Anna Nicole: Trendsetter or Bad Example???

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I'd like to preface this by saying that I am a big woman. I could probably share clothes with Anna herself.

However.

I have been seeing a disturbing trend in the wardrobes of bigger women since Anna has been back in the news.

They're getting smaller.

Now, I don't deny anyone the right to dress the way they want to, but things are getting ridiculous. I walked into my Women's Studies class last week to an empty room. I showed up late to turn in a paper. Another girl walked in behind me. She had to be carrying at least three bills. She had the whole Anna Nicole look down. She had the bleached hair, the big sunglasses...but it was below the neck that it got bad. She was wearing a tube top that BARELY covered her breasts, and exposed her entire stomach. Her pants were lowriders, with a thong sticking out.

I was embarassed for her.

Then, on my way home from class, I saw a similar situation going on. Except this girl's tube top had a little more coverage, but she was wearing booty shorts.

Now, don't get me wrong, it's not like I go to class wearing a mu-mu. I'm almost always sporting some major cleavage, but I NEVER show my midriff, and the shortest pants I wear are capris.

So, I guess my question is...

Is Anna Nicole's brazen attitude liberating big women, or just causing more snickers behind their backs?