marilyn complex

alwaysmarilynmonroe:

On the right is modern Plus Size beauty queen Chloe Marshall, who is an actual size 16 (UK) and on the left is Marilyn in a costume test for Something’s Got To Give in 1962, four months before she died. As you can clearly see Marilyn was never a size 16 and at her highest weight was 140 pounds (10 stone) compared to Chloe who weighs 175 pounds (12.5 stone) Before I get many hate messages telling me what is wrong with using Marilyn to make a person feel better, I will say once more that I am focusing on the facts that for the majority of her life Marilyn weighed 115-121 pounds and died at 117 pounds (8.2 stone) her small weight gain was due to her two miscarriages and ectopic pregnancy. Therefore the picture so often used to criticise modern day celebrities is inaccurate as she was pregnant. The irony being that Marilyn was at the low end of her BMI and her measurements (35-22-35 are smaller or the same size then many celebrities today (Dianna Agron;36-25-35 Lea Michele; 34-25-35 Holly Madison; 36-23-36 and Kourtney Kardashian; 34-24-35) I have no problem with any size, (before people start saying that) I am simply stating that I have a problem with people claiming Marilyn was bigger than she was and using her against anti-skinny propaganda when it is inaccurate and creates more myths. It is a fact that if Marilyn was alive today she would wear size 6-8 (UK) clothing, with her waist being too small. I think many people assume that because Marilyn’s waist was so small that she must of been a bigger size, when this is false. Compared to Nicki Minaj and Kim Kardashian who have average size waists (26) but have larger hips (45 and 40) which makes them look more curvy. There is nothing wrong with being a size 16 or any size for that matter, I am just focusing on the facts about Marilyn. If people want to believe Marilyn was a bigger woman then that is fine, but I am simply trying to put the true facts out there. :)