Ashley Graham - "plus sized" Sports Illustrated cover

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She was the first ever plus-size model to land the cover of the highly-coveted Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue.

So it's no wonder Ashley Graham decided to create her own swimwear line, Swimsuits For All, and took to Instagram on Thursday to drum up attention for the collection.

The 29-year-old model flaunted every inch of her eye-popping figure in a plunging fishnet bathing suit while posing poolside in a sultry photo shoot.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...y-display-fishnet-swimsuit.html#ixzz4cFzFoPad

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Singra said:
Yeah but isn't that because women are freer to speak in your presence? How do you know men aren't saying the similar things between their friends? There's a certain etiquette that men usually follow in the presence of women... no? I do agree to a certain extent that women are more critical but that's because there's so much already geared to talking about a female body but I don't think women are inherently more critical than men.

There's definitely more societal weight placed on a woman's appearance and much more constant public discussion that is focused on the minutiae of a women's body but men have a different gender parameters when it comes to their bodies and they aren't shamed or bullied in the same way.... Try being small and skinny and male, one of my brothers was very small for most of his teens (he only got a significant growth spurt when he was 19) and was picked on relentlessly... not to mention every girl thought he was just soooooo cute. It probably doesn't sound like much but man I can see how those experiences rewired his personality and not necessarily for the good.

Also do women have a problem with public breastfeeding? I didn't know this, I see it all the time in public and I've never heard a woman express distain for it. The other day I saw a woman walking with a child attached to her breast as she was walking through the mall and no-one batted an eye... now that's multitasking. For many places int eh world it's not a big thing at all.
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I can only speak for myself, but I was regularly shamed for breastfeeding in San Francisco, Florida and Seattle, all by women. Two of those places surprised me as they "seemed" progressive. Men may have looked over but never stared or commented. I had one older woman tell me I was shameful and disgusting for feeding my preemie daughter on a bench in the park. And my boob wasn't exactly flying around waving at her. Another time, the TSA lovelies at the airport dumped my pre-pumped breast milk during security checks so I had to breastfeed on the plane. My baby was 3 months old and it was a 4 hour flight. A woman in the aisle across me asked loudly, "do you have to do that?!" Her husband apologized to me, he looked so embarrassed over her behavior, not mine. So I'd say women are definitely harder on each other than men.

I also think women are the only ones that get ragey at visible nipples through thinner fabrics.
 
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gazoo said:
I can only speak for myself, but I was regularly shamed for breastfeeding in San Francisco, Florida and Seattle, all by women. Two of those places surprised me as they "seemed" progressive. Men may have looked over but never stared or commented. I had one older woman tell me I was shameful and disgusting for feeding my preemie daughter on a bench in the park. And my boob wasn't exactly flying around waving at her. Another time, the TSA lovelies at the airport dumped my pre-pumped breast milk during security checks so I had to breastfeed on the plane. My baby was 3 months old and it was a 4 hour flight. A woman in the aisle across me asked loudly, "do you have to do that?!" Her husband apologized to me, he looked so embarrassed over her behavior, not mine. So I'd say women are definitely harder on each other than men.

I also think women are the only ones that get ragey at visible nipples through thinner fabrics.
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wow to those two women. Just mean spirited and rude.
 
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I think its rich how women on this thread and elsewhere have absolutely NO shame in calling out/making fun of/criticizing someone's looks etc when they differ with that person (woman) politically/or for whatever reason they think of.....but then they get SO offended if someone makes a remark (opinion) of someone sticking their fat a$$ out of a swimsuit for the world to see...
 
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kkfiregirl said:
With respect to the breastfeeding thing, I'll have to agree with miss berry.

I'm still breastfeeding my 16 month old & both grandmas have a negative opinion on it. As to the grandpas? Don't give a shyt & haven't said anything to my husband about it.

Once I had to breastfeed my son without a cover (months ago when he was still at the 'appropriate' age for nursing & I got many side-eyes & dirty looks from women, most men just went about their day or quickly glanced away sheepishly.

I will admit though that there's a racial element to it. The only women (who I didn't know) who have ever said anything negative to me about my breastfeeding have been black women. I found that to be the most interesting, but now I'm off topic [emoji14]
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I can't even imagine saying anything negative about breastfeeding in public or otherwise. I just don't think anyone has to flaunt ANYTHING.
 
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kkfiregirl said:
With respect to the breastfeeding thing, I'll have to agree with miss berry.

I'm still breastfeeding my 16 month old & both grandmas have a negative opinion on it. As to the grandpas? Don't give a shyt & haven't said anything to my husband about it.

Once I had to breastfeed my son without a cover (months ago when he was still at the 'appropriate' age for nursing & I got many side-eyes & dirty looks from women, most men just went about their day or quickly glanced away sheepishly.

I will admit though that there's a racial element to it. The only women (who I didn't know) who have ever said anything negative to me about my breastfeeding have been black women. I found that to be the most interesting, but now I'm off topic [emoji14]
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Who cares what the "grandma's have to say" just do what you think is best for you and the child and imo that is what is best.
 
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Docjeun said:
Who cares what the "grandma's have to say" just do what you think is best for you and the child and imo that is what is best.
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I agree, but it is super annoying when my son's grandma says "he controls you! you need to get that boy off the breasts!"

I try to explain that 16 months is still a baby, but oh well, just gonna keep living my life.
 
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kkfiregirl said:
I agree, but it is super annoying when my son's grandma says "he controls you! you need to get that boy off the breasts!"

I try to explain that 16 months is still a baby, but oh well, just gonna keep living my life.
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my sister was still breastfeeding her oldest when he was talking......saying "mommie milk".....I thought it was a bit much but didn't say anything
I guess grandma feels she has a right to say what she thinks....is this your husband's mother?
 
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kkfiregirl said:
I agree, but it is super annoying when my son's grandma says "he controls you! you need to get that boy off the breasts!"

I try to explain that 16 months is still a baby, but oh well, just gonna keep living my life.
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Like I said, do what you think is best and I think it is best to breast feed as long as you want too. My husband, who has a great sense of humour says his mom did it until he was five, so that's why he still likes it, lol, good excuse huh?
 
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