Have you heard of Curvy Girl Lingerie? The California-based lingerie store has been posting sexy selfies of women sized 14 and up on its Facebook page. According to an article in the Daily Mail, 45-year-old Curvy Girl (CG) owner Chrystal Bougon created the page to show women they are "NOT the only [ones] with cellulite, rolls, scars, saggy breasts or stretch marks."
Since the page's inception on 14 November, women have been bravely uploading photos of themselves, sans Photoshop touch-ups, to the tune of 30,000 Facebook likes. The move to showcase women's bodies 'as is' appears to in direct opposition to the recent statements by retailers like Lululemon and Abercrombie, both of which refuse to market to larger women.
But not everyone is celebrating the advent of the CG page, claims article in Salon. Maria 'What's Your Excuse' Kang, who gained notoriety from flaunting her own body on Facebook, has criticized CG "because while I feel like it’s ok to love and accept your body, I think that we’re normalizing obesity in our society.”
And obesity, as far as Fit Mom is concerned, equates to selfishness.
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