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@SSSSSScooter is this bitch stupid or just blind, no one’s falling in love with her

@halpmeout772 @SSSSSScooter idk id tie her down and rape her then at least you wouldn’t have to hear her talk

@SSSSSScooter @halpmeout772 you don’t even need to rape her bc she’d never say no

@halpmeout772 @SSSSSScooter that’s the best part about fat bitches, always grateful





MAIN SQUEEZE CAST ITS FIRST PLUS-SIZE LEAD,

AND WE ARE HERE FOR IT!


by Sonia Sarsour, teenvogue.com


The next leading lady of Main Squeeze is plus-size blogger Bea Schumacher, and the Internet is losing its mind. After more than a decade of trotting out size-zero girls who seem like they lose another eight pounds to be on the show (Are they shaving down their cartilage? Where is the weight even COMING from?!), we’re finally getting a woman who looks like someone people outside Hollywood can actually relate to—and some of the biggest stars in Hollywood are all about it:

@TheEllenShow Love is love—any gender, any size. Rooting for you, @ombea!

@JameelaJamil Oh for fuck’s sake, they’ve NEVER had a plus lead before??? ABOUT TIME, @MAINSQUEEZEABS! Cheers to @ombea for breaking a boundary that never should have existed!

@ChrisEvans81 wait that Bea girl is single? DON’T GO ON THE SHOW CALL ME BEA



The hashtag #CallChris trended nationally, so if things don’t work out for Bea on Main Squeeze, she might just have a backup plan! That said, we wish Bea nothing but the best on her journey—her season premieres with a live special on Monday night, and we think it’s definitely one worth watching. Congrats, Bea, and keep shining!





IS BEA SCHUMACHER

A TERRIBLE ROLE MODEL FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS?


by Kiki Zaretsky, healthywomen.com


Plus-size blogger Bea Schumacher is the new star of Main Squeeze, and while a lot of people are celebrating, this mom is concerned. Childhood obesity affects more than one-fifth of American teenagers—it’s a health crisis that has been a cause célèbre for notable figures from Beyoncé to Michelle Obama. While it’s never okay to bully anyone because of the way they look, we do need to have a serious conversation about whether so-called “body positivity” is actually promoting unhealthy behavior among our children.

Let’s look at the facts: Bea Schumacher is obese, and obesity is scientifically linked to more than 60 diseases. At a time when our healthcare system is already overburdened, we should be encouraging Americans to eat healthier and exercise more. When we tell fat people that they’re beautiful exactly the way they are, we’re essentially giving up on their health—and while they might be okay with that, I’m certainly not!

It’s one thing for ABS to cast a more diverse group of people on its shows (I was all for the first Latino Main Squeeze last year!), but it’s quite another for a television show with millions of viewers to tell its audience that it’s okay to put your physical health in danger. ABS should immediately reconsider casting Bea Schumacher as the next Main Squeeze and recommit itself to promoting a healthy future for our children.





BEA SCHUMACHER

IS SETTING FEMINISM BACK FIFTY YEARS


by Jess Tilovi, jezebel.com


This week, it seems no corner of the Internet is safe from consternation and adulation over the casting of Bea Schumacher as the next star of garbage reality show Main Squeeze.

Seriously? We’re seriously treating this like PROGRESS?

For decades upon decades, the women’s movement has begged, cajoled, and insisted on viewing women as full human beings (not just sex objects), and we’re finally making some progress: For the first time, more than 100 members of the House of Representatives are women. In the wake of the #MeToo movement, women are reclaiming our personhood and bodily autonomy. Fat activists face enormous prejudice in seeking vital human rights—like unbiased medical care—for the plus-size community.

But Bea Schumacher isn’t about any of that. She’s about reinforcing the same, tired narrative about who women are and what we should be:

1) She’s a fashion blogger who thinks women should spend our time and money beautifying ourselves to conform with the male gaze. (Sorry, just because she’s plus-size does NOT make this in any way subversive.)

2) She’s going on a show that insists that the entire point of a woman’s existence is to find a husband and bear his children. Hard pass!



Let the rest of the Internet try to convince itself that this is a step forward for women. I’ll keep calling it exactly what it is: the same old patriarchal bullshit served in a brand-new plus-size box.





THE FATPOCALYPSE IS UPON US


by Anders Bernard, mondaymorningqb.com


In retrospect, we should have seen it coming.

The first horseman of the fatpocalypse was Ashley Graham on the cover of Sports Illustrated. And we thought, okay—so she’s big. I’d still hit it. Her body’s in proportion, just a Kardashian with padding. We never dreamed it was the beginning of the end.

Then Rihanna got fat. So did Taylor Swift. That chick from This Is Us got nominated for an Emmy—that was the moment we switched from horsemen to actual horses. The message to women was clear: You don’t need to go to the gym, just eat a sandwich instead! It’s easier, and who needs a bikini body when you can buy a bikini in a size 40? Who cares that you’ll be dead by the time you’re sixty when you can carb it up right now?