundbreaking". These models are still airbrushed, still scantily clad, and still in sky-high high-heels. I think the message this is sending to young girls is contradictory to what its supposedly preaching about self-satisfaction and acceptance. It seems our culture offers consistently hypocritical views of what it means to be a woman.

Additionally, though a size 14 is the "average american women", do you think this is healthy?

This number has sky rocketed as technology has promoted a more sedentary life style and food processing has made food less healthy and full of hidden fats. Disordered eating does not simply refer to anorexia and bulimia; binge eating and emotional eaters have their place in eating disordered culture as well. Over 1/3 of Americans are overweight.

So what do you think? Is this article groundbreaking, useless, or actually promoting a different (but still unhealthy) image for young girls to look up to?

love and light,
ashley <3