Plus-size mannequin criticism

[davidc4430]

Plus-size mannequin criticism ignores fact healthy bodies come in all shapes, experts say

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-19/plus-size-mannequin-criticism-wrong-experts-say/11219126

[davidc4430]

doesnt look unlike serena williams, the female sports person who earned the highest amount for a female sports person.

not sure she would agree with the journos description of 

"She is immense, gargantuan, vast. She heaves with fat."

[not_for_sale2025]

There are plus-size brains too, and clearly the journalist behind the article does not have one.

So if the mannequin was too thin it would be encouraging anorexia, too hefty encourages obesity

and just right is discriminating against thin and hefty women because they are not model-like.

We've heard all this before and personally I am bored with it.

I'm glad we have the free will to see through and ignore this type of journalistic trash. I just hope our kids do too.

[zanadoo_56]

I looked at the pic and the first thing that came to mind was I had no idea Nike made clothing in that size.  Nice to see, and I think it would increase their sales.

Reading the article though....groan.  So anyone the size of that mannequin can't run?  Who says you need to run to lose weight?  There are other exercises and just plain walking helps if you want to wear the gear and follow a fitness regime.

Good on Nike.

[not_for_sale2025]

How naive and stupid do they think the public are? Every other day while out

I see people of all shapes and sizes walking and jogging. I imagine most other

people notice them too. I wonder what reality the journalists are referring to?

[davidc4430]

i'd like to think the journo has family members who are that size who give him a smack side the head.

any company selling clothes of any kind to fit 'the larger man or woman' are just doing good business as there are many more not so perfect body types than perfect ones.

we cant all be perfect.

one day maybe mr perfect journo will be out of shape (maybe he is allready), maybe thats his fear.

[springyzone]

I find the article ridiculous.

The question of whether the mannequin represents a healthy or ideal weight or size is irrelevant. All that is relevant is the range of sizes in the real population. You know, the actual customers.

And whether that journalist likes it or not, there are a lot of bigger people out there.

Having a mannequin their size is not necessarily saying they are 'healthy', it is just giving them an indication of how the garments will look on them and as someone else said, it advertises the fact the products come in a wide range of sizes.

That's as it should be.

In fact, if you took this journalist's ideas seriously, maybe you wouldn't have any thin mannequins in exercise gear as after all, they don't appear to need a work out.

Shops have to cater to the real world and the reality is there are enough plus size people around to make it a reasonable market share. In fact, I'd say it is probably a bigger market than the size 6's out there.

[not_for_sale2025]

I think you are spot on springyzone. The purpose of mannequins is to give us and idea of how the garment may look on us. I recently bought a pair of jeans online which looked great on the model. But when I received them and tried them on I was kinda disappointed because my body is not exactly model-like LOL. I think the stores using plus-size mannequins should be applauded for considering the variety of customers out there.