Medical X-Press – Tim Olds
Nike’s London store recently introduced a plus-sized mannequin to display its active clothing range which goes up to a size 32. The mannequin triggered a cascade of responses ranging from outrage to celebration. One side argues that the mannequin normalizes obesity and leads obese people to feel that they are healthy when in fact they are not. The other side argues the representations are inclusive, combat fat stigma and encourage fat women to exercise.