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NAIMA YASIN ON BODY IDEALS

Naima Yasin, born 1986, is one half of the award-winning podcast 'A Seat At The Table'. She is also head of the secretariat of SAGA, which is a party-neutral youth movement with over 1,400 members that works to promote important youth issues independent of party politics.
NAIMA YASIN ON BODY IDEALS
Naima Yasin, born 1986, is one half of the award-winning podcast 'A Seat At The Table'. She is also head of the secretariat of SAGA, which is a party-neutral youth movement with over 1,400 members that works to promote important youth issues independent of party politics.

"I just saw a headline in the New York Post that says big butts are out and heroine chic is in. It shows that we live in a world where many people think that body types and shapes are something you just change as a trend. But there are a lot of people who can't do that. For me, it's absolutely crazy that, in 2022, we still have a fashion industry that doesn't take seriously the fact that people look different and don't fit the same size.''

“It is very clear to see that people larger than a size 42 have not been included in the fashion image. You could really see that during Fashion Week: all the models who were just a little bit bigger got some kind of loose knit sweater because there were no other options. And then you have to ask yourself: is it because the industry can't bear to be inclusive, or is it because it can't figure out how to do it ? Or are we downright convinced that it doesn't want to? Karl Lagerfeld, one of the industry's most celebrated designers, once said directly that fat people don't belong on a runway."