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Bonobo

(29,257 posts)
Thu Mar 12, 2015, 02:30 AM Mar 2015

Victory!!! Facebook removes ‘feeling fat’ status option over body-shaming complaints

Thank goodness. All is now right with the world!

http://thenextweb.com/facebook/2015/03/11/facebook-removes-feeling-fat-status-option-over-body-shaming-complaints/

Following activists’ complaints and numerous Change.org petitions, Facebook has removed the ‘feeling fat’ option for users in status updates, reports The Washington Post.

A Facebook spokeswoman said, “We’ve heard from our community that listing ‘feeling fat’ as an option for status updates could reinforce negative body image, particularly for people struggling with eating disorders.

“So we’re going to remove ‘feeling fat’ from the list of options. We’ll continue to listen to feedback as we think about ways to help people express themselves on Facebook.”

The ‘feeling fat’ option is no longer available, but the emoticon with chubby cheeks remains. It’s labeled ‘feeling stuffed’.

The move was a response to petitions launched by activists associated with Endangered Bodies, a group that fights body hatred internationally.

Petitioner Catherine Weingarten reasoned, “When Facebook users set their status to “feeling fat,” they are making fun of people who consider themselves to be overweight, which can include many people with eating disorders.”

Weingarten’s petition garnered support from nearly 17,000 users on Change.org.

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Victory!!! Facebook removes ‘feeling fat’ status option over body-shaming complaints (Original Post) Bonobo Mar 2015 OP
such is the problems of 1st worlders Romeo.lima333 Mar 2015 #1
THANK GOD Warren DeMontague Mar 2015 #2
"Feeling stuffed"?????!!!!!! ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2015 #3

ProudToBeBlueInRhody

(16,399 posts)
3. "Feeling stuffed"?????!!!!!!
Thu Mar 12, 2015, 07:54 PM
Mar 2015

FUCK YOU FACEBOOK, NOT GOOD ENOUGH I'M SOOOOOOOOOO FUCKING OFFENDED RIGHT NOW!!!!!

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