Alright, I had to respond to this thread. Coming from a person that is 5'11", is big boned, and has some extra pounds... I think that it's funny to see some people, who think they're fat... when they're really not.
I have numerous amounts of friends that are incrediably pretty, not to mention small in size... And they think they're huge. Really though. I laugh everytime I'm hanging out with them, and they're like, "I need to go on a diet... I'm so fat... Look at me, I'm bloated!" WTF?! Come on now... Is it that drastic???
I take pride in my body. Yes, I have hips, and yes, I have some thighs on me... And thank God I'm well endowed in the upper body! It's just like the India Arie song, "...But I've learned to love myself unconditionally, because I am a queen!"
I'm not ashamed to admit that I shop at "bigger" stores. But that's only because places like Forever 21, Wet Seal, and the Gap don't understand that if they make bigger clothes, they'll make bigger bucks!!!
Lemme tell you a quick story... My cousin is tiny... I mean she's TINY!!! (even after she had a kid!) Anyways, we went shopping, and there was a store that she wanted to go into. I walked in first, not knowing that she stopped to tie her shoelaces. Anyways, the sales assistant was like, "Can I help you?" in such a nasty voice. I just told her no, going over to look at some tee shirts. The sales asst. went over to another sales asst. and was like, "What is that fat cow doing in here? Does she think that she'll be able to fit into any of our clothes?" By this time, my cousin was walking in, and heard everything that they said. She turned to them and said, "No, but I think I would... and now I think I need your store manager's name, and the number to your corporate office." Anyways, we ended up leaving, and my cousin did end up filing a complaint with their corporate...
Alrighty, I've talked enough. Thanks for listening!!!
~Beth