I’m plus-size and still wear bikinis – I’ll admit I’m fat but there’s nothing ugly about me
IT’S a new year, and restrictive ideas around “beach bodies” are so outdated.
One body-positive influencer posted a video celebrating their plus-size figure, and rejected the idea that fat is anything but beautiful.
The celebratory clip comes from makeup artist and influencer Al, who uses they/them pronouns and goes by QueerCryBabyOfficial on social media.
In the TikTok video, Al trades their vibrant everyday wardrobe for a butterfly-print bikini.
The print on the swimsuit perfectly complemented their floral thigh tattoo, which also featured a detailed bee at rest.
Twirling their long curls, Al lip-synched in perfect tandem with a viral TikTok sound clip.
“Fat? Yes,” Al mouthed along. “Ugly? Abso-f***ing-lutely not.”
In the video description, they added more explicitly fat-positive statements.
They addressed their audience, writing “Fat cuties 4 fat cuties,” and used the hashtags #AllBodiesAreGoodBodies and #AllBodiesAreBeachBodies.
Commenters were quick to agree with the poster’s stance, and totally agreed with Al’s perception of their beautiful body.
“Obsessed with you,” wrote one fan, while another said, “I’m sooooooo in love.”
“I’m living for the butterfly set,” a third viewer wrote, “but you need one with bees to match the tat!”
“Thank you for reminding me of my gayness,” a fellow queer TikTok user wrote, also describing Al’s statement as an all-caps “FACT!”
Not every commenter was there to compliment Al, though. Some came equipped with “concerns.”
One troll said that their commentary on Al’s appearance was “not about beauty.”
“No one should call you names, but you are eating yourself into an early grave,” the commenter insisted.
Al kept their cool in response.
“The point is, who asked?” they wrote back. “My health isn’t your business.”
Al’s followers rallied around them, agreeing with the message of beauty and health at every size.
“Who is ugly? We don’t know her,” one supporter said. “We only know beauty here.”
Another admirer was enchanted by how Al stood up for all plus-size people. “I am literally in love with you,” they confessed.