Human society goes insane every 50 years or so. This is one of those times. We have 2 choices:
1. Move away
2. Stay, and somehow try to survive.
1. Move away
2. Stay, and somehow try to survive.
Quote: (01-26-2015 07:39 PM)godfather dust Wrote:
Fat acceptance would be fine if people were born like that, but I'd wager it's almost NEVER genetic.
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Plus-size body activist Tess Holliday has apologized for saying that 'black men love me' in an interview after she was catcalled by an 'older black man'.
The size 22 pin-up took to her Facebook page yesterday to issue an apology for her controversial comments, which appeared in the The Guardian last week. The 29-year-old Mississippi-born supermodel noted that she never meant to offend anyone, suggesting that her words were taken out of context.
'The incident in question occurred when I was on the street, feeling rather exposed in my underwear for the shoot, and an older black man catcalled me as I was walking behind the team,' she wrote. 'I replayed the incident to the team once we were set up for the next shot, and jokingly said some semblance of what appeared in print.'
According to The Guardian, a middle-aged African American man 'said something appreciative' when he walked by Tess, prompting her to ask: 'What do guys think they’ll achieve by yelling something? They’re like: “She’ll love this, I’ll definitely get her number.”’
The article went on to say that with 'some satisfaction' Tess added: 'I do admit that black men love me. I always forget that, and then I come to a black neighborhood and I remember.'
The interviewer responded to her comment by noting: 'And no one quite knew what to say.'
In her apology, Tess said her comment was 'in relation to being catcalled by black men significantly more than by white, but perhaps my tone and wording didn't convey this clearly'.
She continued: 'It was also meant to play into the idea that black men like bigger women, but the humor of that doesn't come through. To further add context, the team included two talented black women - so it was clearly not something intended to cause offense.'
After Tess's interview was released, many were appalled by her racially charged comments.