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Should plus-size clothing be modeled by plus-size models?

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No
4% 38 votes Total: 955 votes
Yes
96% 917 votes
  • 1 of 7

    by Kate Johns

    Should plus size clothing be modeled by plus size models? Women's clothing is already being modeled by plus size models. Women who are over a size ten are modeling plus size...read more

  • 2 of 7

    by Timothy Mcdonough

    PLUS SIZE MODELS? Oh my what an awful thought. This is a lot like beer and chocolate it's just not right. I'm not going to sit here and be all politically correct for the sake o...read more

  • 3 of 7

    by Lynn Catan

    Of course not! Plus size models are size 12 and up. Size 12? That's...huge. That couldn't possibly look presentable in ANYTHING. A size 12 model would probably have fat deposits...read more

  • 4 of 7

    by Ethan Womack

    There is but one simple answer to this question. No! The purpose of models now a days isn't to show off a product, and get an opinion on it, it's more of a way for beautiful peo...read more

  • 5 of 7

    by Five Sisters

    No, we should not let plus-sized clothing be modeled by plus-sized models. Not now, not ever. It simply does not make sense. We should actually cover up all the teeny tin...read more

  • 6 of 7

    by Vonda Sines

    Until very recently, I would have agreed that using plus-sized models to present fashions in that size range was preferable than sending size 0s (okay, maybe a few 2s) down the ...read more

  • 7 of 7

    by Brian Skoda

    The problem is simple if you allow all the plus size woman to showcase the clothes who wants to see it .I know i don't there is nothing more disgusting then fat people tryin...read more

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  • 1 of 70

    by Carol Gioia

    Plus size clothing modeled by anyone but plus size models is equivalent to false advertising. A duplicate of the plus sized item has to be created to fit the regular sized mode...read more

  • 2 of 70

    by Michelle Larsen

    The idea that plus sized women modeling clothing is "not sexy enough" suggests that emitting sex appeal is the only concern at hand. What of confidence? What of consumer appeal?...read more

  • 3 of 70

    by Stephanie L. Bryant

    Should plus-size clothing be modeled by plus-size models? That is such a silly question. First of all, plus size models are just as, if not more, beautiful than the anorexic sta...read more

  • 4 of 70

    by Sicily

    Plus size models should be the only models for plus size clothing. Now don't get me wrong I'm not trying to stereo type, just stating an obvious fact. That fact that topic could...read more

  • 5 of 70

    by Danelle Karth

    I read through the few no's in this debate and it really made me think about what we are asking here and how we really want to think about life and the people in it. We ask ours...read more

  • 6 of 70

    by SE Mathews

    Plus-size clothing should be modeled by plus-size models. Why? Firstly, we all know that clothes displayed in pictorials are worn by women who are a click or two below the...read more

  • 7 of 70

    by Midnight Seadragon

    Plus-sized clothes should definitely be modeled by plus-sized models. The clothing may well be the same style as a smaller size and overall the same thing but, they have to be m...read more

  • 8 of 70

    by Nora Spero

    Plus-size Models for Plus-size Clothes? YES! YES! YES! This is like asking if children should model children's clothing. Would we expect that cute little dress to have the sa...read more

  • 9 of 70

    by Alina G

    Plus size clothes are designed differently, they fall in a different way and are meant to look good on plus size women. Having size 2 models showcasing them would be false. How ...read more

  • 10 of 70

    by Margrette Butler

    Discrimination comes in all sizes and shapes. Women viewed as being above the average or perfect size have been subject to all forms of humiliation both publicly and privately t...read more

  • 11 of 70

    by Hannah Atkins

    Of course they should. Modeling plus size clothes on scrawny models does not give a fair indication of what you are buying into, it's ridiculous. I myself wear a size 16 and am ...read more

  • 12 of 70

    by Regina W

    Should plus-size clothing be modeled by plus-size models? I believe the answer to this question is absolutely without a doubt yes. It should have been done this way all along...read more

  • 13 of 70

    by Ms. D. Bleu

    I used to be a model. I am not overweight. I am a 5'10", 165lb woman with big feet and a healthy dose of curves. I have been told in recent years (thank you ANTM, America's N...read more

  • 14 of 70

    by Margaret Merrill

    Having plus sized clothes modeled by anyone other than a plus sized model is inane. It's much like the saying "you can't compare an apple to an orange." Well, that's true, you...read more

  • 15 of 70

    by Silva Carver

    Having just returned from a frustrating shopping trip, I simply have to respond to this debate. I am the largest I have ever been right now, currently a UK size 20/22 bottom...read more

  • 16 of 70

    by Rosa Hayes

    Plus-size clothing should be worn by plus-size models so that the consumers can see more of what the clothing would look like on them before they bought them. It wouldn't make a...read more

  • 17 of 70

    by Heidi Marie Fleetfoot

    Suggesting that plus sized clothing should be modeled by anyone other than plus sized models is rather like saying that all fruit should be called oranges rather than by their p...read more

  • 18 of 70

    by Kelly Croslis

    Plus size models should be model plus-size clothes, by allowing them to do this and bringing them to forefront of fashion people will see the reality of the human body. Not eve...read more

  • 19 of 70

    by Liane Laskoske

    As a plus-sized woman, I have to say I've seen some very cute outfits on models. The outfits are designed for plus-sized women, but the models are stick-thin shadows of women. O...read more

  • 20 of 70

    by Glenda K. Fralin

    Plus sized models are beautiful. If a plus size designer or distributor wants to catch the attention of plus sized women, don't put a size zero model in the outfit. I am a plu...read more

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