Ashley Graham responded to an Instagram follower who said they 'hate' how she referred to herself as a 'big girl'
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Darcy Schild
Oct 19, 2020, 02:21 IST
Model Ashley Graham.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
Supermodel Ashley Graham is no stranger to encouraging her fans to celebrate their bodies, and she often shares unfiltered pictures that showcase real, raw moments.
On Saturday, Graham posted a selfie via Instagram where she's posing in the mirror without clothes. In the caption, she wrote: "nakie big girl."
One Instagram user commented: "I hate that this is seen as 'big girl.' I see nothing but a beautiful, naturally curvy woman in all her glory...super-sexy and womanly."
Graham responded: "I hear what you're saying. But if you look at 'big' as a positive or love then you can see it like I do. i love my big strong beautiful body. Love you girlie."
A post shared by A S H L E Y G R A H A M (@ashleygraham) on Oct 18, 2020 at 7:38am PDT
Graham's selfie garnered applauds from her Instagram followers and star-studded celebrity friends, including supermodel Emily Ratajkowski.
Graham's picture also sparked a conversation in the comments section. One Instagram user wrote: "I hate that this is seen as 'big girl.' I see nothing but a beautiful, naturally curvy woman in all her glory...super-sexy and womanly."
In a comment, Graham responded to the user: "I hear what you're saying. But if you look at 'big' as a positive or love then you can see it like I do. i love my big strong beautiful body. Love you girlie."
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Graham is no stranger to encouraging her fans to celebrate their bodies, and she often shares unfiltered pictures that showcase real, raw moments.
A post shared by A S H L E Y G R A H A M (@ashleygraham) on Feb 13, 2020 at 2:43pm PST
But she's also spoken about how she doesn't like being referred to as a "real woman." In a 2016 interview with Elle, Graham explained why she believed all types of women should be free from certain labels.
"There are so many women out there who are naturally thin, or are naturally curvy, and I think when we start putting a label on the type of woman it gets misconstrued and starts to offend people," Graham said. "At the end of the day we just all want to be known as women or models or actresses or whatever."
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