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This boy in my class keeps....?
Other - Family & Relationships - 4 hours ago
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hitting me...like punching me in the arm and arm and shoulder...he did it 6 times today and it was only a 4 hour day at school.... and then he was like were leaving at 11:30 and i was no 11:25 and he was like NO and like pushed me into my desk with his boddy...im only in 17 grade and 13 and i go to a catholic school... i told him to stop and he said no...then a 8th grade boy who i have known since i was 3 (our parents are bff's and work toghher) told him to stop cuz my dad would shot him(my dads a cop) and stuff..and the boy that hit my just laughed what should i do?!!?
Is My Nephew Cute? Nice Only Please?
Family - 5 hours ago
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Hes The Guy With the white shirt on who is surronded by ladys ^.^ he calls them his "buddies" And Remember hes only 11 So back off pedifiles Sowwy Its Sooo Small http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/9572/shaneisapimp.jpg And He Is 13 here ---->http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/706/myphotos031.jpg
What do Black women mean by this, sorry my english isn't good?
Singles & Dating - 5 hours ago
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What do Black women mean by this, sorry my english isn't good? I have a black friend and today we were at mall and he ask a blackgirl out and she said no!! She told him he wasn't street enough and that he need more swagger?? She also said guys without rap sheets need not apply?? What is street and swagger mean?? I mean he has a good job working at the same place for 6 years, house and car, never been in trouble with the law and take care of himself so i don't know exactly what she is saying??
I noticed that when you break up and dont have a girlfriend, you save a hell of a alot more money and drama.?
Singles & Dating - 5 hours ago
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I just might not look for a girlfriend until after Christmas is done so i dont have to buy them a gift haha!
Why won't my bf ask me to marry him??? Part 2.?
Singles & Dating - 5 hours ago
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We have been together for 4 yrs. In the 1st 6mth's he wanted too(didn't actually have a ring just talked about it a lot) and I didn't cause it was to fast. We have a wonderful relationship. He has taken my son in as his own. We have lived together for 3.5 years. We do almost everything together. When he goes away on trips, like hunting/camping and I ask him questions about it, he automatically resorts to "I don't trust him" and says that is why we are at a stand still. The thing is that I do trust him, I am slightly insecure and a little nosy so I ask questions about their plans, etc. isn't that normal of someone who cares? I think it's an excuse, I don't believe he thinks that. I don't know what to do...I feel used and I am starting to think that he is waiting for someone better. He's really good to me and my son, I hope that's not the case. I am tired of the embarrassment when asked "why hasn't he married you yet?"...now I am asking myself that question. The whole "why buy the cow when the milk is free" is haunting me. I am to afraid to change anything because he is stubborn (so am I) and I am afraid he will just let me go because he will think that I don't want him, it seems too risky. I love the idea of getting away for the weekend, but I already did that, he always misses me alot (calls, texts, etc) right now he is away hunting and he calls and texts me. I usually text him but I really haven't this time cause I don't want to be viewed as none trusting. I'm hurt and I don't know how to get what I want...and if I don't get that I don't think my relationship will stay together since the feeling of insecurity grows inside of me with time :( I don't want to mess this up but I don't want to be just a gf either.
Guys... should I tell him or not?
Singles & Dating - 5 hours ago
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So... my wonderful boyfriend proposed to me - and I most definitely said yes! The thing is - I don't really like my engagement ring. I didn't tell him - I was just glad to be engaged and figured I would just grow to love the ring - but it's 2 months later and I still don't! Guys I want your perspective cause I really don't want him to be hurt or to think I don't appreciate all the effort he went to in picking it - should I tell him I don't like it or not?!? Should prob mention - We'd both always wanted him to pick the ring for me - so I just asked him to follow 1 rule - "no white gold please"... it's white gold! (he said he forgot! hehe) Plus he gave it to me after the warranty ran out! Oh dear - what to do!?!? Oh - and I do love him and am greatful to be marrying him - that's why I don't want to hurt him! How much I like my engagement ring has nothing to do with how much I love my fiance. I just don't know if I should pretend to like this forever when I really don't!
I'm from spain and i want to know why is it that american black women are hard to talk to?
Singles & Dating - 5 hours ago
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I was just trying to have a simple conversation with a girl i added on myspace and she for some reason goes off on me!! Is this the typical american black women that are in america? Alot of Spanairds including myself like black women but they come off hard-core and rude for some reason.. This is me and a girl i thought was nice but i think different now about black women, this is the second time i have met another rude one.. 11/23/2009 4:45 PM Dan: Hello, how are you doing today? ♥Successful: who are you? Its Dan from Spain you dont remember me ♥Successful: **** no i dont wtf i dont know you Dan Damn why you blackgirls so rude dude you dont have to say **** …………………………………………………………………… 4:47 PM ♥Successful: sorryy but i dont remember you im not tryna be rude or anything but Your dumb as **** byee now
Girls, would you be embarassed if...?
Singles & Dating - 5 hours ago
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you found out you could physcially carry your bf like a baby? Or would you be proud of your strength? Could you easily do that to me if I'm only 5'8 and 138 lbs (65 kg)?
How come guys always leave me for another girl?
Singles & Dating - 5 hours ago
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People tell me that I'm very kind, generous, cute and interesting. however, whenever I meet a guy and I'm seeing him, something happens and they just start ignoring me. They won't pick up the phone when I call them, and I learn later that they met someone else...another girl. I feel like I'm never good enough for a guy stay. Am I doomed? They flee if I give too much sex or not enough
How to be extremely attractive?
Singles & Dating - 6 hours ago
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What makes a girl extremely attractive? And things that would make an ex jealous of her? I don't like my ex, I just want him to see what he missed out on.

The woman on page 194

Posted Mon, Aug 24, 2009

146 Comments

1. Posted by baharniramwalla on Mon, Aug 24, 2009

Right on - I don't know if my own confused-by-society-mind would allow me to pose this way, but it is ever so refreshing to see this!!!
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2. Posted by vicki f on Mon, Aug 24, 2009

Seeing that these beautiful women( who arent more plastic then real) is a nice change and its a better role model for these little girls that are growing up, so they can feel comfortable with them selve
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3. Posted by Maydeva on Mon, Aug 24, 2009

This is fabulous. I will buy this issue for no other reason than to support an excellent decision by Glamour magazine. Brava to Lizzi and bravo Glamour for recognizing that beautiful is beautiful, no matter what size it comes in.
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4. Posted by habman on Tue, Aug 25, 2009

It's about bloody time! Make no mistake...this a male e-mailing you. You know...one of those "blinded by the light of fashion's dictates"...lemming-like creatures...who just stumbles along stupidly accepting whatever high fashion magazines like Vogue...and psuedo-intellectual skin mags like Playboy tell him is "beautiful". This woman is gorgeous. Now...if Glamour can just do the same thing again... but this time include an African-American woman....an Asian-American woman....a Native-American woman etc....etc. It's time for Western society...and not just the men... to grow-up and see the various kinds of beauty that's all around. Here's hoping this article helps push us past our state of arrested development when it comes to what is considered "beautiful".
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5. Posted by Sgt. Pepper on Tue, Aug 25, 2009

AMAZING! Kudos to Glamour mag for this move! Hopefully, there will be more such photos and they won't be buried back on page 194! Let's see more REAL women on the covers of all fashion mags!!
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6. Posted by Lottie G on Tue, Aug 25, 2009

Exellent...finally to see someone of my own body type is so refreshing please keep it up glamour i will be buying this issue also to support what u have done.....hope to see more.
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7. Posted by sherri.holman on Tue, Aug 25, 2009

Sorry - this is NOT a "plus size" woman. It is nice to see that she isn't stick thin but...a tiny little belly like that does not make her "plus size"!
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8. Posted by LiNZiE on Tue, Aug 25, 2009

Wow, great! I will be buying the mag to support this bold move. Kudos to the model for having such confidence and to Glamour for being the forerunner of such an important shift in the media's portrayal of beauty. Hopefully they get more regular-sized women on their pages - not necessarily all plus-sized, as there are a lot of naturally thin women too, but a more realistic mix of body shapes would be great.
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9. Posted by JandA on Tue, Aug 25, 2009

She looks incredible! Size 12 is small by most "average" size people. It's about time!!
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10. Posted by Marla on Tue, Aug 25, 2009

Its great that Glamour put a "plus" size lady in the mag, howeverI feel the real break thru will be when fashion designers etc figure out that a large magority of women wear clothes bigger then a size 12, it makes me laugh to read that size 12 is considered plus size. Admittingly at size 5x/44 I am overweight and it would not be a pretty sight to have me in a mag, but what about the AVERAGE women who is size 12, 14,16.
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11. Posted by sassysilz on Tue, Aug 25, 2009

This is awesome!! Congratulations GLAMOUR for finally recognizing that stick thin is NOT sexy. This is a REAL woman and represented graciously and beautifully! *standing ovation*
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12. Posted by milovana.pavlis on Tue, Aug 25, 2009

Good for you. We are so absorbed by looks and how plastic one can be as well how we will be judged that we forgot how beautiful a natural woman can really look.
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13. Posted by Tracy on Tue, Aug 25, 2009

It is about time! she is beautiful.
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14. Posted by Dakota K on Tue, Aug 25, 2009

Nice to see a variety of body types, but I'll stick with my size 6 girl.
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15. Posted by ... on Tue, Aug 25, 2009

This woman is NOT a healthy body type and her physique should NOT be applauded. While the ultra-thin are not healthy stereotypes, this woman is fat and grossly out of shape. A lean diet and exercise is essential for good health. She looks like she has never exercised in her life and needs some discipline and a sense of body responsibility. She's only 20 and looks like most of the other 20 yr olds out there, unhealthy, lazy and FAT!
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16. Posted by dbasso@rogers.com on Tue, Aug 25, 2009

whats sad is size 12 is considered plus. Congrats to Glamour for stepping up to the plate...There are so many beautiful women out there and just becasuse they have a little junk in the trunk or the "muffin top" they shouldn't be considered a different species. I myself am a size 16, 33 and happy. Yes, i would like to loose some extra pounds, but only to feel better for myself, to continue to be active, to show my kids that this is a way to live a happy and healthy life. I am not looking through magazines and wishing to have this done and that done and tuck here and enlarge there. These young ladies who look through the magazines and become depressed, obsessed, and overwhelmed on what is "acceptable" really need that true role model in the "magazine" world. To show them its not all size "zeros" and high fashion...its acceptable to be you...You should be happy to have what you have. Feel confident that people who are truly your friends like you cause of who you are not cause of what you look like. So to all those Plus 12 ladies...cheers....continue to live a healthy life and be a role model for the real world.
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17. Posted by Spiffy 100... on Tue, Aug 25, 2009

See the fold on her belly. Lack of exercise! I'm 67 and don't have that. When my wife was 22 she was a Greek goddess compared to this poor diva! Whats the world coming to?
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18. Posted by ... on Tue, Aug 25, 2009

Can't believe anyone is applauding this fat woman's physique. She's 20 and lazy with a poor diet and it shows. Let's NOT send a message to the young that being FAT is healthy, it isn't, it's just FAT. FAT is FAT. How about a healthy size woman who works out?
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19. Posted by Allison on Tue, Aug 25, 2009

Excuse me, but "Spiffy 100" and "..." I believe that your opinions on this matter are ignorant and snobby. This woman in this picture is beautiful just the way she is. She is NOT fat. Not at all. It is about time that the world is finally realizing that you have to be anorexic or have abs, or a sculpted butt to look beautiful. Because you don't. This woman is not fat, nor is she chubby or anything. And it is because of people like you two, that make people that are not stick thin feel like they are half a ton! I believe that you should re think your priorities and take your arrogant opinions and shove them up your tightly wound up asses. Because it doesn't matter what your weight, eye color, or height is. It is what is inside your heart that makes you a good person. So take that and leave the world alone.
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20. Posted by gin-gin on Tue, Aug 25, 2009

Jeez, she is far from fat - she is just not perfectly toned, what is wrong with some of you? If this is FAT then we are on the right road. I see some people tootin their own horn (or the horn of their "Greek Goddess" wife) yeah whatever makes you happy. However, as some TV commentator pointed out on one show that yes people are applauding the mag for showing her, but supposedly (I havent seen it) it is next to an article about body image, which would make sense for it to be there. He also goes on and says how people are so happy about this, but that if this were common standard people would not buy the mag. Many, more then many of the majority of people want glamour and beauty and the impossible, which is why celebs are so popular, it is not their voice or acting skills that sells their goods. Airbrush is what people seem to want despite claiming to want the opposite. When Britney Spears performed at some awards as a "comeback" a few years ago people called her fat and pig and gross blah blah.... maybe I missed something, WAS THAT FAT? When celebs are "perfect" we complain and when they are shown as average we still complain. Anyone ever seen pics of Marilyn Monroe when she was heavier? This "what is the world coming to" lamenting is bull. Granted a size 12 back then is close to our size 5-6 today, but 1950s celebs were not all the skinny models of the post 1960s world. Put some clothes on that girl and you naysayers would say how beautiful she is. That "fat" is not visible with clothes covering it. All you complaining about "young people today" should take a flip through your old year book, because I guarantee you that not every single kid was perfect like you have made yourself believe. Stop blaming a whole generation for your own insecurities about getting older. Kudos to those who appreciate different body types and the rest of you can go f-off
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21. Posted by Corina on Tue, Aug 25, 2009

I think it's a wow ,she is not skin and bones and a little tummy is not being over weight , people should relize that we do come in diffrent sizes and not super small,most average women are 12,13 and 14 , people should try to open there eyes, she is perfect.And we all should try to look at things a little diffrent.
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22. Posted by hmartell on Tue, Aug 25, 2009

beautiful,a true woman no silicon or patch jobs.Keep up the good work,she should be very proud..............
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23. Posted by great_white_... on Tue, Aug 25, 2009

i am so tired of everyone hating on people who are normal. whether they be on the bigger side or the smaller side of normal. everyone has their body type preference, and is entitled to it. but, seriously. do we have to judge this girl for a little belly fat. isn't that the place where it is naturally hardest for women to lose fat? and to all you haters, where is your naked picture in glamour magazine. or where is your picture on this website if you are so proud of your body (yeah, i am talking to you spiffy 100) i work out 5 days a week, and i am a size 10. there is nothing wrong with being bigger. just as there is nothing wrong with being smaller. i think that if we are going to get past stereotypes of what is beautiful, we really need to move forward with our thinking. how about just accepting that their are all different body types, for men and for women. no one will ever fit into one perfect ideal of what beauty is. i am proud to say that my husband likes my size ten frame just fine. and if you don't like bigger gals or guys, may i suggest that you just look the other way. or look in the mirror in some cases. everyone has something beautiful about them, and all we do is focus on the negative. i hope that other people out there can have as much courage as this girl does, and find the beauty within themselves. way to go lizzi! you are perfect the way you are.
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24. Posted by fig on Tue, Aug 25, 2009

Except for the belly she's fine, but I look at that and say, "It looks like she had a kid and hasn't bothered to do her Kegels to tighten back up. She isn't interested in anything I'd be interested in."
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25. Posted by Joanne H on Tue, Aug 25, 2009

Glamor magazine is to be congratulated for this bold move, but it's only a first step in the process of humanizing women in the world of fashion. When I think of Plus-Size, I think of Jordin Sparks, beautiful former Idol winner, who I think has her own designer clothing line. I have a problem seeing Size 12 as Plus, but I guess that's the fashion industry's way of looking at it.
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26. Posted by Kurt on Tue, Aug 25, 2009

Put Twiggi as one extreme and Kristi Alley as the other extreme and everything in between is not beautiful! Loose hanging skin on a skeleton is anything but attractive; however, folds of loose gelatinous flesh covering an untoned body is no more appealing. Just because you're female and alive doesn't mean you are automatically beautiful. People who want to be called beautiful have to realize that physical beauty (in adults) requires a huge commitment to working out regularly and eating only what the engine requires. Most of the women that I've met that want to call all female bodies, except the thin or petite, beautiful are women that are not in good physical condition, don't eat practical diets, and get no more exercise than is absolutely required to get through their day. If that chocolate cake is more important to you than a firm, trim, well conditioned body, then go for it! Eat it and put on a few more pounds, someone might still tell you "you are beautiful", but you know the truth, it ain't so! Beauty will always be beauty, and those that really want it will do what ever they have to, to have it. Have a great day!
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27. Posted by LDES on Tue, Aug 25, 2009

This is great to see and about time. For those who are arguing about whether she's plus-size, the article referred to "by fashion standards". Anything over a size 6 is plus by fashion standards, which is terribly sad.
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28. Posted by thewayformeisbi on Tue, Aug 25, 2009

The model is beautiful, a REAL woman, all woman should be proud. I would love to have a girl this hot on my arm going anywhere! an absolute "SMOKE SHOW"
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29. Posted by reneesb2000 on Tue, Aug 25, 2009

c'mon this still is far from normal. she is still slender. she may not be as toned as many others are depicted (either by airbrush or computerized) OR exercise fanatics, she still has what most women can only hope to have.
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30. Posted by Melanie on Tue, Aug 25, 2009

Finally, a curvy woman! I have always told my daughter that curves are what makes a woman beautiful. Bravo!
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