Jennifer Lawrence: Allowed to be a Body-Positive Role Model
Here are some quotes Jennifer Lawrence has made over the years regarding her weight:
“I’d rather look chubby on screen and like a person in real life.” — Mirror
“In Hollywood, I’m obese. I’m considered a fat actress, I’m Val Kilmer in that one picture on the beach.”– HuffPost
“I eat like a caveman. I’ll be the only actress that doesn’t have anorexia rumors.” —Entertainment Weekly
Because Melissa McCarthy actually is a fat woman, she isn’t allowed to make brash statements about body acceptance.
The reason Jennifer Lawrence is allowed to be a body-positive role model to young girls and “chubby” women is because she is representative of conventional beauty.