The Body Image World is a-buzz with reaction to Karl Lagerfeld’s stupid and insensitive remarks about no one wanting to women with curves in a magazine (or in real life, if he had it his way, I think.) My fellow empowerment bloggers have had their way with him and even I’ve put up a nasty Facebook status or two on this German fashion designers idiotic take that any woman who challenges the whole ’skinny model’ thing is a ‘fat mummy’ and better yet, a fat mother sitting on the couch eating chips and thinking skinny models are ugly.
Um, dude – what is wrong with you?? Is it perhaps that you are still self-loathing after losing over 90 pounds yourself (congrats on the increased physical health, I am sure) but let’s work on your mental health. While statements like these get you publicity and exposure – it can’t feel really good in your head to think these crazy, negative thoughts.
You must be really upset with yourself for allowing your own misinformation, shame, and ignorance to spill out all over the dang place. Karl, it isn’t that everyone who challenges myopic views of beauty are fat (or eating chips) – it’s that we are done with the one note images of women shoved down our throats by bizarrely gloved fashion designers like yourself. We are just done with seeing skin and bones inhabit our TV’s and covered as though being able to see your liver through your skin is an admirable quality and worthy of media attention.
I don’t begrudge you your crazy furry fashions you showed at this year’s fashion week. And I don’t even begrudge you your ridiculous concepts of today’s modern (and marvelous) woman. But what I do begrudge you any more space on my blog, in my mind, or on this page. From now on – I will instead focus on warriors leading the way and will again give kudos to Glamour Magazine for not being afraid to challenge out dated designers like you and celebrate those real curves you can’t stand seeing by displaying them in full glorious color on their page.
Join the revolution Karl – cause we are going to leave without you!
