Know This: The Difference Between Being “Fat” and Dressing a Size Too Small

November 21st, 2011 - By Victoria Uwumarogie

"Chirstina Aguilera Herve Leger dress"

The word fat has been getting WORN out these days. Am I right?

While checking out some of the fashions from last night’s American Music Awards, I noticed that all the buzz was surrounding singer Christina Aguilera’s silver Herve Leger dress that was worn during a performance of the song, “Moves Like Jagger” with Maroon 5 (MY JAM). Okay, so homegirl didn’t look all that, and she possibly could have thrown on some SPANX with this skintight look. We get that. But what I’m sick of people saying about this girl and many women in general who dress like her form time to time is that she is FAT.

At this point, with folks still trying their damndest to starve themselves into a size 0 and others saying a size 16 is the new average, who the hell really knows what’s considered, big, small and unhealthy anymore? But when I look at Aguilera in this outfit, I don’t think saying she is fat is fair, and it’s pretty incorrect. If anything, like many women who just want to throw on a freak’em dress and…well…”freak’em,” Aguilera should have worn this dress in a larger size. And with most of her clothing choices these days, which have had to have been too close for comfort for her, she needs to do a better job of dressing for her size and not for the size she wishes she was.

Times are hard for everyone, and I understand that folks would rather try and struggle into jeans they’ve outgrown rather than spend a grip on a new pair of pants, but when I see a lot of women on the street with muffin tops poking out or jeans so tight I can’t breathe, I don’t think, “Damn, she’s SOOOO fat.” Instead, I think, “Wow, that does NOT fit,” and go about my business. I could be alone in thinking that a few style missteps with your size that cause some unsightly lumps, bumps and tires doesn’t make someone a “fatty.”

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  • Courtney

    Hollywood has always Idealized ultra thin women and always will get over it most of the weight Jennifer Hudson lost on weight watchers was weight from her pregnancy with her adorable son David so give her a break nor is she a small framed woman

  • Metalkitty84

    I totally agree.  Every “curvy” girl is not fat. I just think some curvy gals don’t know how to dress for their shape.  I also believe some women are afraid of the dress size number instead of finding the right fit. This is just another form of self-deception. You’re mentally tricking yourself into thinking your smaller, but you actually look bigger than you actually are by not wearing the right size. A person could look better and feel better by just finding the right fit, and not obsessing over the number. 

    • Njgal81

      Agree with you here.

      I’ve been on a diet since August. And what I look like now (I used to be a 13/14 and now a 9/10) was how I thought I looked like before. I was in denial, denial, denial.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_AE332VZJBOER5P22LIDGAQYCWE Bella

    I think Christina still looks gorgeous, but her stylists fell down on the job. That makeup was too heavy and her dress was too tight (Spanx anyone?). She wasn’t the only one messed up last night though. Mary J. Blige’s hair/weave was terrible, J.Lo looks like she starved herself for weeks to wear that bodystocking, and Nicki Minaj did NOT practice walking in that dress before yesterday. Girl almost broker her neck. Some people are getting fired today.

    • Hope.Faith.Love

      LOL at “bodystocking!”

    • Netdandri

      No, jlo looked good. If you say anything else you’re tripping.

  • M3G

    On the flip side, I get tired of “Hollyweird” and the Stans referring to J Hud’s weight-loss as a GOOD thing… In my opinion, she lost TOO much in order to fit an unhealthy — but idealized — standard. To Aguilera — work the curves girL.!!

  • Getit!

    I remember when the word “ghetto” was getting thrown around too casually. It’s like when people think something negative and it comes into vogue they wear it out. Thank God we never let the ”n” word ride.

    • Girliusmaximus

      You need to catch wind of the article floating around on Yahoo about “baby ghettos” on the airplane. That article will trip you out.

      • Sugar_Spice

        I read that article too & was taken aback

  • LaLaLaMeansILoveYou

    I agree with the article…all except for the part where the author disagrees with another writer’s use of the term “stuffed sausage”…because if you look at the side view of Christina in that dress that’s EXACTLY what she looked like :-/ not TOO bad from the front though

    • Sugar_Spice

      I was thinking the same thing

  • Sugar_Spice

    I’m sorry but where is her styling team?  I agree with the author she isn’t fat, ppl are just comparing her to the size she was back in the days.  Her styling team knows hella well that doesn’t fit her.

  • Girliusmaximus

    I’m tired of saying muffin top I prefer “belly syndrome” better. YES!! Skinny/smaller women act as though they’ve never worn something ill-fitting before. No one should wear clothes that don’t fit. And I’m not talking about lingerie 2 sizes too small you wear in the bedroom for your man/woman, I’m talking about being at the shopping rack and taking that size 14 when you’re a 16 creeping into an 18. You know it doesn’t fit so don’t even try it. And “fat” is getting thrown around with too much reckless abandon since it’s something on your body in either small or large quantities.The term is overweight. And Christina isn’t overweight she’s fine. Now the dress…. Another story

  • Prissy

    SAY THAT!!! Christina has ALWAYS been “curvy” for white standards (Even though the chick is half Latina)… BUT she didn’t look bad.. As the author says.. she could have worn a spanx or maybe gotten the dress in a size or 2 bigger. She isn’t as “small” as she used to be and that’s cool. Now I am sick of FAT people (Monique’s size) ALWAYS in the stores buying up all the smalls/mediums and folk like me have to search , dig or order offline because of that… It needs to stop. AND all of our clothes don’t HAVE to be sticking to us all the time either. I know one day our skin is gonna start talking back to us . LOL

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