U-Ashley Graham Uthi Wazizwa Njengomuntu "Ongaphandle" Emhlabeni Wokumodela

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U-Ashley Graham ngokungangabazeki uyindlovukazi ebusayo ye-body-positivity. Uqophe umlando ngokuba yimodeli yokuqala egudwini esembozweni se- Ezemidlalo Ziboniswe's Swimsuit Issue futhi kusukela lapho ubelokhu ethuthukisa ukuqwashisa nge #beautybeyondsize futhi ekhuthaza abesifazane ukuba bathande futhi bamukele imizimba yabo njengoba benjalo-cellulite futhi bonke. Kepha yize ayenobuntu obunomusa nokuzethemba, uGraham wayengazizwa ekhululekile njalo embonini kangangokuthi uthathe ngempumelelo isiphepho.

Engxoxweni yakamuva no V Magazine, i-supermodel ivule isifuba mayelana nokuthi uzizwa kanjani "njengowangaphandle" emhlabeni wokumodela kanye nobunzima abhekane nabo ngokungahambisani nezinga elihle lobuhle lomphakathi.

"Isikhathi eside bengingumuntu wangaphandle ngenxa yobukhulu bami," utshele umag. "Futhi ngicabanga ukuthi imfashini ibilokhu ihlinzekwa ngosaziwayo ngandlela thile noma kumodeli oyiphupho elincanyana." Esekuzwile lokho lapho engena emsebenzini wakhe, uGraham uthi ubezimisele ngokusiphula leso sikhunta. “Ngicabanga ukuthi manje isishintshile ngenxa yamazwi afana nelami,” kusho yena. Nakanjani siyavuma.

Ebeka amazwi akhe esenzweni, u-Graham wasungula i-ejensi yokumodela i-ALDA emuva ngo-2014 ukuze akhuthaze ukubandakanywa kwemfashini. "Iqoqo lamamodeli amukela lo mbono wokuthi ubuhle bukhona ngaphandle kokubheka umbala, usayizi, noma ezinye izigaba emkhakheni wethu ezisuselwe ngaphandle," kuchaza yena. "Emidlalweni yethu esabelana ngayo, sasihlale sitshelwa ukuthi, 'Ningamantombazane ekhathalogi. Ngeke nibe semakhava, ngeke nikwazi ukuba yilowo ofanayo.'

"Ekugcineni, esikwenzayo ukukhuthaza abesifazane ukuthi bazibambele mathupha ngabo ngoba, manje kunanini ngaphambili, sekuyisikhathi sokwakha nokweseka abesifazane abaseduze kwakho futhi sikhuthazane ukuba yilokho ofuna ukuba yikho, ukungavumi impendulo, futhi ungavumeli imibono engajwayelekile yomphakathi ikubeke phansi."

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