
Tess Holliday is Cosmopolitan UK's October 2018 cover star. The plus-sized model's cover caused quite a bit of praise and a massive backlash. People have accused Holliday and Cosmopolitan of promoting obesity.
However, one blogger, Stephanie Yeboah pointed out that plus-sized men have appeared on magazine covers with little to no criticism about their bodies, and certainly with no allegations about promoting obesity.
Tess Holliday is Cosmopolitan UK's October 2018 cover star. Look at that gem colored one-piece — she is rocking it.
I mean, there's a reason why Holliday is a top model. She is good at what she does. A stunner!
Unfortunately, because Tess Holliday doesn't look like the typical stick thin model (And why would she? She's a plus-sized model, duh.), she's received a ton of hatred from folks who believe she is "promoting obesity." *Eye-roll*
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Here's just one ridiculous comment on Instagram, "Look, I believe that women shouldn't be body-shamed for not being a size 3, but I think THIS is going too far from what the good intent was meant to go. Women of this size are called 'morbidly obese' in the medical profession because of the risks of disease and death associated with gaining this much weight. Same for the other end of the spectrum....we wouldn't stand up and applaud a morbidly thin anorexic and say, 'You go girl! Rock that bikini on your skeleton and DO NOT BE ASHAMED!!!' Or should we change the meaning of the word 'morbid' to be more PC?"

The comment goes on for centuries but most of it goes like, "blah, blah, blah, blah." But that's just me paraphrasing!
Of course Piers Morgan was one of the trolls.
I grabbed myself a cuppa, read this interminably long thread (I loathe threads) & and learned nothing.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) September 5, 2018
Every doctor in the world will confirm that a person who is 5ft 3in & 300lbs+ is very dangerously overweight. https://t.co/uOEY6N2XxX
You know what women love? A man's opinion on their bodies. *Sarcasm*
Tess Holliday is NOT promoting body positivity - she is promoting OBESITY. This isn't fat shaming it's stating the facts so test me you little bitches I DARE you. https://t.co/hF74qHqr1Y
— Jacob Murray (@Jacobmurray1012) September 7, 2018
Look! Another concerned citizen worried about Holliday's health. Ugh...
Great confidence but your BMI is unhealthy sis.
— ❝WickedLittleSiren❞ ♏ (@La_Bella_Amor) August 30, 2018
One blogger, Stephanie Yeboah, noticed that when men who do not have six-pack abs or thin bodies appear on magazines no one seems to care. There's never this great big backlash or "concern" for their health or "concern" about promoting obesity.
Hello all the people still upset over the @CosmopolitanUK cover, where was the outrage when these covers went live? Why are we not discussing the health of these plus size men? Where is that same energy? Answers on a postcard.
— Stephanie Yeboah (@NerdAboutTown) September 4, 2018
Don't worry, I'll wait. pic.twitter.com/WZChbrpD82
Stereotyped assumptions about a person's weight is so oppressive. It's concern trolling.
— Stephanie Yeboah (@NerdAboutTown) September 5, 2018
What about the negative judgment that we are subjected to from people – both from individuals and society as a whole – and the impact that has on our lives?
We already have to hear assumptions from nutritionists and other doctors that because of a physical characteristic - weight - we must be unhealthy and engaging in poor self-care. ????
— Stephanie Yeboah (@NerdAboutTown) September 5, 2018
To then have people on the Internet dedicating entire comment threads to berating us. Where does it end?
— Stephanie Yeboah (@NerdAboutTown) September 5, 2018
To quote Marilyn Wann, “The only thing anyone can accurately diagnose when looking at a fat person is their own level of weight prejudice.”
Yeboah wasn't the only person to notice this double standard about men and women.
Out of curiosity... Did this photo shoot that James Corden did stir up similar feelings about the promotion of obesity? Did you make as much noise about this as you did about the Tess Holliday cover? Is James promoting obesity, too? pic.twitter.com/rDgWa8LKDw
— ???? ???????????????????? ???? (@LameDuckXo) September 6, 2018
Actress and model Jameela Jamil chimed in with similar commentary.
It’s amazing that when we see curvaceous famous men on magazine covers, nobody says anything about the “damage” they are doing to society...because they don’t. And curvaceous women don’t either. And yet the internet “breaks” over whether we should “allow” larger women to. ???? pic.twitter.com/Ru2OUFdEzw
— Jameela Jamil (@jameelajamil) September 4, 2018
It's almost like what people are upset about isn't her health or promoting obesity. It's almost as though people are upset that a woman dared to love herself and her appearance. That a woman had the audacity to not conform to manufactured beauty standards.
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