I wore a bikini and nothing happened...

[i-need-a-martini]

Love this article.

Big girls sets a goal to wear a bikini next summer. Everyone assumes she is planning to lose weight. Nah - the goal is simply to...WEAR. A. BIKINI.

Personally I like seeing big girls in bikinis. I hate it when they cover up with shorts and nonsense like that.

Good on her!

An extract:

The reason these people do not want to see a fat body in a bikini is because traditionally, that garment is something a woman earns by proving herself attractive enough to exist. If fat women begin wearing them without shame or fear, what's next? Will they have self-esteem? Will they demand respect? Then what will keep them in their proper place? How would conventionally attractive people judge them?

http://www.dailylife.com.au/life-and-love/real-life/i-wore-a-bikini-and-nothing-happened-20140708-3b...

[j*oono]

Julia, Buzz hasn't even commented on the girl in the bikini, so there was no point was there.

[debra9275]

I'm all for people just being who they are, so good on the lady for just being herself.
far better than being pretentious IMO

[raptor_rebooted]

?comments here vs there i thought the point was?/

[punch*drunk]

No way I'd be showing my flabby belly off in a bikini, good on her for having the confidence.

[i-need-a-martini]

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@*julia*2010 wrote:

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@buzzlightyearsgirlfriend wrote:

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@*crikey*mate* wrote:

how different the comments here are than about a girl modelling underwear

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Don't understand your point.

Than? What?

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than possibly this comment from the undies thread

Some things that look good on smallish people don't look quite the same on larger ladies. I'm not sure I want to see the XXL version

lol

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That comment IS pointless on this thread given that much of it is about perception.

[bright.ton42]

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@icyfroth wrote:

I don't see the problem.  Good luck to her if she wants to wear a bikini.

If she's happy with her body image why worry what ppl say about her?

Plenty of fat ppl accept themselves and get on with their lives without having to write big accusatory articles about ppl being intolerant  of them.

Craving acceptance from others means you don't accept yourself and need to look outside yourself for approval.

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Totally agree Icy.  But I can't help wondering how many of us have such a high self-esteem?  I think many of us don't crave

acceptance from others, but do feel better for having it., I'm a bit like that.   I'd prefer not to be, but just am. 

[icyfroth]

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@bright.ton42 wrote:

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@icyfroth wrote:

I don't see the problem.  Good luck to her if she wants to wear a bikini.

If she's happy with her body image why worry what ppl say about her?

Plenty of fat ppl accept themselves and get on with their lives without having to write big accusatory articles about ppl being intolerant  of them.

Craving acceptance from others means you don't accept yourself and need to look outside yourself for approval.

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Totally agree Icy.  But I can't help wondering how many of us have such a high self-esteem?  I think many of us don't crave

acceptance from others, but do feel better for having it., I'm a bit like that.   I'd prefer not to be, but just am. 

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I understand, Bright. We all have our insecurities and our self-doubts.

The thing is, if we don't accept yourself for what we are, we can't demand others do.

Is wearing a bikini despite not losing weight going to make this young lady happier with her body image? Or will she just be happy to have worn a bikini? To say look at me I'm fat and I don't care I'm wearing a bikini anyway?

From the pic, it's not a bikini anyway. It's more of a two-piece.

[the_great_she_elephant]

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@j*oono wrote:

Julia, Buzz hasn't even commented on the girl in the bikini, so there was no point was there.

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Credit where credit's due though - Julia does have a prodigious memory. I wouldn't have remembered that post,  let alone been able to quote it verbatim, or even known where to look for it.

[icyfroth]

That thread wasn't so long ago, she-el. I thought elephants had a long memory?

[the_great_she_elephant]

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@icyfroth wrote:

That thread wasn't so long ago, she-el. I thought elephants had a long memory?

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Only for things that are important, Icy. Could you quote verbatim from a thread that died a week ago and in which you had never even participated.? I'm really impressed.

It was a pretty awesome piece of lateral thinking too, as it wasn't even Buzz who made that comment in the Undies thread.