Sorry, We Don't Hate Ourselves
Still curious about that plus-sized model from the Gaultier show? There's a lot of chitchat over at the always-fabulous Pound:
"On a related note, you know what else is beautiful? When designers go beyond the supposedly mind-blowing act of putting a fat chick on the runway and actually make clothes for her."
Weetabix also sent us a link to the interview with the Gaultier model, and in her e-mail, Weetabix said:
"I love how she talks back to the interviewer, who is clearly trying to get her to admit that fat people should lose weight."
Yeah, that article really is baiting her. "HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN YOU ARE IN FASHION SHOWS AND YOU'RE SURROUNDED BY SKINNY MODELS?" "SOME AVERAGE-SIZED WOMEN WHO ARE A LITTLE BIT LARGER THAN THE NORM FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND THIN WOMEN."
It reminds me of being interviewed for The New York Times. The reporter was writing about the idea that obesity might be genetic, and she was asking if I would feel "less guilty about being fat" and "more okay with being overweight" and if I would "hate myself less" if I found out it wasn't my "fault." She kept rephrasing her questions, and I kept insisting that I don't actually hate myself. Honestly, I don't think the whole genetic component is a big shock or mystery, and I don't think it would change my feelings at all. But she kept wanting me to answer differently, I think. "Would you hate yourself less?" Sorry to disappoint, but I don't hate myself at all.
Oh, and to my knowledge, the article never appeared--with or without me.
"On a related note, you know what else is beautiful? When designers go beyond the supposedly mind-blowing act of putting a fat chick on the runway and actually make clothes for her."
Weetabix also sent us a link to the interview with the Gaultier model, and in her e-mail, Weetabix said:
"I love how she talks back to the interviewer, who is clearly trying to get her to admit that fat people should lose weight."
Yeah, that article really is baiting her. "HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN YOU ARE IN FASHION SHOWS AND YOU'RE SURROUNDED BY SKINNY MODELS?" "SOME AVERAGE-SIZED WOMEN WHO ARE A LITTLE BIT LARGER THAN THE NORM FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND THIN WOMEN."
It reminds me of being interviewed for The New York Times. The reporter was writing about the idea that obesity might be genetic, and she was asking if I would feel "less guilty about being fat" and "more okay with being overweight" and if I would "hate myself less" if I found out it wasn't my "fault." She kept rephrasing her questions, and I kept insisting that I don't actually hate myself. Honestly, I don't think the whole genetic component is a big shock or mystery, and I don't think it would change my feelings at all. But she kept wanting me to answer differently, I think. "Would you hate yourself less?" Sorry to disappoint, but I don't hate myself at all.
Oh, and to my knowledge, the article never appeared--with or without me.
posted by mo pie at 9:09 PM
4 Comments:
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Oh, I love Ms Velvet. She knows exactly what they're trying to make her say and she's having FUN and making such smart and witty remarks. The finisher:
"I THINK YOU MIGHT SQUASH ME/
I think you might like it"
HAH.
When the interviewer brought up porn I though "oh no, they're getting insulting" and she totally rose to the challenge. I love her.
You know, I didn't get a "bait the fat chick" vibe from this at all, and I'm usually super hyper sensitive to that kind of thing. I think the reporter asked valid questions, and Mz Velvet had awesome answers.
Anne, you're right, it wasn't baiting, there was a little bit of an undercurrent that I felt the interviewer really could not believe that she was really happy with her body, and comfortable being around skinny beautiful women AND healthy.
I was so highly amused by the closing lines that I exaggerated the level of bias in the questioning.
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