{"id":23102,"date":"2016-04-29T15:29:08","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T15:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/?p=23102"},"modified":"2016-04-29T15:29:08","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T15:29:08","slug":"karens-rants-stop-thinking-you-are-not-plus-size","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/karens-rants-stop-thinking-you-are-not-plus-size\/","title":{"rendered":"KAREN’S RANTS: STOP THINKING YOU ARE NOT PLUS SIZE!"},"content":{"rendered":"

STOP THINKING YOU ARE NOT PLUS SIZE!<\/h1>\n

I’m sure this column will piss some people off, but it needs to be said. (I do<\/em> feel a bit bad being the one to do it, though, but someone has to.) This situation is two-fold. First is that heavy people need to stop declaring that they are not plus-size. (That means you<\/em>, Amy Schumer! More on her in a second.)<\/p>\n

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This girl is listed as a size 10! She looks thinner than that to me, but I’m using it to show you that Amy Schumer thinks that she’s two sizes smaller than this girl! Took about denial.<\/p><\/div>\n

And second, please, everyone, stop\u00a0saying that women should not be classified! Everyone<\/em> is classified! That’s part of how we identify people, as to the cops. It seems to be always heavy women who are saying that females should not be categorized as \u201cplus-size.\u201d They’re just delusional if they don’t realize that’s what they are. Just because you don’t want to admit it doesn’t mean people don’t notice.<\/p>\n

There’s nothing rude about the term \u201cplus-size.\u201d It was coined as the politically correct\u00a0term for \u201cfat,\u201d to make chubsters (as I recently was, so I can say all this) feel better about themselves.<\/p>\n

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Amy Schumer, who claims to be a size 6! I really thought she did this shoot to proclaim that she doesn’t care that she has those rolls, but, instead, it turns-out that she thinks she’s thin! Oysh.<\/p><\/div>\n

If Miss Piggy doppelg\u00e4nger (but without the charm) Amy Shumer doesn’t know that she’s fat, she’s less bright than I originally thought. That woman is not a size 6, as she claims she is! Trust me. If she’s a 6, I’m a negative 8! [Note: I really don’t know anything else about her, but the fuss she made about being included with other \u201cplus-size\u201d women in a magazine recently inspired me to write this column.]<\/p>\n

I was fat for a few recent years, after I broke my back and couldn’t exercise anymore. And I admitted I was fat. There’s no shame in admitting<\/em> you’re fat, only in being<\/em> fat! I didn’t think I had a cloak of invisibility around me, as Amy Shumer thinks she does, obviously.<\/p>\n

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This is what a size 6 looks like. I know because that’s me, Karen Salkin! Not the best pic of me, because I was dancing on my show, but the only one I could find to use right now.<\/p><\/div>\n

I may not have realized just how<\/em> fat I was, because we don’t truly see ourselves as others do, but I could see the general view. [Sidebar for a funny story, that I love telling: I had been pals with my now great friend, Alice, for only a few months two years ago, but we were inseparable during that time. We both had long, dark hair, and shared a passion for clothing and jewelry. And we always complimented each other on our appearance. She’s a tiny little thing, and always looks great. One day, we were trying on clothing in a store, and when I saw myself in leggings, I almost passed-out. I exclaimed, \u201cI didn’t know I was this<\/em> fat!\u201d And, without skipping a beat, and totally seriously, she asked, \u201cDon’t you have any mirrors in your house?\u201d Once I realized what she had said, I could not stop laughing. It was so funny! But it also made me realize that I had gained so much more weight than I had thought, which was good to know.]<\/p>\n

So, I knew<\/em> I was heavy, but I just didn’t realize that I could change it, without the ability to exercise anymore. But, as I’ve learned in the past six months, we can all<\/em> change that situation for ourselves. It takes a lot of concentration and willpower, but I promise you that it can be done. And it’s really not that hard to do. If I<\/em>, a formally-non-cooking-and-shopping dessert-lover can do it, everyone<\/em> can!<\/p>\n

If these woman don’t want to be classified as plus size, here’s an idea–lose weight! If you don’t want to be seen as a brunette, change your hair color. If you don’t want to be known as someone with dragon-lady nails, cut them. You get my point here. You can’t change your height, color, or age, so change what else you can, if you’re not happy that way. But don’t make like it’s unfair to all<\/em> womanhood that people see you<\/em> as you are!<\/p>\n

Let me leave those people who are plus-size, but don’t want to be seen as it, these final words of wisdom\u2014mix in a salad occasionally. You’ll be glad you did.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

STOP THINKING YOU ARE NOT PLUS SIZE! I’m sure this column will piss some people off, but it needs to be said. (I do feel a bit bad being the one to do it, though, but someone has to.) This situation is two-fold. First is that heavy people need to stop declaring that they are<\/p>\n

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