But when I say I love her, I mean it.
OK but she still looks like a model? What about the rest of us who don't have the "right" body? Easy for her to say don't worry about it.
Because she's fucking survived an eating disorder? Because beauty standards in the western world - especially in modelling and hollywood - say she's less attractive because she's not white? Because being beautiful doesn't mean you FEEL beautiful, and because she puts her money where her mouth is and is a FIERCE advocate for doing away with the shit that means she theoretically has it "easier" bc of her appearance, because no woman should be considered better than another based on their appearance?
Don't be a DICK, maybe.
Not to mention Jameela also lives with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, which is hell on your joints and makes acting—a highly physical job—even more difficult. And yet, she's thriving. She's amazing, and just because she's thinner than average doesn't mean her body is perfectly abled.
Imagine showing that much of your ass about a disabled WOC who survived an eating disorder speaking up about unrealistic body standards.
Hell, even if she hadn’t dealt with all that shit, using her platform to talk about unrealistic body standards is what we expect everyone to do if they’re being a good ally. She’s not even an ally -- she lives in the trenches.
ugh.
