It's great to see her confidence rising (Kilala.nl (Cailin Coilleach)) by Cailin Coilleach

Yesterday Marli took longer to get home, up to the point that I'd started to get worried. What the heck might take her so long that she isn't home within half an hour after leaving work? Fret-fret, OMG what if something happened? Stuff like that...

Well, of course my worrying was for nothing as she was perfectly alright. Better than even, because she'd been out shopping for new clothes. Of course, now that she works at a clothing store, that in itself isn't very odd anymore. What -was- remarkable was that she A) shopped at a different store and B) shopped for something a little more feisty ^_^

Being a plus-sized woman, Marli isn't very confident about clothes that are tight and/or revealing. Some would say rightly so, because most people look strangely upon "fat" people not wearing stuff that resembles a bungalow tent.

You may imagine my surprise when she ducked into the bedroom and later emerged in her new threads. Seriously, I love to see her wear clothes like these (with punky influences) and IMHO they're perfectly suitable for going out for drinks. Now all we gotta do is actually go out for drinks ^_^;;

The picture doesn't show it properly, but that skirt's got all kinds of details that I absolutely love. A zipper here, a pocket there and ruffles and pleats along the bottom. Very cute!

Anywho: I'm very proud of her for daring to take the step. Buying clothes like these takes a lot of confidence and it's great to see that she's coming to grips with her own physique.

Posted in: bbw , confidence , marlijne , new clothes

Fit Light Yogurt ads: sending an unfounded messages (Kilala.nl (Cailin Coilleach)) by Cailin Coilleach

Apparently there's a Brazilian ad campaign for yoghurt that seems to send out an empowering message to big women. At first the message appears to be that, yes, plus-size women can be glamorous and beautiful. Great! Love it! But then the punch line appears and the ad takes away all of the positive message.

"Forget about it. Men's preference will never change. Fit Light Yogurt."

Well... My initial reaction was to get insulted and to try and imagine what kind of idiot thought up that commercial. How would this be affecting women's thinking all around the world?! Stuff like that... After that wore off though I realized that it's just an ad and it only runs in Brazil. So over there in Brazil, the affluent will be snapping up Fit Light Yogurt, while in the rest of the world people will be clamoring over the ad.

In the meantime, I'll hunt the web for a high-res version of the American Beauty spoof, just so I can Photochop the punchline off and use it as a background. :9

Posted in: ad campaign , bbw , brazil , dont know if i should yell or drool , fit light yogurt