Women's Running features plus-sized cover model

[Dick Whitman]

The body positive gesture has people psyched.

This Running Magazine Has A “Plus-Size” Cover Model And People Are Psyched

 

[LongTimeListener]

She probably cranks 'em out at what, a 6:30 pace?

 

[Dick Whitman]

She probably cranks 'em out at what, a 6:30 pace?

Cookies from the oven maybe.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Why is she even trying to run?

 

[TigerVols]

Nice to see Kate Upton has taken up jogging.

 

[SnarkShark]

Some folks around here really have their pet projects.

 

[qtlaw]

I'm one of the fortunate ones, probably genetics, who's never topped 155 (even after rupturing an achilles and being out of action for about 9 mos.) and I recognize that some people are not as genetically gifted and they have a predisposition to run large. I give these "plus" people huge credit for their activity even though through unrealistic (IMHO) lenses they do not fit the ideal. I wish more people would feel the same way.

 

[Alma]

The body positive gesture has people psyched.

This Running Magazine Has A “Plus-Size” Cover Model And People Are Psyched

Running is a perfectly good way to lose weight and some rabid runners absolutely love overweight converts. I'd think, of all the covers a plus-sized woman could be on, this would be the best cover of all.

What's so objectionable about it?

 

[Dick Whitman]

Running is a perfectly good way to lose weight and some rabid runners absolutely love overweight converts. I'd think, of all the covers a plus-sized woman could be on, this would be the best cover of all.

What's so objectionable about it?

Nothing. People are psyched.

 

[Alma]

Nothing. People are psyched.

No, really, I'm curious to what the deal is here. I'm sorry I don't get the in-joke. What is it?

 

[MisterCreosote]

She needs to have the good sense to live in seclusion until her body type is acceptable to ****.

 

[SnarkShark]

No, really, I'm curious to what the deal is here. I'm sorry I don't get the in-joke. What is it?

Just wait a few pages.

 

[Riptide]

"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he
treats those who can do nothing for him." — Malcolm S. Forbes.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

Sir Mix-a-Lot just got sprung.

 

[Dick Whitman]

No, really, I'm curious to what the deal is here. I'm sorry I don't get the in-joke. What is it?

Some - I'm just saying - might say these magazines are pandering a bit.

 

[MisterCreosote]

Imperfect people should under no circumstances ever be encouraged or made to feel good about themselves. Ever.

 

[Dick Whitman]

Imperfect people should under no circumstances ever be encouraged or made to feel good about themselves. Ever.

The headline less than an inch to the left of the "body positive" model:

"Strong & Hot: Get Toned With DIY Barre."

 

[Dick Whitman]

I'm one of the fortunate ones, probably genetics, who's never topped 155 (even after rupturing an achilles and being out of action for about 9 mos.) and I recognize that some people are not as genetically gifted and they have a predisposition to run large. I give these "plus" people huge credit for their activity even though through unrealistic (IMHO) lenses they do not fit the ideal. I wish more people would feel the same way.

If you are running four times a week, and you're still big after a few months, then it isn't genetics. It's you. It's your diet.

And that's perfectly fine with me if you say, "You know what? I'd rather have the extra slice of pizza and the third beer." For the most part, people should be confident in how they look. Not everyone was meant to be a Men's Fitness cover model.

But, I'm sorry, for 99.9 percent of the population, if you exercise regularly and are still obese or near obese, you're not doing it right.

 

[MisterCreosote]

The headline less than an inch to the left of the "body positive" model:

"Strong & Hot: Get Toned With DIY Barre."

If only that message could've been delivered free from the distraction of the big fat fatty, amirite?

 

[Riptide]

"We fight our battles with fat-shaming in my house."