In case you haven’t heard, Lilly Pulitzer is under fire recently because of the “fat shaming decor” that was hung and captured in a photograph featured by The Cut (see above.) If you haven’t heard about this, please take the time to read about it here.
Please pause, while I collect my thoughts…
Okay, WHAT were the people who posted this in their work space thinking? What are the people who work for The Cut thinking in posting this? (I think they are trolls, personally.) I’ve read all about the situation and the theories are that either this person really was fat shaming just for fun, or that this person feels that way about themselves (whether fat or just needing to lose a few pounds.) Whatever the case may be, it is NOT something to be posted in a professional workplace. And knowing that other people could see them, and take them to heart…it’s very upsetting!
Did this person realize they were saying that because the person was FAT that they should KILL themselves? That because they are obese, they should not breathe? That because they are living in a body that this individual might not be comfortable, that they would be better off dead?
THAT is inappropriate and shameful. I hope that whoever this employee is comes to terms with herself, and realizes that we (fat women) would never say those things to her just because of her appearance. It’s just despicable, in my opinion, and I hope she really is getting a dose of reality and understands the gravity of this situation.
Rather than discuss all the wrong things about the situation with Lilly HQ, I really want to focus on what we, the plus sized community, do now!
I think that it’s up to each person to decide what to do and what’s best for them. Luckily, they don’t even carry plus sizes in the first place. (I can’t believe I even just said that!) It’s so crazy to think that, because earlier this month, I was SO upset that they didn’t carry plus sizes! (Thanks, Lilly for Target.)
If you have Lilly pieces like I do, it really is up to you what you do with them. Donate them? Keep them? Stash them away for a few months until the situation has gone away? Whatever you do- it’s your own decision to make!
I made this simple little quiz that should help you decide if you should boycott Lilly Pulitzer! Take it, and I would LOVE to hear your opinions on the matter! Are you boycotting? Are you like me and just bummed this company was so dumb RIGHT AFTER you purchased their PLUS SIZE clothes through their collaboration with Target? Let me know in the comments!
