Undoubtedly, Melissa McCarthy is smack in the middle of an uprising. A tipping point of sorts.
The fact of the matter is, millions of women took the cover personally. At issue is the slap in the face women felt toward their icon being covered up. You could almost hear, “ENOUGH TRYING TO COVER US UP!”
Clearly there is much more going on here than an image of a stunning Melissa McCarthy being wrapped in a luxuriously divine and on trend boxy cashmere Marina Rinaldi coat.
Coming from one of our nation’s leading fashion magazines, to have missed an opportunity to show a leading plus-size mega Hollywood star in all her abundant glory, proved to open a wound for women. It’s been the vehicle igniting millions of women to express their lack of respect as a valued contribution in United States. Not to mention, the devaluation of women and children based on their size causing lifelong scars and loss of life prematurely.
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