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    Zounds Self magazine features plus-size model Tess Holliday on first digital cover

    By Elizabeth Zwirz | Fox News




    Self Magazine debuted its first digital cover this week, which showed plus-sized model Tess Holliday and told readers that her “health is none of your business.”

    The health and wellness magazine posted the cover to its Instagram account and included a portion of Editor-in-Chief Carolyn Kylstra’s editor’s letter, which explains why the publication decided to give Holliday “a platform.”

    “Holliday identifies as a fat woman; we chose to give her a platform because she has insightful things to say about thriving in a world that devalues bodies of size,” the letter said. “We also chose to feature her because size representation is necessary, especially for a national health media brand that can help guide the conversation about what it means to be healthy and how to make health accessible.”

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    We’re thrilled to share our first ever digital cover, featuring model, author, and fat-positivity activist Tess Holliday (@tessholliday). From
    editor-in-chief @carolynkylstra’s editor’s letter: “Holliday identifies as a fat woman; we chose to give her a platform because she has
    insightful things to say about thriving in a world that devalues bodies of size. We also chose to feature her because size representation
    is necessary, especially for a national health media brand that can help guide the conversation about what it means to be healthy and how
    to make health accessible. You don’t know how healthy or unhealthy a person is just by looking at them, you don’t know what their health
    goals and priorities are, and you don’t know what they’ve already done or are planning to do for their health going forward. And moreover,
    you should know that concern trolling—using a person’s perceived health to justify making them feel bad about themselves—isn’t just
    counterproductive, it’s abusive.” Tap the link in bio to read the rest of the letter.

    Photographer: @catherineservel, Wardrobe Styling: @marpeidro, Hair: @christianmarc at @forwardartists using @randco, Makeup:
    @kristinhilton at @thewallgroup, Manicure: @nailsbyemikudo at @opusbeauty | #TeamSELF


    It went on to add that a person’s level of health can’t be determined "just by looking at them."

    “And moreover, you should know that concern trolling — using a person’s perceived health to justify making them feel bad about themselves — isn’t just counterproductive, it’s abusive,” it said.

    Some commenters on the post applauded the magazine’s decision, with one user writing, “Thanks for showing ALL kinds of beautiful women!” and another saying they “adore this!”

    Another commenter wrote, “Thank you @selfmagazine for showing the world a range of health bodies – and encouraging people to look at the many important factors that make up a well human.”

    Others had a different reaction, however, with one user writing that “this is terribly unhealthy.”

    Another commenter said: “She’s so not healthy! I think horrible to promote it. She maybe smart, and an activist but for fat and overweight shouldn’t be glorified ! Bad move.”

    Holliday shared the cover – on which she dons a pink outfit that leaves her back and tattooed arm exposed -- on her social media account as well, saying that she was “over the moon.”

    “This is totally surreal to see a fat body on the cover of a health magazine,” she posted.

    The publication shared other pictures of Holliday from the photoshoot as well, in which she sports different outfits.

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    Our first-ever digital cover star Tess Holliday (@tessholliday) wants you to save your concern about her health. “I try to tell people all the
    time you can't judge other people and what they're doing with their bodies,” she says. Holliday is using her personal body acceptance
    revolution to help us change the way we think about weight and health. Tap the link in bio to read @smashfizzle’s interview with Holliday
    for our cover story.
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    Photographer: @catherineservel, Wardrobe Styling: @marpeidro, Hair: @christianmarc at @forwardartists using @randco, Makeup:
    @kristinhilton at @thewallgroup, Manicure: @nailsbyemikudo at @opusbeauty | #TeamSELF

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    Jesus fuck.. What part of this is normal and any type of lifestyle you would want to promote? Heart disease, stroke, diabetes?

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