Personally, I Like All Three

At one of my favorite progressive blogs, Welcome to Shakesville (which has also recently a feminist size acceptance writer to its ranks), founder Melissa McEwan has done a wonderful post about a misfired Brazillian low-fat yoghurt campaign which photographs a trio of BBWs in scenes from American movies – and asks us to consider how unattractive they look. Thing is: none of the plus-sized models pictured in the ads look unattractive; they all appear happy and sexy. “Forget about it,” the ad states. “Men’s preference will never change.” Um, beg to differ, bud . . .