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BlueJazz

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1. Being fat is not like a lot of other things that people don't like. You can't hide it.

Reply to PeaceNikki (Original post)

Thu Sep 10, 2015, 05:59 PM

Sep 2015

I'm average weight but stuttered some when I was young. (went away for some reason). Kids (and people) can be quite cruel.
My point being, there are evil, nasty, mean individuals that are able to put on the "Nice face".

I'll take the over-weight nice person any day.

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�Dear Fat People� comedian loses job over �fat phobic� video [View all] PeaceNikki Sep 2015 OP

Being fat is not like a lot of other things that people don't like. You can't hide it. BlueJazz Sep 2015 #1

I got the vibe that she's trying to be another Jenna Marbles Siwsan Sep 2015 #2

I got the vibe that she's lost her Marbles KamaAina Sep 2015 #3

Good. REP Sep 2015 #4

If you care to watch it, you can click on the link... Contrary1 Sep 2015 #5

High school bully humor. n/t geardaddy Sep 2015 #6

Donald Trump humor ToxMarz Sep 2015 #10

How could she think that would be productive...on ANY level? n/t ejbr Sep 2015 #7

BWAHAHAHAHAHA lib87 Sep 2015 #8

I still love Nicole Arbour Reter Sep 2015 #9

I've never seen her. I don't want or need to see her. Heard her rant on the radio. cherokeeprogressive Sep 2015 #12

Did you even bother to read what the project she was fired from is about? PeaceNikki Sep 2015 #13

At-will employment is harrrrd. Brickbat Sep 2015 #16

And yet some people have no compunctions about fat-shaming Christie RufusTFirefly Sep 2015 #11

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2015 #14

As a fat person, all I can say is... NNadir Sep 2015 #15

Post removed Post removed Sep 2015 #17

NNadir, don't worry about your weight - just get up and move Skittles Sep 2015 #18

Comedy has to be funny. mhatrw Sep 2015 #19

Fat shaming is not funny meow2u3 Sep 2015 #20