Amy Schumer is speaking out loudly and clearly against body labels in Hollywood and fashion. On her Instagram, Schumer responded today to being included in Glamour magazine’s plus-sized issue.
“I think there’s nothing wrong with being plus size,” she wrote. “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? What are your thoughts? Mine are not cool glamour not glamourous.”
Nearly 6,000 people have responded to her comment so far, with messages ranging from supportive: “I love you for your boldness. Thanks for speaking out,” to, predictably but sadly, troll-ish assholes: “You ARE NOT a size fucking size 6-8… Get over yourself”
Glamour Editor-in-Chief Cindi Leive responded to Schumer’s comments almost immediately in a five-part message on Twitter. “We love Amy Schumer, & would never want to offend her,” she wrote, adding, “women of all sizes can be inspired by one another’s words. So sorry if implication was otherwise, Amy.”
Here’s the exchange in full:
We love Amy Schumer, & would never want to offend her. To be clear, @glamourmag special edition never called her plus-size…
— Cindi Leive (@cindi_leive) April 5, 2016
Her 2015 cover story was included in the edition, aimed at sizes 12 and up, with the coverline “Women who Inspire Us” bc…
— Cindi Leive (@cindi_leive) April 5, 2016
…her longtime message of body positivity—& talking back to body haters—IS inspiring. (To me, too!)
— Cindi Leive (@cindi_leive) April 5, 2016
To be clear, size 6-8 is not plus. (Even size 12—frequent size of “plus” models—is smaller than average American woman!)…
— Cindi Leive (@cindi_leive) April 5, 2016
But women of all sizes can be inspired by one another’s words. So sorry if implication was otherwise, Amy.
— Cindi Leive (@cindi_leive) April 5, 2016
Schumer then wrapped up the conversation by posting this video of herself running happily down a beach in a bikini:
