The Lady Beard

from broadist:

“Over the last couple of months I learned that I’m considered an “inbetween.” (see:fyinbetweensies) This means that I’m bigger than a size 6 and smaller than an 18. I feel like that encompasses most women today, however by calling ourselves “inbetweens” we are reinforcing the notion that 0-6 is “normal” for everyone. We’re also making a point of unnecessarily separating ourselves from the “plus size” bunch. 

Truthfully though, does any actual person relate to and identify with these labels?

On Saturday morning I woke up to something better than cartoons. I woke up to a phone call from one of my favorite fashion bloggers, Nadia Aboulhosn. We talked a lot about our style, working on our blogs, and being seen as “curvy/plus-size fashion bloggers” instead of just being “fashion bloggers.” We agreed that we want our blogs to be for everyone, not just people that are “our size,” and we resented the notion that our work may only be viewed through the filter of a dress size. 

It doesn’t matter what dress size you wear. We all know about vanity sizing, it’s just a way to label a product that has no reflection on who you are in terms of worth and beauty. So I’m asking, why do we embrace that but still categorize ourselves? Why are we calling ourselves “inbetweens” and taking on a new label when the truth is, there are no lines that we haven’t built ourselves?

Inbetween is a social construct. WE JUST ARE. No dividers: this is what being a broad is all about. Caroline and I don’t photoshop, we don’t always wear make up, or shave, or even shower before taking pictures for Broadist. We just are and we’re proud of it.

When we look at who is following Broadist, we find women (and all sexes/genders) of different shapes and sizes all over the world. This diversity is incredibly inspiring. We are extremely grateful for your support, and we want to motivate you to just be, and to be unapologetic while you do so.”