Topic: fat shaming

Joan Rivers Calls Adele Fat; We Hope Adele Is Rolling Her Eyes, Because We Are

Ok, Joan Rivers. I get that your thing is being a crazy-ass, superficial, wisecracking old woman. But can you lay off our fave lady, Adele? More »

Rush Limbaugh Show: Lesbians Are Fat Alcoholics

According to human Swiffer Rush Limbaugh, homosexual women are all fat alcoholics. Obesity crisis solved! More »

Charging Overweight People More To Fly Is Fat Discrimination (Plus It’s Just Plain Mean)

An academic in Norway, Bharat P. Bhatta, has proposed that overweight people pay more for airline tickets since their offensive girth creates more costs for the airlines themselves. More »

Not Even Rob Kardashian Can Escape FitPerez’s ‘Wellness’ Snark

Ugh. FitPerez is bodysnarking Rob Kardashian for gaining 40 lbs in the wake of his breakup with Rita Ora. This just goes to show that not even the male members of that illustrious family are able to escape the relentless body policing of the blogosphere. More »

Daily Fail: Rebel Wilson Criticized For Working Out While Wearing A Donut T-Shirt

Oh, the Daily Mail. Sometimes your ridiculously rude fat-policing knows no bounds—like today, when you attempt to give actress Rebel Wilson props for exercising, but simultaneously criticize her choice of fun workout wear. More »

Rex Reed Hated Identity Thief…Especially Because Melissa McCarthy Is Fat

The New York Observer‘s Rex Reed is a famous film critic who’s been involved in the industry for decades. And in his review of the new film Identity Thief, he proved that years of experience have granted him the supreme talent of fat-shaming. He creatively called Melissa McCarthy, the talented actress and comedian who’s been recognized for her brilliant work on film and television, “tractor-sized,” a “hippo,” and “a gimmick comedian who has devoted her short career to being obese and obnoxious with equal success,” simultaneously wondering how her “charming, talented, attractive and versatile” co-star, Jason Bateman, got “stuck in so much dreck”–encouraging young writers to remember that if they just put in enough time at their craft, they too could be allowed to publicly bully successful adults with ad hominem attacks. More »

Bioethicist Suggests More Fat-Shaming Will End Obesity Crisis, Calls This Strategy “Edgy”

Prominent bioethicist Daniel Callahan says our current obesity issue could be solved by just trying a little harder to make overweight people feel bad about themselves. He calls this strategy “edgy.” We call this strategy offensive and stupid. More »

Fat Discrimination Study: Men Are More Likely To Find Fat Women Guilty

In today’s fat discrimination news: A new study says that male jurors are more likely to find fat women guilty. And just to make you feel a little sadder, the results also suggest that men’s BMI bias involves a heavy dose of gender discrimination, too. More »

Kelly Osbourne Says She’s Still Fat Shamed At Size 4, But Real Problem Is Body Shaming At All

“I’m the thinnest I’ve ever been and the healthiest I’ve ever been… The totally insane thing is that I’m a UK size 4 to 6 and people still say I’m fat.” More »

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Barbara Walters Puts Chris Christie On Her ‘Most Fascinating People’ List…Then Asks Him About His Weight

Barbara Walters has chosen NJ governor Chris Christie as one of the 10 most fascinating people of 2012. Her interview with him was interesting and illuminating—until she asked him about his weight. More »

Customers Called ‘Fat Girls’ On Restaurant Receipt

Oh look, more evidence to the already obvious reality that fat-shamers feel comfortable enough with their bullying to do it publicly. More »

‘Curvy’ Christina Aguilera Elicits Full Range Of Media Fat-Shaming

It’s been funny watching the mainstream media deal with Christina Aguilera not beating herself up for being a bit ‘curvier‘ than your average gal in Hollywood. The undercurrent varies from one of mild astonishment to one of repulsion, but all runs along the lines of ‘she is BIGGER than she once was and yet she’s not performing in a Snuggie!, WTF?’ Of course, most don’t outright criticize Aguilera, because that wouldn’t be fashionably “body positive.” But entertainment bloggers, lifestyle-section reporters et al. are masters of the fat-shaming code. More »

Saddest Presidential Debate 2012 Trend: Fat-Shaming Candy Crowley

I was nervous for last night’s Presidential debate. Partially because debates make me nervous in general…and partially because I was pretty sure that Twitter would become flooded with fat jokes about moderator Candy Crowley, who is a plus-size woman. And, sure enough, it did. Because heaven forbid a woman who isn’t thin be allowed to do anything in this country without her weight being brought up by rude, fat-shaming jerks. More »

Ron Livingston Defends Sister Jennifer Livingston Against Fat-Shaming

By now you’ve almost certainly heard about Jennifer Livingston, the WKTB news anchor who responded to viewer Kenneth Krause, who wrote in to criticize her weight earlier this week. Her on-air defense of her weight (and ability to set a good example for her community, whatever her size) was inspiring, and those who came out of the woodwork to support her on social media have been downright heartwarming. But her brother, Ron Livingston, is also letting everyone know he’s in her corner. More »

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