And this is not just about what it means to be fat, but what it means to be skinny. But what struck me was how much the discourse on the site and its supporters’ comments continually reshape and misshape concepts of weight and body image. In reading her entries, the harsh judgements were warranted. Upton’s fans and other critics attacked the site, calling out her outlandish criticism. It seems as if the site was able to fly under the radar until she condemmed Upton’s curves. When I read through her past contributions, I was (not surprisingly) horrified at her remarks as well as the comments made by her readers regarding fat women and even models who are lauded for their skinniness (5’9” and around 100lbs) and those who no longer deserve the title of skinny (5’9” and around 110-115).
I am not one who spends a considerable amount of time on any website (except for Nursing Clio and Facebook, of course), but I decided to devote some time on Skinny Gossip. The outrage was loud and the fury palpable as website after website howled in protest over the Skinny Gossip’s insistence that Upton was fat. The site called her well-marbled and an example of how we are 80% genetically identical to cows (which is news to me). In June, Skinny Gossip took aim at Upton after her runway appearance in a bathing suit fashion show. Her (male) fans revere her curves and she entered American pop culture when she graced the cover of Sports Illustrated‘s famous (some might call it infamous) swimsuit issue. Kate Upton has reached stardom as a model and spokesperson. In the past few weeks, there has been a lot of controversy over Skinny Gossip’s criticisms of Kate Upton’s body.
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