Plus size divisive to women, says Ashley Graham
Los Angeles Dec 3 (IANS) Model Ashley Graham thinks the term plus size is "divisive".
The model who made history in 2015 as the first curvy woman in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue says the phrase unnecessarily forces people into categories.
"I think the word plus-sized is so divisive to women " Graham 30 said on a TV show reports people.com .
"I think that when you use the word ‘plus size you re putting all these women into a category " she added.
"‘You don t eat well. You don t work out. You couldn t care less about your body. You re insecure. You have no confidence. And that is none of this " Graham said referring to herself.
Graham argued the same point in a TEDxBerkleeValencia talk she gave in 2015.
"The fashion industry may persist to label me as ‘plus size but I like to think of it as ‘my size " she said.
"Curvy models are becoming more and more vocal about the isolating nature of the term ‘plus size. We are calling ourselves what we want to be called - women with shapes that are our own " added the model.
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