As a longtime member of the Adipose-American community myself, I feel I have absolute moral authority in commenting on the following story. If you disagree with anything I’m about to say, that means you’re questioning my identity and triggering me, which makes you a bigot. Way to go, bigot.
Recently, a young Canadian woman named Nicole Arbour made a YouTube video with a bunch of fair-to-middlin’ fat jokes and some undeniable facts about obesity. So, of course, everybody freaked out. It even got taken down from YouTube for a day or two, which YouTube now claims was an accident.
Let’s take a look.
WARNING: Strong Language, Fat-Shaming, Denial of the Very Existence of Fat-Shaming, Canada
Only one thing offends me about this video: the way she pronounces “about.” Come on, Canadians, we’ve talked about this.
And yet somehow, this video is “hate speech.”
“I’m a person of size and I don’t care what anybody thinks. Now STOP BEING MEAN TO ME!!!” pic.twitter.com/7RSBf1MVMO
— Jim Treacher (@jtLOL) September 8, 2015
Super-hateful hate speech.
SJWs always lie. #DearFatPeople pic.twitter.com/1hzKrHQjTv
— Jim Treacher (@jtLOL) September 8, 2015
Not only that, but it simply doesn’t comport with the things everyone knows to be true.
“You cannot tell a person’s health, physical or otherwise, from looking at them.” pic.twitter.com/CuuEFp4wzX
— Jim Treacher (@jtLOL) September 8, 2015
And let’s keep in mind that Arbour’s critics are strictly focused on the message, not the messenger.
I think I’m starting to understand why so many women don’t like Nicole Arbour… pic.twitter.com/18Mw4S02kg
— Jim Treacher (@jtLOL) September 8, 2015
Not to mention that they have a sense of humor about themselves.
When @thelindywest puts her foot down, @NicoleArbour can feel it all the way up there in Canada. Literally. pic.twitter.com/Lz8SPNKAhh
— Jim Treacher (@jtLOL) September 8, 2015
I don’t think Nicole Arbour should say that people who try to be healthy and work on their appearance are better than those who don’t, just because it’s true. I’m glad to see so many people fact-shaming her.
For her part, Arbour remains unbowed by the near-universal condemnation of her hate-comedy.
No one can hurt you without your permission. 😉👊🏻 #GOTEAM #Laugh
— Nicole Arbour (@NicoleArbour) September 7, 2015
What Ms. Arbour fails to understand is that once a person of size learns to accept xim- and/or xerself, it’s very important that nobody is allowed to say anything that will hurt xis and/or xer big fat feelings. We’re fat and we’re proud. Now stop calling us fat!
Incidentally, here’s some other news that just broke yesterday:
Half of US adults have diabetes or pre-diabetes, study says
But nah, instead, let’s all yell at the skinny Canadian bitch for telling the truth. She’s the real problem.
A heartfelt plea to my fellow fatties: Lighten up.
Well, not literally.