WTH is up with the label "BBW"? I know to a lot of women it is a term that is used symbolize the acceptance of themselves as being beautiful despite their heftier proportions, a show of self-esteem, and a show of defiance to those who deem being a "plus-sized" woman unattractive, but to me it also confirms the general idea that fat women are unattractive.
When I first became aware of the term, I thought it was cute. After hearing it time and again and observing society's media and fashion influenced ideas of what beauty is, the term has really begun to annoy me. Don't get me wrong, I feel larger women can be just as sexy (or more so) as the America's Next Top Model wannabees, but to me that term implies that as a rule of thumb large, fat, overweight, chunky, chubby (and any other idioms used to describe a big gal) are generally accepted as being unattractive. Should a big girl happen to actually be attractive, it has to be made clear that despite her size, she breaks the mold of being fat and ugly and deserves the title of BBW. That's load a of shit to me. I've never heard any slim, slender, or skinny woman being addressed as or claiming to be an "SBW" (although they can be beautiful too).
Beauty inhabits many forms and is subjective. The old saying "Beauty is found in the eye of the beholder" comes to mind, but let's be honest ladies, there are some people that you do not ever want to find you attractive. That was a bit off-point, but what I'm saying is that the perception beauty is like religion, it's a very personal issue that is not always popular, understood, or embraced. If you are big girl and feel that you are beautiful, more power to you! Identify yourself as a beautiful woman, but don't tarnish your golden aura with the label BBW. Being fat does not automatically qualify you as unattractive, so stop making the claim that you are beautiful despite your weight and hefty size.
There is no one person walking this earth that can satisfy everyone's definition of attractiveness. Even the most beautiful of people can have the ugliest character traits. Bottom line, you can't please everyone, so just be yourself — there is always someone out there that will behold you as the beauty in their eyes. Furthermore, true beauty eminates from within.
