Plus-size model Katie Halchishick in O Magazine, measuring the gap between healthy beauty and the toxic ideal
She’s beautiful. And seriously? That’s a little sick, that the difference is so much.
Once again, this is a pretty powerful image. But, skin, skin, skin. Yes, some people somehow have perfect skin but damn, whenever something is trying to say “Look, not being super thin is okay, too.” they always leave out the other imperfections. Like stretch marks. This is done everywhere in the beauty industry, unwanted marks removed, airbrushing, blah blah, but it always strikes me more in these type of images - where the definition of beauty is trying to be broadened and yet they erase something that is present on most peoples bodies.
(via sazquatch)
