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Proudplus.com: A portal for size plus rubenesque women. Our aim is that of encouraging people in general and women in particular to accept,value and respect deeply the body we live in, with its curves, uniqueness and lusciousness.
Proudplus.com is a place to meet to celebrate the roundness and bounty of our curves, value and love ourselves for who we really are rather than following alienating ideals of beauty dictated by the mainstream that value just one body type.
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Proudplus.com: A portal for size plus rubenesque women. Our aim is that of encouraging people in general and women in particular to accept,value and respect deeply the body we live in, with its curves, uniqueness and lusciousness.
Proudplus.com is a place to meet to celebrate the roundness and bounty of our curves, value and love ourselves for who we really are rather than following alienating ideals of beauty dictated by the mainstream that value just one body type.
In this site you will find links to information about size plus clothes, be it funky, glamorous, formal, party gear, costumes and lingerie suitable to your particular style, shape and needs. We will provide links and stories of beautiful full bodied size plus models and role models, we will discuss health issues, food, treats and chocolate without shame. In our size plus forums and blogs we will share inspirational ideas about life, money, travel, wealth, relationships, adventures and the ramblings of the curvaceous woman soul all in the spirit of fun compassion and camaraderie
Once you register you'll be able to participate in our chat room and forums, and also comment on everything that is written on the site. The site is, and will always be 100% free.
With your help and participation we intend to explore links to size plus women's spirituality, sexuality, videos, music, and art that will bring for the size plus woman a sense of commonality and belonging that we cannot find easily within the culture of thinness and photo touched image surrounding us. This culture often leaves size plus women feeling as if there’s something wrong with who we are.
We are firmly determined to believe as large women (and women at large) that we are worth of love, affection and respect at any size and age and we will always expect everyone in this site to behave to others in the same manner, extending the same standards that we expect for ourselves. I have, long ago, come to the conclusion that focusing on weight loss, yo-yo dieting and the endless destructive list of demands placing high emphasis in thinness, and admiring just one body type, leads to self hate and the extreme epidemic of eating disorders and upheavals that plague modern women worldwide. Our aim is that of encouraging people in general and women in particular to accept,value and respect deeply the body we live in, with its curves, uniqueness and lusciousness. What is a size plus? Well as this is something that gets some of us puzzled too I will be as flexible as possibe. For simplicity lets say that a size plus is anything over a size 14 (UK and Ireland) (Eur, 42)up to any size. But this will mainly depend on manufacturers. Most manufacturers on our links will provide accurate sizing tailored to your needs.
Fortunately more and more and thanks to the Internet, the full bodied woman has access to resources such as fashion designers so we no longer feel like we have to wear clothes that dont suit our shapes ages or styles. However in terms of awareness, self help and education there is scarcity of spaces where we can delight in our curves, support each other and celebrate our largeness of body and spirit.We want to make clear that size acceptance is not about condoning self destructive behaviors and that if weight is a health issue (which is not for everyone) we encourage that you make informed decisions to get well. 'Informed'is the key word here. With an ever growing multi-billion slimming industry lurking out there, to inform yourself will require very thorough and self caring research. In synthesis, do your 'shopping' and engage the help of professionals that treat you respectfully and in a non-invasive manner. Size acceptance in our case is mainly about encouraging acceptance and deservability for all people. Size acceptance is ultimately an equality issue. To help us in our venture at proudplus.com we have engaged support from a community of women, business, professionals, artists and the general public that view large women as unique, lovable and respectable and not as a 'condition' to impose their standards upon.
We believe that large women can be (and are often) beautiful, intelligent, sexy, and inspirational and we intend to bring as many examples of these as possible. We advocate for a healthy caring and self pampering attitude towards our bodies and for a focus on valuing the whole person, our thinking self, our feeling self, and our attitudes rather than measuring ourselves solely on the barometer of size, weight and looks as marked by the mainstream. We believe that with the joy brought by self and mutual love and respect, beauty, creativity and wit will radiate from within our warm and bountiful selves in an unstoppable way. This is a place to generate this.