NGL, it makes my evil heart sing when I see a bigger girl dressed super cute and is well groomed. It's proof that confidence will get your everywhere and when I see these ladies I am in AWE, like a "look at you; yo go, girl!" I don't even watch this show but I see your posts every week, and I stan that lady in the pink dress!
Ann always has fabulous outfits (both onscreen and in real life). She has talked specifically about the stylist she uses, some of the brands that both fit her aesthetic and carry her size, and getting to feel beautiful. Some excerpts:
As a fat, Filipino woman, I know how rare it is to see someone who looks like me on television. Fat women are often the mothers, the caretakers, or the comedic relief as the skinny heroine's best friend. We rarely get to be seen as the object of desire; the pretty one. For the first time maybe ever in my life, in the tent, I get to be one of the pretty ones. I'm eye candy.
Now you might think that's incredibly shallow, or worse, like I'm objectifying myself by reducing what I do to being a walking, talking doll. But as someone who has never fit into the North American standards of beauty, or even most of the Asian standards of beauty, to have the opportunity to just look like an absolute snack is meaningful. Because it's not like my physical appearance has changed: I'm still fat, I'm still tanned, I've
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Ann always has fabulous outfits (both onscreen and in real life). She has talked specifically about the stylist she uses, some of the brands that both fit her aesthetic and carry her size, and getting to feel beautiful. Some excerpts:
As a fat, Filipino woman, I know how rare it is to see someone who looks like me on television. Fat women are often the mothers, the caretakers, or the comedic relief as the skinny heroine's best friend. We rarely get to be seen as the object of desire; the pretty one. For the first time maybe ever in my life, in the tent, I get to be one of the pretty ones. I'm eye candy.
Now you might think that's incredibly shallow, or worse, like I'm objectifying myself by reducing what I do to being a walking, talking doll. But as someone who has never fit into the North American standards of beauty, or even most of the Asian standards of beauty, to have the opportunity to just look like an absolute snack is meaningful. Because it's not like my physical appearance has changed: I'm still fat, I'm still tanned, I've ( ... )
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I really like this group too (but I know I say that every season).
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I was really disappointed about this week's elimination because I love her flavor combinations.
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