Gillette’s New Ad Of A Model In A Bikini Gets Controversial Reactions

A skinny body can be unhealthy, but it could be.very healthy as well. A body over 400lbs can NEVER be healthy and will.kill you. Tess Holiday is a walking heart attack waiting to happen

Most cases of obesity are caused by eating too much and moving too little. A very small percentage of people are overweight for other reasons. Obesity for the vast majority of people is a choice that they make, and it is not something to be celebrated as this ad does.

You’re using the EXTREME minority and applying their rhetoric to the vast vast vast majority. That doesn’t work in real life.

during my 18 months of daily cortisone treatment the metabolism was impacted. I knew about consequences so I did all my effort to not gain too much weight (10 pounds): take breakfast with 2-3 vegetables and 12 apples, lunch, and dinner with raw salad or a vegetable soup, no gluten, no sugar, no salt, no cow diary, 2-3 times per week meat around my hand dimension each, oil only in the salads and never ever fried food etc. It helps. I still keep the same style of eating, but I can go bad once per week. It is not easy. But many people doesn't see my effort. just the results (no flu for many years, I control the auto immune disease from life style, no more drugs or pill, BMI 22)

diane a here you are again saying things you know nothing about! I have a few medical conditions that prevent me from exercising, let alone standing or walking for more than 2 or 3 mins. I am unfortunately taking a c**p ton of meds to combat these conditions while causing me to gain weight. I eat like a bird and have had many doctors tell me to eat more than my usual 800 - 1300 calories (it depends on my mood and pain level as to how much I eat). Yet, here I am, double my original body weight. It is very possible. I know a few other people who are in the same boat, well not the same boat or we would all sink hahahah but you know what I mean. Just please stop trying to sound educated in fields you clearly are not!

A few medical conditions and some medication can cause a degree of weight gain, Diabetes, hormone disorders, steroids etc.However these are often related to increased appetite or limitation of physical activity. There is no way for someone to become more than twice their average size without regularly consuming much more food than is required.

That is totaly and utterly false. 135 lbs is an healthy weight for most women of average heigh. There a so many other factors in play regarding the health issues you mentioned. Comparing two of your family members does not mean anything at all.

@ Mama Panda, I DO know what I am talking about from years of dealing with ED patients 8 hours a day 5 days a week in the Eating Disorders Field. Working with Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists and Senior Dietitians.This topic is about opinions on whether the weight of the model appears healthy. Do you believe it is?

True. My best friend has a rare metabolic disease where she cant loose her fat. She only gaines weight but cant stop loosing any even if she eats just salad and drink water. Only thing she can do is an operation

Well said. It isn't always a cookie cutter situation.

But this woman doesn't have mobility issues that would make her gain weight. She's an influencer, model, and public speaker who travels all over. She gets paid to eat out and be over weight. And, yes, you can be unhealthy without being obese, but obesity can be cured.

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Effseven you are just and idiot lmfao

The fashion industry is not selling health either - but their advertising and role models encourage unhealthy and dangerous eating habits in young or susceptible people.

BAHAHAHAHH! sad but true,all you said

diane a NO kid WANTS to be fat. Literally no-one

Yes Diana, the FASHION industry is very different from a razor company though. She’s selling razors, not being a role model. Big people look objectively bad, so no kid is going to confuse a fat razor model for a role model. It will never happen.

YES, Merlyn! I get your sarcasm. No kidding! People act like "how dare they show a fat person having fun!"

That’s one of the dumbest things I’ve ever read.

Gosh Mama Panda, you sure are jumping to a lot of insecure, lack of self esteem opinions, aren't you. Sorry, not miserable. I bike, I have a horse that I ride dressage and trails on, so in fact, I'm mostly grinning. LOL. Love how you make ASSumptions, eh?

I'm probably a quarter of her size and have the same bikini as her in the first pic and I've never worn it in public cause if I don't want to look at my own self in it, why the hell would anyone else?? Not every body is a bikini body, especially one that weighs as much as a Volkswagen Beetle!!

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hashwadoobies, the advertisement is not about your lack of self esteem, it's about razors! And before you continue to judge people who do have a strong and solid self esteem, look in the mirror and judge yourself. I bet you are mostly miserable aren't ya?

But she isn't in the process of getting healthy. You should check out her blog. The reason people are upset is because they chose a self-proclaimed plus-size model who promotes unhealthy weight as beautiful on her blog. Gillette didn't pick some random woman off the street. This woman is an "influencer". And now Gillette is backing her promotions by featuring her in their ad. People won't see the ad and decide they want to gain weight. Obese people will see this woman flaunting her acceptable obesity and think, "I don't need to lose weight; according to Gillette, I'm fine the way I am."

Gillette literally states they're celebrating "all sizes" and purposely chose to go with a "plus" sized model. This is meant to be a socially conscious advertisement to provoke discussion, it's absolutely not just "an ad for razors". The message sent by showcasing a morbidly obese woman is that this size is acceptable and even worse, that it's natural! We know that she is not making healthy changes because she's literally eating an entire loaf of white bread, filled to the brim with fondu cheese. The concern isn't that this ad will promote weight gain, it's that it'll demote weight loss by glorifying obesity!! Gillette should've shown behind the scenes footage of her struggling to sit down and stand up from a lying position.

The ad is for a razor and you, alongside many others have chosen to focus on her body- and b***h about her assumed health. So yes Diane- you are being b****y.

Scuse me - have I bitched ?? I just stated my opinion that she didn't look particularly healthy. Please say that in your opinion she looks in the absolute best of health

But SHE claims she is healthy and that obese women are fine the way they are. Did anyone actually read her blog?

The words "morbidly obese" and "without Healt issues" can not be written as one and the same statement, don't you hear yourself?

okay tell me how to get rid of my severe endocrine disorder and the uncurable chronic illness that can kill me and I will happily make myself over to fit your idea of the Right Kind of Healthy. Until then screw you. People who are unhealthy are allowed to be happy once in a while and show themselves in public without being attacked.

Merlyn... you're barking up the wrong tree. Which is why I stated in my first post that I am the worst at understanding reasoning as to why weight gain occurs. But when you throw words in like "severe", " incurable", "That can kill you" "attacked" ... This is what I mean. You can absolutely be happy. I am not attacking you or overweight individuals. I will say I am almost 89% sure your doctor has recommended a very specific diet or activity to keep you out of that area. If you choose to follow it that's fine. Doctors often plead patients to stay active to not have more issue for the already present one.

Are you an expert psychologist? Do you have a degree in nutritional studies or human behavior? Have you interviewed any fat persons with a history of trauma? Because you sound like you have fulfilled none of these things. People cope with trauma in different ways, on different scales. Some may gain a little weight due to stress and other factors, others may lose pound after pound after pound--others still may become obese or morbidly obese. And still others may not have any weight differences at all. Not to mention, obesity is caused by a variety of factors--a majority of people fall into the category of bad eating and exercising habits, but there are those with medical conditions both physical and psychological. If it were as simple as changing a few habits America wouldn't have an obesity epidemic in the first place.

Who exactly is making fun of fat people?

I don't see anyone poking fun at obesity. Rather, it seems that the majority of people are generally concerned about their fellow human beings?