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“Our Larger Bodies Are Clearly Lacking Representation In Media”: Plus-Size Models Pose As Disney Princesses (16 Pics)
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Disney princesses have been an inspiration to many children for their beauty and charm. But according to critics, the iconic characters like Cinderella, Snow White, Belle, or Ariel have not been representing every woman out there.
The lack of plus-size bodies and skin colors was precisely what inspired social media influencer Natasha Polis and her friends to launch the #PlusSizePrincessProject. “We take up more space than most, yet our larger bodies are clearly lacking representation in media. So here’s our response this Halloween: 21 influencers dressing up in our own style as beloved female Disney characters,” Natasha wrote to her 77.4k followers on Instagram and shared the photos of the plus-size princesses.
Both inclusive and diverse, the pictures prove that queens and princesses come in all styles, backgrounds, shapes, forms, colors, and sizes and that whoever had a dream to become one as a child has no reason to think they shouldn’t.
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Moana
Anna And Elsa
Alice
To find out more about the Plus-Size Princess Project, Bored Panda reached out to one of the participants, Michaela McGrady, who’s a plus-size model, social media influencer, and body neutrality advocate from LA.
Michaela dressed up as her favorite character Princess Anna, while her sister Hunter transformed into Princess Elsa. “Anna and Elsa represent a strong sisterly bond that she and I share. We would really do anything for each other, so to be able to bring that to life was so exciting for us!”
Michaela also said that being able to put the plus-size spin on the transformations was very important to women. “I know that seeing someone who had a body type like me when I was a young girl would have been life-changing.”
Elena
Esmeralda
Jasmine
Michaela believes that there’s an inherent bias within the beauty and fashion industries, which are “saturated with antiquated ideals. The truth is 68% of shoppers are considered plus-size. Designers and fashion houses have to start at the beginning by diversifying the people they hire and the bodies they seek to dress.”
In reality, the one-size-fits-all concept is ancient history, according to the plus-size model. “At this point, it’s either get on board with the rest of the world or get left in the dust,” she added.
But no journey towards body positivity and accepting yourself is easy. “It truly is a journey with many ups and downs, good days and bad days, and it’s all about getting to a place where the incredible significance of physical attractiveness is dialed down and how you feel about yourself isn’t affected by your appearance.”
Mulan
literally 2 of the other men in the movie Mulan were plus size. it doesn't matter what race, what age, and what size you are to dress up and feel good about yourself. for example I am mixed (black and white) for Halloween I wanted to go as froggy from my hero academia so I started making my costume i showed some of my friends and they said I couldn't be froggy because of how dark my skin was, I still went and I felt great in my costume and I actually won a costume contest. it doesn't matter who you are or what you want to be do what makes you happy
Snow White
Sleeping Beauty
Michaela said that it’s important to remember that “You are worthy no matter what your body happens to look like at any given moment.”
She also gave a shout out to all of the incredible women who were a part of the project. “Seeing so many beautiful faces, diverse body types, and backgrounds was humbling and something I know we all intend to see a lot more of in the future,” Michaela concluded.
Megara
Belle
She looks great, but damn, could they not have ironed her skirt before the shoot?
Merida
Kida
Rapunzel
Cinderella
Tinkerbell
She's a famous TikTok personality that goes by name Glitter and Lazers in YouTube. She's super positive, has given the middle finger to the problematic part of the plus size community and is on her own health journey.
We neither need posts about Disney reimaginations nor about influencers. Mathematically this might make this post valid (-1 * -1), but I think it isn't.
By the way: as often when the euphemism "plus-sized" is used, obese is shown (at least for some of these women). This does not tell anything about beauty...it tells a lot about health, though.
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Stop advertising that being too big is not a problem. We don't choose our body's, however we do choose if we take good care of it or not.
NO ONE THINKS IT'S HEALTHY TO BE OVER WEIGHT. No one thinks that. But the idea is that just because someone is over weight doesn't mean they are ugly and worthless.
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We neither need posts about Disney reimaginations nor about influencers. Mathematically this might make this post valid (-1 * -1), but I think it isn't.
By the way: as often when the euphemism "plus-sized" is used, obese is shown (at least for some of these women). This does not tell anything about beauty...it tells a lot about health, though.
Load More Replies... Stop advertising that being too big is not a problem. We don't choose our body's, however we do choose if we take good care of it or not.
NO ONE THINKS IT'S HEALTHY TO BE OVER WEIGHT. No one thinks that. But the idea is that just because someone is over weight doesn't mean they are ugly and worthless.
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