Jennifer Hawkins was on the cover for this month's Marie Claire, 'baring all' for all to see. As seen in the cover, she flaunts her 'flaws' without photoshop in a bid to help women feel more comfortable in their own skin.
Jen is a gorgeous woman, but seriously, is she the best person to help women feel comfortable with their own bodies? I admire her for not photoshopping the shot, like most magazines do, but how many of us are naturally leggy and slim? Not everyone's a beautiful supermodel. Most Australians are not a size 8. My personal opinion would be a size 10-14, and these people are still beautiful people. Why didn't Marie Claire choose a more average sized woman? Maybe it's because they're worried that the magazine won't sell if they put a size 12 woman on its cover instead of a size 8 model? Maybe, maybe not.
I wish well to Jen for being down-to-earth and loving her body and wanting to help women accept their bodies, but I still don't think she would be a good role model regarding body issues for women.
What do you think? xxx
8 comments:
She is flawless...
I totally hear you that MC could have chosen a more "real" representative for their cover.
xoxox,
CC
Happy new year lil!
good post as well!
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she looks alright
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They should put whomever they want on the cover no matter what size they are. But since super models have always been twiggy thin I guess its hard to break away from the habit.
You're right, she's trying to send a good message, but she's already skinny and a model! Maybe someone who's smart and beautiful that doesn't have this model-isque figure. Now if we can get Oprah on this issue, it might be a little more realistic! :)
Why do people always talk about tall, slim women like they're aren't humans?
To Adelaide:
I'm not saying that being tall and slim is not normal. Some people are naturally tall and slim, but the majority aren't in Australia. I have nothing against Jen or tall and slim people, but perhaps MC should have chosen a better person to grace their cover for the purpose of helping women feel comfortable with their bodies.
Thanks for ur comments evryone!
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