Maura Kelly, a sex and relationship blogger for Marie Claire, is finding herself in a whole lot of hot water today. She wrote a post for the mag's site titled "Should "Fatties" Get a Room? (Even on TV?)" which was ostensibly about the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly, a show about a couple who meet in an Overeaters Anonymous group, but was really just a fat-ist screed coming from someone who has struggled with eating issues herself.Marie Claire has upped their fashion coverage recently with hires like Nina Garcia and Taylor Tomasi Hill. And considering the fashion industry's recent efforts to diversify the body shapes on the runways (like Beth Ditto at Gaultier), on the pages of editorials and ad campaigns (Crystal Renn for Chanel and Gaultier), and this season's embrace of curves (Louis Vuitton Fall 2010), this post from Kelly flies in the face of all of that. Moreover, it's just an unabashedly mean spirited piece and we're kind of shocked that it's attached to such a reputable ladymag, one, no less, with a feature series called "Big Girl in a Skinny World" by 5'2" 220 pound stylist Ashley Falcon. Here's the thing: Kelly has struggled with anorexia. She's written about it. So it seems wildly insensitive that someone who has struggled with eating issues would lash out at others struggling, too. Since the post went live, Jezebel has noted that she's addressed her anorexia in the comments: "Though I don't think of myself as anorexic any more, being freaked out by obesity to the insensitive, even cruel, point that I was is certainly a vestige of the anorexic mindset; maybe so was being righteous about how easy it is to lose weight. (Because once I lost an extreme amount of weight, of course—about half my body weight—etc.)."But does that make it OK?
Fat-Hating Marie Claire Blogger Struggled With Eating Disorder
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Exclusive: Marie Claire EIC Joanna Coles Responds to Controversial Fatist Blog Post
Marie Claire sex and relationship blogger Maura Kelly drew the ire of the internet yesterday with her post about CBS sitcom Mike & Molly titled "Should 'Fatties' Get a Room? (Even on TV?)," in which she concluded, yes, "fatties" should get a room because overweight people "gross" her out. Kelly's post has since received nearly 1,000 comments, and unsurprisingly, the vast majority of them pillory her. Some commenters are so upset with the mag for publishing the post that they claim they are canceling their subscriptions. One even called for a boycott of Marie Claire until Kelly was fired. So what does Marie Claire EIC Joanna Coles think of the piece? We asked her yesterday at Banana Republic's spring show.
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Fashion News Roundup: Marie Claire Protest, Bloomies Designer Shopping Bags & Lucky Spruces Things Up
Henry Holland For Roxy: Nylon gives us an exclusive look at Henry Holland's new winter collection for Roxy. Fit for girls who love to hit the slopes, there are scarves, gloves, and tees. {Nylon}Marie Claire Protest: We're sure you've heard about the whole Marie Claire/Maura Kelly debacle. Well, a protest against Marie Claire ensued out of the Hearst building and Racked was there to document the whole thing. {Racked}Bloomies Wants You To Carry Your Purchases In Style: Bloomingdale's is rolling out limited edition designer shopping bags. Tory Burch, Elie Tahari, Marc Jacobs, Zac Posen and Michael Kors have all been selected to design their own bags, which will hit the stores early next month. {WWD}
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