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and if she is above a size 10 

they call her a “plus size” model

not just a model

as if her weight needs to be specified 

beside her title 

like it is a degree

woman, curvy

some time periods, and societies see a woman with curves as the beauty standards

other parts of the world praise the thin girl but all societies try to give her an ideal

beauty trends changing with the wind one day it is praise the curvy Kim’s

the next day glp’s are trendy and it is back to skinny again

but what if a woman

did not live off the scale, but used her body as a compass?

what if a woman unsuscribes to her society’s beliefs about who she should be?

what if every woman is just like me?

it is okay to store some fat on your body even when hollywood gets anorexic

it is okay to gain weight, have you weight fluctuate, or to not be skinny

do not listen to society

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Meg O’Donnel is the author of this piece.