While we’ve seen the fashion industry take significant strides toward accepting bodies of all shapes and sizes, the issue continues to resurface. O Magazine shocked us all when a reader’s inquiry regarding whether or not she could pull off a crop top was published in the magazine’s April issue, followed by a prime example of body-shaming at its worst. “If (and only if!) you have a flat stomach,” they sloppily advised. The term foot-in-mouth comes to mind here.
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You know what they say, hell hath no fury like a woman body-shamed, and beauty and tech blogger Sarah Conley was not going to let O off easy for their careless comments.
“Not only is the answer they give to their reader body-shaming,” Conley tells The Huffington Post, “but it’s totally inaccurate! Crop tops come in all silhouettes and can work for everyone. It’s just a matter of finding the perfect one for your body.”
When the crop top initially became fashion’s number-one it-item, I shied away from the half-a-shirt craze. College girlfriends of mine threw one on effortlessly before our weekly frat party ritual or occasional night out, and I couldn’t stop thinking about just how skinny they all were and the serious muffin top that would protrude if I were to wear one.
Recently I’ve given the trend a fair try and Conley is absolutely right. Crop tops are for every body, not skinny-specific. It really is all about finding your fit.
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The social media queen reached out to her 22K Twitter followers, asking them to post photos of themselves in their crop tops, using the hashtag #RocktheCrop. Clever.
The #RocktheCrop movement has since flourished. Even plus-size model Ryan Maegen Hoven, also knows as Tess Holliday, who recently became the largest plus-size model to sign with a mainstream modeling agency, has joined the cause. Holliday got her two cents in by tweeting directly to Oprah herself, “anyone can wear a crop top. #effyourbeautystandards.”
Dear @Oprah anyone can wear a crop top. #effyourbeautystandardspic.twitter.com/ouAwrj8It5
— Tess H🍒lliday (@Tess_Holliday) July 9, 2015
Oprah says you can't wear a crop top unless you have a flat stomach. How about we don't body shame? #rockthecroppic.twitter.com/OfayuZVGWh
— Taylor Bauer (@taylorbauer31) July 10, 2015
I do what I want, @Oprah. And I'll eat some cake wearing it. #RockTheCroppic.twitter.com/OTA1K8OrCr
— mike wazowski (@urfavdad) July 9, 2015
It’s amazing that these women fight back against the well-known and generally respected publication. Because every body is a crop top body.
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"@lilkittten: i dunno @Oprah, i think i #RockTheCrophttp://t.co/NRzS0Wmp7j" wear whatever you want and be happy ppl
— lauren (@funkyeyefinn) July 9, 2015
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