America's Next Top Model

As with most Saturdays I find myself sitting on the couch and watching re-runs of America's Next Top Model. This week's season happens to feature the one and only "plus-size" winner of the show Whitney. The episode that I'm watching right now features the girls going on different "go sees" through out New York City. This means they are going to meet with various designers in attempt to secure jobs with them.

During this episode Whitney isn't getting as positive feedback as some of the other girls. This is because she is a size 10 rather then a size 0. This leads to her launching into a rant about how she is discriminated against by designers for being plus sized. After having to listen to her stupid rant I feel as though I have a right to respond.

First of all as someone who used to be a size 12/14 I know how you feel but I think that you are being slightly over dramatic about the situation. You are in a business where you know that most designers are looking for size 0 or size 2 to wear their clothes in shows. So I'm not sure why you are so upset when you knew what you were getting yourself into. Next, if you looked around and saw how heavy many other Americans would you would realize that you are not really that big and that you have no idea what it is like to be discriminated against because of your weight. Whitney watch the biggest loser and see that there are people in our country that weight nearly and upwards of 500 pounds. I'm sorry but I just don't feel bad for you when you are almost 6 feet tall and probably weight 180-200 pounds.

You have no right to get up on your soup box and preach about knowing what it feels like to be discriminated against. You don't know what it feels like to get on an airplane have to ask for a seatbelt extender because you can't buckle it around your stomach. And even though you happen to be bigger then the girls on the show, I'm sure that you don't get stared at when you go out in public because of your size. So in closing I have just one last thing to say:

GET OVER YOURSELF! IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE WAY YOU LOOK THEN GET ON THE TREDMILL AND LOSE SOME WEIGHT