Posted: 3/17/2017 9:43:15 AM EDT
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Innocent Photo of ‘One Skinny Woman and One Curvy Woman’ Stirs Controversy
The two women have been close for years and have regularly posted shots of each other on their individual Instagram accounts. In January, though, an innocent pic posted by Gibbs that emphasized their different body shapes went viral. In the snapshot, Wasley and Gibbs are laughing together while posing in front of a harbor at sunset: The image was widely reposted, Gibbs told Sportluxe in an interview on Wednesday, and some commenters accused her of Photoshopping the image to make her bestie look bigger. Surprised by the reaction, the pair, who work out together, eat together, and even “sing to Beyoncé with all the windows down” together, were taken aback that their size difference garnered such attention — Gibbs is a size 8 in Australia, or a U.S. size 4, and Wasley is an Australian size 16, or a U.S. size 12. But the friends were eager to use their newfound Insta-fame to do something positive — something body positive. The pair launched a new Instagram account, Any Body, aimed at illustrating that when it comes to fun and friendship, size is utterly irrelevant — and more brands worldwide would be wise to recognize that in their advertising campaigns. “The fact that a simple picture of two people together went so viral purely because of their body types shocked me,” Gibbs wrote beneath a reposting of that original picture. “All I see here is two women.. not one ‘skinny’ woman and one ‘curvy’ woman, stop comparing everyone to each other and accept every person as beautiful in their own right.” 
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