As for the Thick Chic, who is she?
Among others, I am the Thick Chic. It’s the name I gave myself for those who dare use the word ‘fat’ to describe me or anyone who looks like me. To correct some and educate others, there are fundamental differences between thick and fat. Thick is tone, and the Thick Chic’s wealth of healthiness is evenly distributed. She carries her thickness with confidence and is not secretly trying to find a way to get rid of it. She celebrates her curves, holds her head up high and understands that beauty resides within her and exudes out. She uses exercise as a means of further toning and maintaining what she has, not to get rid of it. She does not secretly wish to be a size six nor does she secretly starve herself or binge and purge in an effort to fit the mold of what others find beautiful. She knows that size six does not fit the mold of her true reality. Her confidence convinces her of who she is and what she has to offer. She does not need society’s stamp of approval to determine her value fo
