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Why are only thin people cute and quirky when they eat junk food?

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The other day I was getting a salad for lunch.

This was not because I am a super health conscious, carb hater (most of my salad was pasta).  It’s more because my local Food Lovers has an amazing salad bar.

As I was dishing my salad out into a container, one of the men who worked there looked at me and said: “Yoh, every time I see you dish up I get so full, that’s so much.”

Full of rage I turned to him and said: “You don’t have to eat it!” then stormed off.

Who the hell does this guy think he is? He doesn’t know my life!

We all know how annoying and hurtful it is to be judged based on your appearance – something that sadly cannot be avoided in our current world.

But to be judged by my appearance in conjunction with my food choices? Well, that’s just crossing a line.

Does this overly involved staff member say this to every person who he thinks dishes up too much food?

I highly doubt it.

So when YouTuber Meghan Tonjes, posted a video titled “Hate the Donut, Not the Fatty” I was over the moon.

In the video, which is a response to the Ariana Grande doughnut licking apology, she slams people who food shame other people based on their weight.

In the video she points out that when thin people are seen eating junk food it’s totally fine, but when fat people are seen eating junk food, it’s disgusting and wrong.

Even though Meghan is talking particularly about food shaming in America due to their high obesity rates, her message is relevant everywhere.

Check out the video below:


Learn from this people.

When you see overweight people eating junk food, or even thin people eating salad, keep your comments to yourself. Because, and let’s be honest here - their eating habits are none of your business.

Thank you Meghan. Take a bow.

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