If y'all didn't know MTV had a contest for their first "MTV Twitter Jockey" or "TJ". I jumped on the bandwagon about the time the TJ hopefuls were whittled down to 5, (thanks in part to all my lovely size positive ladies I follow on Twitter) and was instantly a @GabiFresh fan. Not only is she gorgeous and intelligent, she writes a blog called Young, Fat, & Fabulous. Her blog proves without a doubt that no matter what size you are you can look amazing! Soberiously check out her fashion videos she did for Vogue! YES FOR VOGUE! Her style is very far from my rockabilly-esque fashion plate that I've refined in the last few year but I want to wear what she's wearing because it looks good! I mean that's what's all about anyways right? You look good and thusly you feel good, the sun shines a bit brighter and all is well in the universe. In a flash I was inspired to go shopping, which really doesn't take much, and try this new style out. This isn't a fatshion post mainly because I haven't found anything that has tickled my fancy and besides I'm pretty sure you're interested in what me all sad face.
After an intense showdown between the other 4 contestants Ms. Gabi won. Honestly after the first 3 rounds I was pretty confident that she had the whole thing the bag anyways buuuut you know you never know! When Sway called her named I screamed and lost it! I was flipping out like I just got a job at MTV, I'm talking Kleenex and nose blowing flipping out! When I look at Gabi I see someone who looks like me and it's a gentle nudge in my side saying, "See if she can do it you sure as shit can too!" She has given fat girls a extremely public face and therefore a voice so we can band together, link chubby arm to chubby arm and say, "Yes, we're fat but hot damn don't we look good?" It is our turn to stake our claim with a "FAT IS WHERE IT'S AT" flag and stick it right in the front lawn of popular culture!
She is what the up and coming MTV generation needs because they're being drowned in Snookis and Heidis. If mainstream media showcases strong, beautiful & full figured women maybe young girls will have someone to admire and then won't have as many body issues. Speaking from experience I know that I would have been one of those admiring girls. I grew up feeling lost and had to hack and slash my way through and urban jungle to get where I am today. What I wouldn't have given to have had a fatshion guru! I'm not so naive as to think it's all going to change with one person and I'm most certainly not saying she's going to be a magic cure all but it's a start and when there's a start there's change. I do wish Ms. Gabi the best of luck in the upcoming year and I can't wait to see the positive impact that she'll make.
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