Marie Claire has been one of my favorite reads for years. The mix of fashion, makeup, articles on women from around the globe, and celeb style caught my attention right away. I used to look forward to my magazine arriving each month.
As of today, my subscription has been canceled. I no longer wish to read anything from a magazine that would publish (online or in print) the utter hatred and trash put out by their blogger Maura Kelly. I am not alone. Thousands of people have been using the hash tags #unfollowmarieclaire on Twitter to show their disgust, from women like me to celebrities like Sharon Osbourne. By the way, Sharon Osbourne, The Embrace Your Curves Project salutes you for what you said on Twitter about Marie Claire.
What's the big deal? Here is what happened. Marie Claire blogger Maura Kelly wrote a piece about the CBS television series, Mike and Molly. For those who are unfamiliar with the show, it is about two overweight people who meet at an Overeaters Anonyomous meeting. It's actually a very good show and the characters are interesting. I watch it every Monday night.
Blah, blah, blah. I know what it is like to be heavy. At my heaviest, I weighed over 200 pounds. I was hovering between a 18 and a 20. Did I want to be that way? No. Did I lose weight and get down to a healthy weight? Yes. I do not pretend to know how someone who is very obese feels. I do know that no one--regardless of whether they are a size 2 or 22--deserves to have such garbage printed about them.
You know I advocate a healthy lifestyle--eating healthy foods, getting daily exercise, etc...but what I advocate for the most is respecting others and ourselves....loving ourselves for who we are, and realizing that there is more to life than trying to be a size 2 with a Barbie doll figure.
The writer's ignorance is as clear as day, though, as she suggests her thoughts on how to lose weight. All of a suddent this beauty writer is a nutrition expert. Does she not realize that not all people are the same? If it were always a simple case for every single person of eating less and working out more, that'd be great. That's not the case for everyone, though.
Some people take steroids for medical conditions that can add weight on. Others are on anti-depressants or have hormonal issues (such as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) or a thyroid condition.
You just never know. I take Prozac. I have for 5 years. I should've started taking it years back, in reality. I have a medical condition (depression) that started when I was about 20. The medication makes it even harder to keep weight off and makes it so I need to work even harder at maintaining my weight loss.
I know someone with asthma on steroids. She is a vegan and otherwise healthy. Once on steroids, she gained 20 pounds. Another needs steroids for ulcerative colitis. Ms. Kelly, before you're quick to judge, perhaps you should walk a mile in someone else's shoes.
The writer's ignorance is as clear as day, though, as she suggests her thoughts on how to lose weight. All of a suddent this beauty writer is a nutrition expert. Does she not realize that not all people are the same? If it were always a simple case for every single person of eating less and working out more, that'd be great. That's not the case for everyone, though.
Some people take steroids for medical conditions that can add weight on. Others are on anti-depressants or have hormonal issues (such as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) or a thyroid condition.
You just never know. I take Prozac. I have for 5 years. I should've started taking it years back, in reality. I have a medical condition (depression) that started when I was about 20. The medication makes it even harder to keep weight off and makes it so I need to work even harder at maintaining my weight loss.
I know someone with asthma on steroids. She is a vegan and otherwise healthy. Once on steroids, she gained 20 pounds. Another needs steroids for ulcerative colitis. Ms. Kelly, before you're quick to judge, perhaps you should walk a mile in someone else's shoes.
What is worse is that the blogger admits that she has an obsession with being thin and has battled anorexia. As someone who battled that demon years ago in college, I simply do not understand how she could be so cruel towards someone because of their size.
