Glamour magazine apologizes to Amy Schumer for implying she’s plus size
A special plus-size edition of Glamour magazine included Amy Schumer “without asking or letting me know and it doesn’t feel right,” she said Tuesday.
Want to call Amy Schumer plus size? "There's nothing wrong with being plus size," she says, but at least ask first — right after nailing down the actual definition of plus size.
"Beautiful healthy women," the "Trainwreck" star said Tuesday on Instagram. However, she continued, "Plus size is considered size 16 in America. I go between a size 6 and an 8. @glamourmag put me in their plus size only issue without asking or letting me know and it doesn't feel right to me.
"Young girls seeing my body type thinking that is plus size?"
Glamour’s editor-in-chief, Cindi Leive, took to Twitter to apologize to Schumer, adding that the intention was never to upset the comedian-actress. "We love Amy Schumer, & would never want to offend her. To be clear, @glamourmag special edition never called her plus-size...," Leive tweeted.
Leive added: "But women of all sizes can be inspired by one another’s words. So sorry if implication was otherwise, Amy."
The cover of the "Chic at Any Size" special issue — a steal at $12.99?? — touts "267 Outfits, Ideas & Updates That Flatter Sizes 12 & Up." Fashionista reported that two issues a year are planned in partnership with Lane Bryant, a store where, ironically, sizes start at 14. And it's not exactly Glamour Glamour, Fashionista said, quoting a rep for the magazine who described the effort as "a curated and original editorial product presented by Lane Bryant." Schumer was promoted on the cover as one of the "Women Who Inspire Us."
However it came together, someone dug into the Glamour archives to find interviews with women who fit a supposed plus-size bill: The cover shot is from last year, the fashion website said, and the book includes interviews with Amy Schumer and Melissa McCarthy from 2015, a 2014 chat with Lena Dunham and editorial content from 2011 "starring" Christina Hendricks.
In that 2015 interview, Schumer talked about getting her fashion act together with help from Leesa Evans, the "Trainwreck" costume designer. She also shared a bit about growing up with a booty.
"I remember feeling very beautiful and not even thinking about it," the comic told Glamour. "In fifth grade, this boy, a friend, was like, 'You have a big butt.' That was the first time it occurred to me that people were shaped different. In sixth grade I had a new outfit — tight pants and a tight ribbed shirt — and [another boy] was like, 'Whoa, Big Bertha.' I was like, 'Oh, big, that's not good.'
"But then when I was a freshman, I heard the senior boys were coming to our volleyball games because they liked how I looked in booty shorts. So I got feedback on both ends of the spectrum. But I had good confidence."
On Instagram on Tuesday, Schumer asked people for their thoughts about her size being considered "plus," saying, "Mine are not cool glamour not glamourous."
A little while later, she posted video of herself in a bikini, flying a kite, with a thank you "to the people who didn't tell me how I 'should feel.'"
"Bottom line," Schumer wrote, "seems to be that these labels are unnecessary and reserved for women."
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UPDATE:
April 6, 7:58 a.m.: This story was updated to include comments from Cindi Leive, Glamour's editor-in-chief.
The first version of this post was published at 2:36 p.m. April 5.
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