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Amy Schumer to Glamour: I'm not plus-size



(CNN)Amy Schumer has absolutely nothing against plus-size women, which is good, as she keeps getting classified as one.

On Tuesday, the "Trainwreck" star posted an Instagram photo that she said was from Glamour magazine, showing her name alongside those of actress Melissa McCarthy, singer Adele and model Ashley Graham.

Want to call Amy Schumer plus size? "There's nothing wrong with being plus size," she says, but at least ask first — right after nailing down the actual definition of plus size.

"Beautiful healthy women," the "Trainwreck" star said Tuesday on Instagram. However, she continued, "Plus size is considered size 16 in America. I go between a size 6 and an 8. @glamourmag put me in their plus size only issue without asking or letting me know and it doesn't feel right to me.

"Young girls seeing my body type thinking that is plus size?"

Glamour’s editor-in-chief, Cindi Leive, took to Twitter to apologize to Schumer, adding that the intention was never to upset the comedian-actress. "We love Amy Schumer, & would never want to offend her. To be clear, @glamourmag special edition never called her plus-size...," Leive tweeted. [No, you just included her in an edition devoted exclusively to women size 12 and up]

Leive added: "But women of all sizes can be inspired by one another’s words. So sorry if implication was otherwise, Amy."

The cover of the "Chic at Any Size" special issue — a steal at $12.99?? — touts "267 Outfits, Ideas & Updates That Flatter Sizes 12 & Up." Fashionista reported that two issues a year are planned in partnership with Lane Bryant, a store where, ironically, sizes start at 14. And it's not exactly Glamour Glamour, Fashionista said, quoting a rep for the magazine who described the effort as "a curated and original editorial product presented by Lane Bryant." Schumer was promoted on the cover as one of the "Women Who Inspire Us."

Joe Guy wrote:She has nothing against plus-size women. She just doesn't want to be associated with them.

"I go between a size 6 and an 8. @glamourmag put me in their plus size only issue without asking or letting me know and it doesn't feel right to me. Young girls seeing my body type thinking that is plus size?"

Econoline wrote: She's got a point: if a normal female body is seen by girls as "plus size", that is very very unhealthy.

Econoline wrote:

Joe Guy wrote:She has nothing against plus-size women. She just doesn't want to be associated with them.

That was my initial reaction too, Joe...but then I read this quote from her in the article and changed my mind:

"I go between a size 6 and an 8. @glamourmag put me in their plus size only issue without asking or letting me know and it doesn't feel right to me. Young girls seeing my body type thinking that is plus size?"

She's got a point: if a normal female body is seen by girls as "plus size", that is very very unhealthy.

Big RR wrote:I don't think it matters what any of us think about "plus size" as being; but she has a point if young girls that that plus size is something to be avoided and/or ashamed of. And from what I've seen many do see it as that.

Big RR wrote:But those caught in the throes of eating disorders are not perceiving the physical world in a rational way, which is why they have the problems they suffer from. Poor body image can cause a lot of ills, and often ones that aren't easily treated.