Weight For It BBW
Oct 10, 2024
Carole Shaw, founder of BBW Magazine, shares how she coined the term Big Beautiful Woman to empower larger women in the late 1970s. She recounts the magazine's mission and involvement in advocating for dignity and respect. Tigress Osborne discusses her experiences organizing BBW parties that celebrate fat bodies as sexy and empowered spaces. They both explore how the term has evolved, the impact of fetishization, and the ongoing fight for body positivity and liberation in contemporary culture.
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Original Meaning Predates Porn
- BBW originally stood for Big Beautiful Woman and began as an empowering fashion magazine in 1979.
- The acronym's origin predates and is separate from adult-industry usage.
Founder’s Origin Story
- Carol Shaw founded BBW Magazine to give large-sized women permission to love themselves and expect dignity.
- Shaw said the name came from rejecting 'fat and ugly' and choosing 'big and beautiful.'
BBW Had Mainstream Reach
- BBW Magazine reached national distribution with a readership of about 300,000 in the mid-80s.
- The magazine launched clothing lines and mainstream media coverage, making BBW widely visible then.
