Plus-size women share beautiful selfies to promote body positivity
Plus-size women aren't often celebrated on social media for their selfies, but one model and blogger hopes to change that.
Simone Mariposa, a 23-year-old from Los Angeles, created a body positive movement on Twitter to inspire women to feel comfortable flaunting their clothes.
I didn't ask you for your opinion. 💅🏾#WeWearWhatWeWantpic.twitter.com/z9Wy9uElfg
— me, a fat 🦋🇬🇾 (@SimoneMariposa) July 23, 2016
She told BuzzFeed news she started the hashtag #WeWearWhatWeWant after seeing a story about a plus-size girl who felt uncomfortable in her clothes because of harassment on Twitter.
Mariposa said this is not something that is unfamiliar for plus-size women at all, and it can "take a big toll on one's self-esteem."
She said this was something she herself struggled with, until everything changed.
"I stopped letting society dictate my wardrobe, and starting wearing things that I always dreamed of wearing that made me feel beautiful," she told BuzzFeed News.
"The fat woman's experience is rarely addressed and discussed, because we are often stripped of our humanity."
Soon, her friends suggested she start a hashtag. And she did.
People started joining in:
stop telling us what's "right for our body type" #WeWearWhatWeWantpic.twitter.com/673Uzm5Nhc
— 𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔞🦋 (@arialeotaete) July 25, 2016
IM AN IDIOT AND I DELETED THE ORIGINAL PICTURES BUT I LOVE MY THICC SELF #wewearwhatwewant#bodyposipic.twitter.com/t3LTnJG0co
— jackie (@electrickjackie) July 25, 2016
I'm so late to #WeWearWhatWeWant but you already know pic.twitter.com/LmUX4NY4ml
— ? (@BitchIDKyet) July 24, 2016
I'm fat and super cute and nothing is ever going to stop me from wearing whatever the heck I want! #wewearwhatwewantpic.twitter.com/Db4c0g5EzX
— elena (@eIena_p) July 24, 2016
They all look amazing and we hope this is a trend that happens regularly.
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