Tired Of Seeing Prejudice Against Plus-Sized Women This Artist Reimagined Superheroes As Plus-Size
Brazilian artist Eduardo Santos (aka Edull) believes that everyone can be as strong as any Marvel or DC character. To show this, Edull has illustrated a series depicting plus-size women rocking everyday versions of our favorite superhero outfits.
“I have been working on this theme for almost 6 years now,” Edull told Bored Panda. “I want to show the world that all women are beautiful. They can be different from a social or visual point of view, but they all are beautiful.”
“Some people say I’m glorifying obesity and that it’s not healthy. But who am I to tell someone what they can and can’t to do with their bodies? I don’t know them… I don’t know why they’re fat, and it doesn’t matter to me.”
“What I can do is help them feel great in their bodies,” the artist added. “I can help them to be more confident and happier the way they are. And this is tremendously healthy. I’m glorifying the diversity of life.”
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Spider-woman
Image credits: Edull
Wonder woman
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Thor
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Storm
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Catwoman
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Captain America
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Batwoman
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Supergirl
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Wolverine
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Iron woman
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Image credits: Edull
It’s sad that as a society we’ve become so scared of potentially hurting someone’s feelings that we feel normalizing obesity is acceptable.
Obviously this is an unpopular opinion, but as someone who has been there, and also as someone who lost and regained a few times before finally making long-term changes - the ONLY way you get back from there is by dealing first with your mental demons. Therefore normalizing obesity to SOME degree is actually extremely important. Yes, it's our duty to make sure people know it's unhealthy for them but also our duty not to make it a constant message of inadequacy.
Obesity is becoming the new normal due to life styles with hour long commutes, overly convenient calorie heavy food and too much Netflix time, not some artist drawing chubby super heroes.
There is a rather large difference between causation factors and normalization.
He's not normalizing obesity, he's sexualizing it.
Ikr
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Can you say that again but louder? Much, much Louder!
he said IT'S SAD THAT AS A SOCIETY WE'VE BECOME SO SCARED OF HURTING SOMEONES FEELINGS, THAT WE'VE NORMALISED OBESITY
And another. Obesity isn;t something to be praised... Stop doing that, please.
It's not about normalizing obesity. There are plenty of heavier wemon that are seen as plus sized regardless of the fact that they aren't obese. My sister, my ex girlfriend, my moms sister, coworkers, ect. Plus sized doesn't automatically mean obese. If you wear a size 14, you're considered plus sized by societal standards. This doesn't take into consideration hip width or the size of your ass. Just as well, whether or not someone is obese is designated by their BMI. If your BMI exceeds a certain amount, you're obese. I doesn't take into account muscle mass, breast weight, or anything like that. While no, we shouldn't normalize unhealthy behaviors; art like this isn't about normalizing something that has so many restrictions per person that it can't accurately be used half the time, it's about helping people feel beautiful.
PREAAAAACH!!! perfectly said
You spelled "ridiculed" wrong ... stop doing that, please.
This is really cute but realistically if they were doing the superhero work they wouldn't be plus sized anyway...muscular maybe but not fat.
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Plus sized can equal athletic, but to your point, we should be idealizing athletes not models.
Maybe for powerlifting, but last time I checked the Olympic games was chock full of lean people.
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There are plus sized women who do pole dancing. Lets talk again when you master that particular skill.
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realistically?....superhero work? is there a form I can fill in somewhere?
There was but with the whole Thanos thing the recruitment drive is kind on on pause at the moment.
It’s sad that as a society we’ve become so scared of potentially hurting someone’s feelings that we feel normalizing obesity is acceptable.
Obviously this is an unpopular opinion, but as someone who has been there, and also as someone who lost and regained a few times before finally making long-term changes - the ONLY way you get back from there is by dealing first with your mental demons. Therefore normalizing obesity to SOME degree is actually extremely important. Yes, it's our duty to make sure people know it's unhealthy for them but also our duty not to make it a constant message of inadequacy.
Obesity is becoming the new normal due to life styles with hour long commutes, overly convenient calorie heavy food and too much Netflix time, not some artist drawing chubby super heroes.
There is a rather large difference between causation factors and normalization.
He's not normalizing obesity, he's sexualizing it.
Ikr
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Can you say that again but louder? Much, much Louder!
he said IT'S SAD THAT AS A SOCIETY WE'VE BECOME SO SCARED OF HURTING SOMEONES FEELINGS, THAT WE'VE NORMALISED OBESITY
And another. Obesity isn;t something to be praised... Stop doing that, please.
It's not about normalizing obesity. There are plenty of heavier wemon that are seen as plus sized regardless of the fact that they aren't obese. My sister, my ex girlfriend, my moms sister, coworkers, ect. Plus sized doesn't automatically mean obese. If you wear a size 14, you're considered plus sized by societal standards. This doesn't take into consideration hip width or the size of your ass. Just as well, whether or not someone is obese is designated by their BMI. If your BMI exceeds a certain amount, you're obese. I doesn't take into account muscle mass, breast weight, or anything like that. While no, we shouldn't normalize unhealthy behaviors; art like this isn't about normalizing something that has so many restrictions per person that it can't accurately be used half the time, it's about helping people feel beautiful.
PREAAAAACH!!! perfectly said
You spelled "ridiculed" wrong ... stop doing that, please.
This is really cute but realistically if they were doing the superhero work they wouldn't be plus sized anyway...muscular maybe but not fat.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Plus sized can equal athletic, but to your point, we should be idealizing athletes not models.
Maybe for powerlifting, but last time I checked the Olympic games was chock full of lean people.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
There are plus sized women who do pole dancing. Lets talk again when you master that particular skill.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
realistically?....superhero work? is there a form I can fill in somewhere?
There was but with the whole Thanos thing the recruitment drive is kind on on pause at the moment.