One of my favorite shows to binge watch is
America's Next Top Model! Although being a model is far from anything I would
do, let alone be qualified for, I really enjoy this show. I watch solely for
the competition aspect, watching the photo shoots and the eliminations are
about the only thing I care to see. The drama that happens in the house between
the models is far from exciting to me....
My favorite season was season 10, mainly
because it was the only one I stuck with each week during its actual air time,
and also because the winner was a plus sized model! She (Whitney) was my
favorite from the beginning of the season. Top Model history was made when she
was the first "plus sized" model to win this competition! Obviously
she jumped many hurdles and EARNED that spot as America's Next Top Model.
Making herself a place in that competition could NOT have been easy… people
were rooting for her to fail because she was not considered ideal due to her size....  |
| Elimination Photo |
So these past few days I have been watching
seasons of ANTM on Amazon Prime. I finished season 11, and now I'm halfway
through season 12. So far this season hasn't been the most interesting, but it
has definitely opened my eyes to some, not so unknown, issues. SPOILER ALERT!
During the episode I watched last night, season 12 episode 8, one of the
contestants (London) was eliminated. Now it was never said she was eliminated
for her recent weight gain, but I can guess that was the REAL issue, not just
her "bad" photo. Lucky for the judges her photo was not the best of
the bunch, but she had been doing quite well in the competition until this
shoot. Even after having done well throughout the competition things were
overlooked because she was not longer a "perfect size 2."
This whole weight issues irritates me on
VARIOUS levels! This show is basically telling its viewers that gaining weight
should be frowned upon. They made too big of a deal during her photo shoot
about her weight; it was overly broadcasted. I know the modeling industry is
not known for tolerance in the body department, but good Lord.... This girl
still looked smaller than most "Average" looking females.
Much of this topic can be compared to previous
topics I have touched on, topics such as unrealistic body expectations put out
by media. All the things that girls these days are being exposed to kills me.
No wonder so many girls develop eating disorders.
Clearly the modeling industry has ZERO poster
girls for "Loving your body," every girl in this industry tends to
air on the underweight side, and very few are proudly eating junk food. As it
was said on the show "your body is a temple," basically if you let
yourself get fat you won’t be accepted.
Like most girls I have struggled with
accepting myself and how I look, weight being a huge part of it. I'll never
forget all those people who called me fat, chubby, or even thick. Truth is I am
not a size two. I am also not considered clinically overweight. I have always
been a thicker person, but people only see me as FAT and LAZY, not
average. I went through a phase where my weight became an obsession,
watching my food intake always results in binge eating, and it drove me into
depression. When I was in high school I would tell myself I was fat, and post
photos around my room reminding me that I was ugly and shouldn’t eat anymore. I
never shared that, and it was a dark time struggling to be accepted. I don't
think I'll ever be comfortable with myself, but I guess that's a part of being
a girl in this media infested society.
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