Gabourey Sidibe & Dakota Fanning on the Cover of V Magazine
January 17, 2010 in Celebrity Quotes, Gabourey Sidibe by Versus
“Big Love & Little Lady” as V Magazine calls them, are on the cover of the highly popular Size Issue!
“Now that I’m getting older, I’m finally getting to the point where I can fit into those things,” she says of her favorite labels Elizabeth & James, Chanel and Marc Jacobs. “I’ve always been really small, really short and I’m finally starting to be able to wear a 0 without having to take it in like five inches.”
… says 15 year-old Dakota.
And Gabourey (26) has this to say (yes, I posted this quote before):
“I used to get hurt so badly. Any bit of criticism, I would cry. But at some point I just realized, I count more than anyone else, or anybody’s opinion, because I’m living my life — I’m captain of this ship, without a first mate. And I really, really like who I am. I really, really dig me.”
See 2 more black&white pictures inside!
“I’ve always been really small, really short and I’m finally starting to be able to wear a 0 without having to take it in like five inches.”
She’s 15!!!!! What was she thinking? She is not grown up. Why is she talking about her body as she was at least 25? She is a CHILD! This is disturbing beyond any limit.
Agreed. I “always” was really small too when i was like 10, haha.. But maybe she just meant she’s glad to grow to a woman.
you might be wrong. A lot of girls, at age 15 are already totally grown (phisically)… I’m 26, and I have exactly the same measurments I had when I was 14. I believe I’m not a abnormal creature, since I know a lot of people who are like this too…
I’m 15. I myself am hugely grown. Most girls are actually physically developed completely by 15-16, but there’s a huge age range that’s normal. And 15 isn’t the age of a child, so don’t act like she’s a child.
I totally agree with Sam and Alex.
I agree! She is now a young lady and I think she is so beautiful!
Sorry to break it to you, but at 15 you’re a child no matter how ~mature~ you think you are.
if u are 15 You re not a girl not yet a Woman….
You’re right. I’m 15 and had DD breasts, and I hope to God I don’t develop any more… I was a C cup when I was 13, and I haven’t grown in height since then. My hips have probably gotten a little wider, but I had a womanly figure since that age. I would say I’m fully developed now, although I’m still losing a little baby fat on my face.
She’s 15…. Like Alex said, she’s not an infant. She sounds excited to have the larger selection in clothing that comes from gaining weight with puberty. I don’t understand how clothes fitting is an “adult” topic. And yeah, many girls are fully developed by 15, some even before, and some after.
I’m actually much smaller than I was at fifteen. At fifteen, I was a size 8-10 and shaped very much like a woman. At seventeen, I wear a size2-4 and constantly get mistaken for a fourteen year old. (I’m very healthy, I just exercise and eat a vegetarian diet which makes me smaller)
So yeah, you never really know. I’m not saying she’s going to get smaller because that would be disturbing. I’m just saying she is definitely going to change by the time she’s an adult.
I agree. I was the same way when I first started fitting into a zero. What is so wrong with realizing that she’s growing? Everyone seems like they’re trying to make it seem like she’s saying, ‘Oh, I need to lose weight” or something unhealthy…
To me it was more how the quote sounded “I’ve always been really small..” I think it sounds more reasonable when you’re fully grown (talking more about body type), since it’s pretty much a given (or at least not in any way uncommon) that a girl under the age of 15 IS very small and/or thin. But yeah, nothing exceptional in celebrating the changes of your body at Dakota’s age.
i understand what shes saying. a girl at 15 CAN say shes always been small, just cause someone is 15 doesnt mean they are automatically small, in fact nowadays there are a lot of overweight children/teens. also, some girls are just small built, and shes both skinny and small built it seems.
my little sister for example is 16 now and shes just short and skinny while her best friend of same age is 5 inches taller and with bigger chest/hips.
dakota is probably just hopping that she will get a little bigger and be able to wear womanly clothes
btw, not all girls shape by the time they are 15, i remember mandy moore said she got her breasts in her early twenties, untill then she was very flat and worried shed never get them
just saying guys
She didn’t say she was all grown up she said she was getting older geez…and when I was 12-13 I already had the body I have now..10 and 11 people thought I was like 13-15 my 15 yr old neighbor almost asked me out..but his mom told him I was only 10 LOL. I am 22 yrs old and ppl think I am 15,16,17 never older than that, it sucks. But yeah I think she meant she finally fills out clothes better.
I know! When I was, lets say 14-16 years old, people always thought I was about 17-18. Now I am 23 and people think I am 16! Well, maybe I am happy about that in the future
What the hell are you talking about?
Haven’t you heard of puberty? Many girls are finished growing by 15.
I looove Gabourey, she’s so cute during interviews but her cover shot is NAGL. Bad choice, V.
I agree… Lovely lady, bad shot
i love the second photo and they should have used it for the cover, the cover is totoally BLEH!
dakota looks like a model, but i thought she was 19 or something, i mean im 16 and she seems to act and look much older.
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um can’t deny that Dakota has always annoyed me, but here she looks stunning.
Hmmm…Dakota is still growing, she’s only 15 and seems so concerned with her body image, but I guess that’s ” Hollywood style”. Still, she is very cute, I like the cover but I can’t help it say that in it she looks older than she is.
Gabourney’s cover could have been better, I don’t think it was the best choice, it’s not flattering at all. But the second picture is so cuteeeee:D And I love the fact that she loves her body and that she’s happy with who she is because that’s what really matters. Plus she seems to be really funny:) Her quote made me smile:)
I don’t think it’s being overly concerned with one’s body image to simply recognize that you now fit into a bigger size. It’s just an observation. It’s like noticing that you no longer fit into size 6 shoes. Or that you’re no longer 5 feet tall.
I think is very, very bad that Gabourney thinks her body is good and be happy about it. If she doesn’t make and efford to lose A LOT of weight, she’ll die very young. Also, it’s a bad exemple to young girls who need to lose weight, because they’ll think that there’s nothing wrong with them and, huh, THERE IS.
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I agree here too. I think her self-esteem is really amazing, and I’m really glad that she loves and accepts her body, but I’m not sure if that body is healthy. While I know some commenters might get angry at me and say you can’t tell someone’s health from only their weight, I think it’s safe to say that she is probably clinically obese, and I love her enough where I’d like to see her get healthier so she can stick around longer.
Rather than criticising her and saying she’s a bad role model, one: do your research and realise that trying to get any weight off was extremely difficult and put her in a bad mental state. Two: realise she isn’t an example, she’s a person, who through her over weightness has become so much more than her physical body and, she’s got personality and people really love her for that and her acting.
Life is about more than measurements, so anyone looking up to her is going to realise she’s an amazing person with a big waistline. People are more than their bodies, and Gabourey Sidible is a helluva lot more than her body- and that’s saying something.
Good job Steph. Being healthy is important, but it is not everything. I know people who put exercise and themselves before their loved ones and that isn’t right either. I like how you said “people are more than their bodies”. So true. I have yet to come across someone who said “I’m sure I’ll go to heaven cuz I’m hot and dead sexy lookin’” haha. In the end most people just hope to live out a fulfilling life defined by WHO they are, not what they look like. I think Gabourey is a wonderful person for just being herself.
Not to mention that someone who hates themself probably won’t put in a large amount of effort to get healthy. People who hate themselves usually don’t care what happens to them.
I don’t think she is an example to anybody. I don’t think anyone is looking at her saying, “I want to be her size,” or, “It’s okay to be her size.” We know it’s not. She knows it’s not. No reason to feel like it’s the end of the world about it.
OK, when I hated my body, I didn’t care what I ate. I didn’t make an effort to exercise. I hardly let my husband touch me, and my marriage was failing partly due to that(I was making him feel like there was something wrong with him, that I didn’t love him anymore because I didn’t want him to touch me). I developed a lot of gall stones. Now that I love my body(after years of my husband trying to help me realize I was still beautiful and sexy), I eat better. I’m still a bit lazy when it comes to exercise, but i have years of a bad habit to break
My marriage is the best it’s ever been. And I don’t remember when the last time I had a gall stone was. We fat people know it isn’t OK to be our current size, but what’s wrong with us coming to love ourselves, especially if it leads to us trying to better ourselves? ‘Cause I can tell you from personal experience that when we hate ourselves, we don’t do *beep* to fix ourselves.
I totally agree with you! I always eat and exercise better when I am feeling good about myself.
It’s the same with everything for me – at work if I’m given good feedback than it makes me determined to do well, if I’m feeling like everyone else is ahead of my development (I’m in a grad role) I just want to give up.
Teaching me people to hate themselves won’t give them the confidence they need to make a change.
Gabourney isn’t responsible for every young girl on the planet.
I do get the point you’re making but I think we play the blame game with celebs too much. I say this not so much in their defense but rather because I do not think most celebs should be relied upon as good role models.
Moreover, stats show that most young people that are obese have been influenced by their parents or family members that may also encourage them by giving them bad diets or not motivating them to lose weight. So reading Gabourney’s comment to them may only confirm what they’ve been told by their parents etc.
She didn’t say anything about her body- she said she loves who she is. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that attitude- in fact, everything is right about it.
Gabourney seems like a very nice character, lovely, funny and interesting.
On the other hand my opinion is that obese people should loose the unhealthy fat and not learn how to love it. Why would you love something that probably will give you high blood pressure and cholesterol in your 30s? Excessive fat or fat loss are signs of someone who doesn’t love herself, is she would, she would take care of it.
Did she say she loved her fat? She said she loved herself. There is more to her than fat.
dakota is a cutie
she isnt too concerned about her weight 
she’s just happy
What the hell are they doing putting Dakota on this magazine cover and getting her to talk about such things? She’s a child!!! They should wait 5 years or something gosh….
I’m sorry but like I’ve said before nor do I think Gabourey looks good on this cover and the jury is still out i on Dakota. And I’m getting sick and tired of Gabourey’s quotes about how much she LOOOOOVES herself and BLAH BLAH BLAH :I’M NOT GONNA LOSE ANY WEIGHT” BLAAAAHH. It’s wearing off thin. I’m not saying she’s not entitled to have self confidence and I’m sure she’s had to go through alot of trials and tribulations because of her size. However Gabourey your NOT HEALTHY! At 5’4 and a reported 250 pounds your OBESE and I don’t think your setting a good example for young black girls who are overweight (Minorities have a higher rate of obesity and yes I’m a minority) or any girl for that matter who is overweight with her “middle finger to the world” attitude. Furthermore this V Magazine”SHAPE” issue is an EPIC FAIL OF MASS PROPORTIONS it’s one part Torrid wannabe lookbook/weird high fashion editorial. Either the model is a size 0,2 or 4 even though I doubt it or the model is a size 12 or 16. Constance and Crystal Renn make looking at this issue a little more bearable. Where are the size 4/6/8/10 girls! WHAT A HOT MESS!!!!
agreed.
Gabourey is morbidly obese. There is no “flattering” shot that they could take of her. Her features are distorted, there is so much fat on her face. She looks worse than many Biggest Loser contestants. You can’t live a normal life when you’re that overweight. She will develop (if she hasn’t already) high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, she will lose fertility, hell, I can’t even imagine how she walks from point A to point B every day. I’m not trying to be catty; she is just really, massively unhealthy. I will laugh at you to your face if you guys say something like, “Oh, you’re a doctor? You don’t know her medical records!”. HA. LOOK AT HER. SHE IS OBESE. OBESITY=BAD.
Fanning is aware of her body at 15. So? Did you guys not go to high school or something? I developed an eating disorder at 12, so she’s just fine.
There is a lot about this statement that makes me sad. Developing an eating disorder at 12 is nothing to be proud of. And yes, Gabourey is obese. No she is probably not at her healthiest. But she loves herself for who she is, and that is awesome.
SHe digs herself, and I”m working on that… I hope you are too:)
i think its great how she loves herself!
oh and why is everyone going on about her being obese and crap and no body is saying anything about dakota’s frail body. she even said herself she is a size 0! thats waaay to skinny.
It’s fine. Maybe she’s petite by nature. I’m a size 1, and I can’t gain weight, but that’s how my body works, and it’s my metabolism, because I still have curves and look great, even being 5’7.
I agree that it’s cool she loves herself but I also agree with the fact that she’s wayyy too obese and that’s unhealthy, and she shouldn’t be so proud over something so bad.
Great, as adults lets compare ourselves to a kids body.
Eddie in Ab Fab had it right when she said theyll be throwing feotus’ down the runway next
I don’t understand why everyone is so horrified that a 15-year-old girl is aware of her body. After 15 years, you’d probably have to at least somewhat notice that you have a body, correct?
And 15 years old is not a child. I sincerely pity the children of the people who claim that 15 years old is a child’s age. I’m 15 myself. Age is entirely separate from maturity, and by screeching about how teenagers are children, your only making yourselves seem really immature.
You’ll talk differently when you are older. Sure you don’t believe me, i was the same at 15 but i’ve grown. Matured. And i did not say it is not ok to be aware of her body, but it is not ok to act as if she is struggling with fashion choices for god knows how long. Since yes, everyone was tiny at age 12.
And for some other commenters, i have the same weight as i had at age 14. That was not point. If you fail to see my point, ask, don’t attack, it’s just not smart.
agree with uma. i thought was sooo grown up when i was 15/16, and i was doing adult things. now it really creeps me out cuz i see that was a child then. it doesn’t mean i shouldn’t have done those things; i just wasn’t seeing the whole picture then.
as for dakota, i think any girl who grows up in the limelight is going to be more self-involved than most. i think dakota is remarkably mature and intelligent, but she can’t escape the pressures hollywood puts on people. of course she’s going to be cognizant of the way her body has changed. and i definitely don’t think her body looks like an adult’s.
The thing is, you don’t know every 15 year old in the world. I’m sorry you were immature at that age, and I’m sure you are correct about the majority of 15 year olds out there. But you cannot speak on behalf of all of them, because age is just a number. I am the same person I was at 3 years old, 10, 16 and now 24.
Don’t make judgements, it makes you sound foolish. You’re not God, you don’t know everything and everyone, and making such generalisations is ignorant as well as truly arrogant.
I also do not understand why you are making these comments in the first place. She is clearly stating that she is just glad she is able to fit into adult clothes now. She wasn’t saying she was an adult, or she is mature and yada yada yada, she was just statign she’s excited to not have to wear children’s clothes anymore. And thank goodness, considering she;s 15!
Calm down.
Lex you are right. 15 year old people are teenagers, not children and by treating them as kids we don’t help them obtain maturity. Of course they will be more wise as they get older but this happens at every age.
So whatever you believe or do at the age of 15 is a result of character and personality, you are not like a 3 year old kid who is irresponsible for its actions.
But is it ok to treat a 15 year old like a full grown woman??! That’s my point. And i do NOT mean the body over here, it’s about the mind people!!! At 15 you are not supposed to be THAT concerned about your body, it’s not yet the final thing – no matter how grown you are. At that age you are supposed to be concerned with becoming a great PERSON, not a great body. Ignorant ignorant people.
‘Ignorant’ is a word I don’t accept from someone I don’t know. You can apologize any time.
Also if a teenager in school says things like ‘i m not like the those who care only about looks, I care for my inner world’, this is a teenager who is not invited to parties. Well anyone can imagine how this person turns out to be after school
I think that anyone who looks down on another person’s ideas or opinions because the date on their birth certificate is a little later than theirs is immature, regardless of age. Everyone is constantly growing, and I’m not claiming that teenagers are fully grown at all. But a teenager is extremely different from a child, and each teenager is at a different place in how mature they think or act. Tomorrow I’ll be more mature than I act today, and so will Dakota, but that doesn’t change the fact that adults shouldn’t feel superior than people who are younger than they are because they happen to have more wrinkles. You can learn from everybody, and when you separate people in your head and categorize them based on things they can’t change such as age, you’re losing the opportunity to learn from them and mature yourself. That’s why throwing a tantrum about how my mind and Dakota’s is supposedly less “full grown” then yours is making you look ignorant.
And Dakota is in Hollywood, and she’s in high school. Of course she’s going to be a little aware of her body. When did she ever imply that that was all she thinks about? Everyone is multifaceted, and gaspp, our physical appearance is one of those facets. So she’s self-aware. Stop giving yourself an aneurysm over that fact.
Because being invited to lots of parties in high school has so much bearing on who you become as an adult. haha no. Look I understand teenagers care about their bodies, it’s a fact of life. They are not adults yet though. I’m 27 and I’m not the same person I was at 15. At all. My personality and my appearance has completely changed.
Lex, i don’t have wrinkles; last night someone called me 17 yrs old; whatever you say.
Emmy,you fail to see my point yet you act all offended about the ignorant part. Cute.
ZOmmGG!!!11 umaaa, it duznt mattur if sum1 thot u were lyk a teenyager, be focused on INNERBEAUTYY and dont be ignurant and lyk coment on ur looks! y r u evin caring? try and mature b4 u talk more.
Woah.. Seriously, Uma, you should re-read Dakota’s quote.. How on earth is she acting as if she’s ONLY focused on her body and not focused on being a good INNER person? She’s just saying she’s happy to fit into non-kiddy clothes, I don’t see anything wrong with that. It’s the SIZE ISSUE, they most definetely were asking her questions about her size and body. You wanted her to answer something like ‘oh I don’t care about my body or appearance, I only focus on my INNERRRR’? First, ANY 15 year old girl who would say that would be bull-shitting. Second, she would no longer be on the cover.
Elizabeth I agree with you. When I was 15 Im pretty sure the ONLY thing I cared about was fashion and dressing my body in clothes that were most certainly not appropriate for my age lol
shut the f up..
jesus christ man. she has a mind of her own, she did not even deserve your annoying as opinion
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that was to Uma, by the way
so this girl is happy about fitting into better clothes now. oh man is she screwed up in her head and has no concern for her personality *sarcasm*
It’s true that as you age, you become more mature. Looking back at my 15 year-old self, I can see a huge difference, even though at 15 I thought that I wouldn’t change much in my 20′s.
But I’ve also seen more mature 12 year-old’s than 30 year-old’s. Part of that has to do with temperament, and environment. A 15 year-old girl who has been raped at a child and has overcome it will most likely be a lot more mature than a 30 year-old who has had a fairly easy life. Age is not the only thing that contributes to maturity.
That being said, I have always found Dakota to be very mature. I saw an interview of her after her break out movie (forgot the name), and she gave a better interview than most adult actresses in Hollywood. Her words had more depth and more thought.
But that’s not the issue here. The issue here is her talking about size, which at 15 is completely understandable. Girls at 15 care about how they look, and fashion. Also, her comments are not worrysome at all. She’s just saying she fits into big-girl clothes now. It’s just an observation. She’s not saying she hates her body, that her body is too big…etc. She’s just noticing a natural change in her body size, and embracing it.
I agree. I don’t think 15 years old is a child at all. As a teenager, you change so much with every year and you have a lot of maturing to do, but you’re not a kid.
I think people look back and think how young they were and how little they had learned but at around 12-13 years old the emotional reasoning part of your brain fully develops and you will be able think & reason like an adult (you just don’t have a lot of experience to guide you). I wish people would realise that about teenagers.
Dakota’s eyes remind me of Twiggy…She’s such a pretty girl and very well spoken for someone so young.
Love her.
I was thinking that, too. Both girls look good.
Maaaan, I don’t know where I stand on Gabourey. Can I just say, that twisted face, goofy pic of her is soooo adorable lol. Don’t too much like the cover pic though. But I am extremely impressed with how she has overcome criticism and learned to accept her body.
That said, I worry about the health factor. It’s no secret that being obese or morbidly obese will increase your risk of death and getting certain diseases. HOWEVER, her or the media (V) praising her body and shape is NO DIFFERENT than blatantly anorexic/SICK models parading the runway, plastered on our magazines, sending the message that “nothing tastes as good as thin feels.” As much as I don’t like the increased risk of heart attacks from obesity, I don’t like the increased risk of heart attacks from anorexia either. If the media tries to praise the anorexic and unhealthy form, is it that big of a deal that they praise the larger, unhealthy form too? Who knows.
^_^ Let’s just all try to do what Tyra says. “Get YOUR shape IN SHAPE.”
Love both covers. Dakota is really cute, bodywise she looks good, i think she’s from category of naturally thin girls, and also she works out in a gym and she is a cheerleader, so i don’t think she’ll have any body issues as she grows up, especially in hollywood.
i don’t like Gaborey,i mean her appearance, but it’s my personal opinion. Bodywise i agree she’s obese, and losing some weight would be good for her health. But i like her view on herself. She has accepted herself as she is, i.e. she loves her personality and her body, because it’s a really difficult thing for many girls nowadays. And i didn’t see her movie yet, so i can’t say anything ’bout her acting, but if she wants to make a great career in Hollywood and not end up making rare cameos in some movies, she has to lose weight. But i think that she doesn’t really need to get to extremes and become skinny Hollywood type, i mean look at America Ferrera, she wasn’t obese, but still fat for Hollywood, then she lost some weight, she looks great, and she is not skinny. Unfortunately in Hollywood sometimes even talant is not needed but great appearance is. But even those who have talant but look average at first,get makeovers later. There are some real talanted actresses that are not real beauties didn’t get the Hollywood makeover and still have good careers, but we can count ‘em on figers…it’s a rare case.
Dakota looks amazing! How old is she?
15/16
If Hollywood ruins Dakota or tries to make her into a bimbo I’ll lose faith in humanity…. please PLEASE let your talent speak for itself.
Im sure she meant no harm by this comment, but the body obsession is so unneccessary for the talents like Daakota… she’s a cutie, leave her alone guys.
How does she have a body obsession?? she just commented on how she fits better into the clothes that she likes..isn’t that issue about body size?
It’s nothing to do with body obsession. She’s just talking about how she is excited about being able to fit into the beautiful designer clothes she has been surrounded by for years.
I remember at 13 I was very excited when I started able being able to fit into adult sized clothing. It must be bad enough for a regular 15 year old having to shop for clothes in the kiddie section when your friends are wearing designer jeans.
the magazine says on the cover “the size issue”, they were probably both asked questions about their body, so of course Dakota would talk about hers
at 15 most people are well aware of the body and to those that say of course she was little she was a kid before- if you look back at interviews/pictures Dakota was always thinner/smaller than most kids. It is obviously pretty natural because her sister is built the exact same way.
Again with the extremes! I don’t think Gaboureys picture is in anyway flatering, as could have been done.
All Gabourey should do is get in 30 minuets of cardio 3x a week and eat a healthy diet. That is what she needs. She might lose weight she might not. All that matters is having a healthy heart. And Dakota is growing up to be beautiful she has always been a tiny girl. And keep in mind this is hollywood. She might be 15 but her mindset is most likely that of a 21 year old. If you start in hollywood young you have to grow up fast.
Am I the only one who prefers Gabourey’s pictures? She looks better. Dakota’s hair looks awful.
I really disagree with everyone throwing a hissy fit that Dakota mentioned briefly something about her body. It didn’t sound like she was criticizing the shape of her body and merely just commenting on some changes she’s noticed.
Even a 4 year old can be like; “well, my body is getting bigger, which means I’m growing.”
Agreed Cecil. And not to be mean but I bet Gabourey eats about 5,000 to 8,000 calories a day!
she really needs to eat healthier and exercise!
Some rather skinny olympic atheletes eat over 5000 calories a day. Metabolism really can’t be controlled.
That has little to do with metabolism. Olympic athletes work out streneously 8 hours a day. They need the extra caloric intake to maintain their weight and muscles.
You people must really hate thin people. So what if Dakota worries about her body? We are girls, that’s what we do. I am 15 and my body was fully developed when I was 13, and I have loved fashion since I was 10 so I don’t see what’s the point here! And I’m happy for Gabourey and her confidence, but she is in grave danger if she doesn’t do something to adjust her weight. At least a surgery…
i dont think people ‘hate’ thin people, personally im more concerned about her age and I didnt give a damn about my weight at 15. Im 22 5’6” and 110lbs so I know Im not exactly anti slim or anything, I just wish that she was worrying about more normal stuff at her age than fitting into coture. I always loved fashion too but theres a time and a place to worry about weight, fashion etc and in my humble opinion in no way intended to denegrate yours 15 isnt the time, hell you can get away with heaps of fashion at that age anyway! Love it!
Everyone has a right to be themselves especially when growing into an adult so enjoy it! I wish someone had told me not to be so serious back then. And we shouldnt have to worry about it because were girls and its certainly not what I do, college, friendship,family etc is so much more important than worrying about a few pounds thatll come off by the age of 18 anyway.
Obesity isn’t as extreme as it seems. You’ll usually live longer with obesity than you will from anorexia, constant tanning, or excess drinking. As long as both their doctors see them as healthy, I really don’t care what they look like.
About the photos:
Gabourey looks adorable, and the makeup people did a great job on both of them. However, Dakota’s hair scares me. It looks like it’s going to attack or something!
So you are saying that it’s better to be obese than anorexic or alcoholic? Or that being obese is not such a bad thing? Who are you kidding?
Obesity rates are rising every year in the US. Cardiovascular diseases have the highest mortality rate. The number of cases of child diabetes is growing. So obesity is a very serious problem.
And saying that it’s ok to be obese as long as you love your body is outrageous.
And there’s no way Gabourey’s doctor finds her healthy!
i’m pretty sure not eating enough would kill you long before overeating will. I think all she was saying is that all those things are serious however the actual fatality varies regarding each one. The rates for cardiovascular disease are so high because it is linked to various things including smokers, lifestyle, diet, and age, along with hereditary predisposition. Basically it’s not just a fat people problem as most people assume it to be, and not all overweight people struggle with it. I’m sure she’s not at her healthiest, but I think she along with her doctor would know if her health was in dramatic danger.
Fifteen is a complex age. There was a song once and I think by Five For Fighting that put it perfectly. Something like “I’m 15 for a moment, caught in between 10 and 20.” That’s what that age is like. Missing childhood but wishing you were an adult.
Anyways I think the quote about her reaching a size zero is misunderstood. I had a friend like that, she had a boy body and it took her till high school for her get out of child’s clothes section and into juniors. A lot of think “Size zero, she must have an eating disorder!” But at her age that might be perfectly normal for her body type. She is starting to fill out a bit. Did you notice she’s starting to get some boobies peeking through? If she has an eating disorder that wouldn’t be happening. An eating disorder at her age completely halts puberty. Look at gymnasts. To maintain there balance they have to purposely suppress puberty. That’s why most of them have no boobs!