As a fat woman on the internet I’m well aware that the first rule of being a fat woman on the internet is “Don’t read the comments. Never, ever read the comments.”
This is, of course, because the comments are typically a cesspool of fatphobia and bullshit. Well, not this time. This time, the comments are a virtual treasure trove of smackdown gold. (I’m seeing this more and more and I couldn’t be happier about it!) This time a dude took time out of his life to attempt to create a fat-shaming meme, and then it all went so very wrong.
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Hey, are you in or near Lexington, Kentucky? Because I’m going to be. I’ll be speaking in Lexington on the 25th. Click here for all the details. (I’m also open to doing other talks while I’m there so if you know a group that would like to host a talk or dance class, or a class that would like a guest lecturer, e-mail me at ragen at danceswithfat dot org!)
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Being a misogynistic jerk is really not an attractive trait. Glad people called him on it.
You are just SUCH a fantastic writer – I’m so glad your parents weren’t very into birth control!
Pretty much all of the tweets from that guy is loser material. Those replies were fantastic (and more popular) XD