https://twitter.com/sammynickalls/status/951582230861762562
I was publicly fat shammed early on in my career and it sent me to therapy. Trust me, there are real life ramifications for fat shaming of any kind, it is NEVER acceptable. We should be fostering a healthy culture that celebrates all women of all sizes. https://t.co/dFn3hGwot6
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) January 11, 2018
https://twitter.com/ldzad/status/951540504482729984
Megyn Kelly: "Fat shaming isn't all bad! Some of us WANT to be fat shamed!"
We take you liiiiiiive to Andy Lack in the 30 Rock basement: pic.twitter.com/A95oCzmgMz— Kevin D. Grüssing 🪷 (pronounced Grew-sing) (@KevDGrussing) January 11, 2018
This should belong to the league of the worst takes along with "Bullying helps people overcome their weaknesses". Hope you are proud of your hire @MSNBC
— Brunch lib (@DEMilysList) January 11, 2018
Turned on the Today Show to catch @megynkelly share her dieting hack: FATHER-IN-LAW holds her accountable by saying “Where you going, FATASS??!” when he sees her heading into the kitchen. Genius!
— Justine Harman (@JustineHarman) January 11, 2018
@megynkelly suggesting that women should still shame other women into being “fit.” Get a new job, “fat-ass.” Still #cringeworthy
— Honey Boo Boo (@Crowleen) January 11, 2018
.@megynkelly My dad fat-shamed me for most of my childhood. Guess what? I'm still fat. I have a slew of emotional disorders. And we've never been able to repair our relationship. In short: Shame on you for trying to tell anyone this is a good way to parent. It's poison. https://t.co/NA5A5BvKym
— suzanne samin (@suzannesamin) January 11, 2018
https://twitter.com/Phatzs2/status/951524425106673666
Megyn curbs food cravings by always keeping a foot in her mouth.
— PedanticSemanticist (@antifah_Q) January 11, 2018
https://twitter.com/barefootswan/status/951528058850340864
https://twitter.com/LaurenS41/status/951527498411659264
This should belong to the league of the worst takes along with "Bullying helps people overcome their weaknesses". Hope you are proud of your hire @MSNBC
— Brunch lib (@DEMilysList) January 11, 2018
https://twitter.com/glitterandtwang/status/951524865294479360
Kelly backpedaled on her comments the following day, saying “I said something yesterday on the show that clearly struck a nerve” and that “We were discussing body shaming others, something I absolutely do not support. In fact, quite the opposite.”
The pressure to be skinny “is ubiquitous in America, and those who are not can face heartbreaking cruelty. I do not endorse this reality,” she said, “The truth is, I loathe it.”
She recounted how she was bullied for her weight in middle school, and how this caused her to develop an eating disorder. “I was chubby, by any standard,” she said, adding that she was the subject of “humiliating pranks.” This caused her to cut her food intake to 500 calories a day— an approach she has since overhauled.
“Please know, I would never encourage that toward any person,” she said. “I’ve been thinking a lot about why I once encouraged it toward myself.”