Any girl would be happy to be in the company of Melissa McCarthy, Adele, and Ashley Graham, but Amy Schumer isn’t thrilled about it because it’s sending the wrong message about body image.
Glamour recently released their first ever plus-size issue featuring the stunning Ashley Graham on the cover. While we should all be thrilled about this step forward in fashion, there was one celeb who felt labeling herself as plus-size was totally misleading.
“I think there’s nothing wrong with being plus size. Beautiful healthy women,”Amy captioned the shot of her name on the magazine cover. “Plus size is considered size 16 in America. I go between a size 6 and an 8. @glamourmag put me in their plus size only issue without asking or letting me know and it doesn’t feel right to me. Young girls seeing my body type thinking that is plus size? What are your thoughts? Mine are not cool glamour not glamourous.”
Amy is totally right. Ashley Graham is a size 16, and Adele has reported herself to be about a 14 a few years ago. Size 6 is completely average.
Glamour’s editor-in-chief, Cindi Leive, responded on Twitter.
We love Amy Schumer, & would never want to offend her. To be clear, @glamourmag special edition never called her plus-size…
— Cindi Leive Is Staying Home (@cindi_leive) April 5, 2016
Her 2015 cover story was included in the edition, aimed at sizes 12 and up, with the coverline “Women who Inspire Us” bc…
— Cindi Leive Is Staying Home (@cindi_leive) April 5, 2016
…her longtime message of body positivity—& talking back to body haters—IS inspiring. (To me, too!)
— Cindi Leive Is Staying Home (@cindi_leive) April 5, 2016
To be clear, size 6-8 is not plus. (Even size 12—frequent size of “plus” models—is smaller than average American woman!)…
— Cindi Leive Is Staying Home (@cindi_leive) April 5, 2016
But women of all sizes can be inspired by one another’s words. So sorry if implication was otherwise, Amy.
— Cindi Leive Is Staying Home (@cindi_leive) April 5, 2016
Let’s hope this is all squashed and we don’t judge women on their size ever.