Kate Upton - Fat???

A couple of days ago on Twitter I was lead to a link to a "skinny" blog that basically promotes anorexia and frowns upon any woman weighing more than 110 lbs. I'm not going to mention the website because it's rubbish and I don't want to send any traffic their way but if you want to google it I'm sure you can find it. The post I clicked on was about Kate Upton (above), an American model and actress whose career is heating up fast. She was this year's covergirl for Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Edition and has modeled for Victoria's Secret, Guess and Dooney & Burke, just to name a few. Most recently, a Youtube video photographer Terry Richardson posted of Kate doing the 'Cat Daddy' dance back in May went viral and pitched tents in every straight man's pants while they watched it over and over (and over) again.

The author of the post compared Kate to a cow and called her thick, vulgar, lazy, lardy, "with huge thighs, no waist, big fat floppy boobs and terrible body definition." She then goes on to say that "Fashion is supposed to be aspirational - and the kind of people who aspire to look like [Kate] shop for clothes at Wal-mart." 

This post angered me. First of all, this "skinny girl's" blog is what's called a "thinspiration" blog, a "pro-skinny" site that up until this week offered "Starving Tips of the Day!" like this one:

"Pay close attention to other girl's bodies. Pick them apart — try to find faults even with the best bodies. Then apply these high standards to yourself."

And another: "Think of your stomach pains in a whole new light. Your stomach doesn't hurt because you are hungry, that burning feeling is fat melting off of you."

Say what?! Really? Really? What a bad example to set for impressionable young (and sick) girls who probably visit this site daily, wanting to maintain an unrealistic and dangerous body weight. This blogger should be ashamed of herself. Sites like these need to be shut down.

Second of all, Kate is gorgeous. She's not fat. She's healthy, beautiful, and oozes confidence. More importantly, she is comfortable in her own body. But I get it, everyone is entitled to their own opinions. I just wish this blogger's opinion of themselves (and others) could be full of a little more love and a lot less hate.