I appreciate you making the distinction between average size and “normal” size. My argument is not that fashion models should all be size 14; fashion is generally aspirational so I understand the desire to represent a more “idealized” world. But that aspirational image is repeated often enough that it becomes the…

24" is roughly 61 cm. Here’s a distribution of waist circumferences:

1. The quote is a description of the message they were trying to convey with the photoshoot. You disputed my interpretation so I was providing a source for it. I am completely confident that whoever wrote the quote was knowledgeable about the message of the shoot.

Yeah... Internalized sexism is still sexism.

Being “legally innocent” in this context means that you have not been convicted of a crime. Since theoretically people in American are “innocent until proven guilty”, you are legally innocent right up until your conviction. Jailing people who have not been convicted of a crime is imprisoning the innocent.

From the photoshoot itself (emphasis added):

The point of the photo shoot is to emphasize how small “sample size” clothing is when put in the context of what size consumers actually are. The average waist size for American women is about 35" (~89 cm) while “sample size” has a waist measurement of about 24" (~61 cm). That puts the “sample size” well at the left…

It sounds like the “KidzBop” version...

... Unless you use a tampon or a cup or something...

I personally had great success with the DivaCup (hate that name though) but there are a ton of other designs if you’re still interested in looking.

Or stop telling tired “jokes” about her getting passive aggressive while menstruating and maybe she won’t be so pissed with him...

It’s... Probably about what you would expect: people pointing out the religious and non-Nazi cultural meanings behind the swastika and similar symbols. I can appreciate the sentiment (I’m somewhat on the fence about reclaiming generally) but it will never not be creepy to see a smiling white guy with a big ol’…

Someone who thinks certain clothes are required for certain bodies is probably not worth the worry over being nice.

The fact that you could use the same headline to refer to the event regardless of her competitor status is the problem. The headline mentions his competitor status (not relevant to the even itself) but not hers. If the man had proposed during his own medal ceremony, then mentioning the woman’s medal would be less…

The picture is of Oliveira and Pedrosoa although I don’t know which is which.

This is a delightful way to wish someone harm. I’m a fan of the oddly specific harm-wishes a la “I hope you feel like you have to sneeze for the rest of your life”.

I don’t even understand what that’s supposed to mean. “Beautiful Mind” won multiple awards and was a movie about the life of a brilliant person who made significant contributions to our lives today. Why would it be insulting for “Hidden Figures” to be compared to that (other than the fact that it doesn’t need to be…

I’m not arguing for universal coverage for all medal-winning athletes and I understand that the proposal is the story here. The problem I have is that it would be simple to frame the article in such a way to talk about the proposal without also erasing or minimizing the woman’s accomplishment. Why not “Chinese Diver’s…

Of course there would likely be no article on this athlete if it weren’t for the proposal. But the proposal did happen and the article was published so we’re discussing it. There’s no reason why we should have to accept objectionable content because “hey, it’s better than nothing”. And yes, there would be much more…