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Dear Fat People is a viral video by Canadian actress and comedian Nicole Arbour. The video was first published on September 3, 2015. The video features Arbour discussing her frustration at obesity while making negative remarks at overweight people's abilities along with fat shaming. The video received over 27,000,000 views on Facebook and 5,000,000 views on YouTube after being online for only ten days. The video along with Arbour's channel were temporarily removed from YouTube, but were later reinstated with all her subscribers and views. The video received mass amounts of media attention and discussion, with celebrities including Wendy Williams,[2] Gabourey Sidibe,[3] and Chrissy Teigen,[4] among others, talking about it to the media.
Cultural impact[edit]
Media response[edit]
Arbour's video was featured and discussed on many news outlets including TIME,[5] People,[6] Entertainment Tonight,[7] US,[8] The Guardian,[9] Daily Mail,[10] and Fox News,[11] among others. Television shows including Access Hollywood,[12] The View,[13] and The Wendy Williams Show, among others. The video received an overwhelming amount of criticism for how Arbour approached the topic, although some people and outlets did take her side, with comedian Wendy Williams agreeing with what Arbour was saying by stating "a lot of what the fat-shamer is saying is absolutely correct", according to People.
Appearance on The View[edit]
During an appearance on American television show The View, Arbour was criticized by the shows hosts Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Raven-Symoné, Michele Collins, and Paula Faris. They stated that she was bullying and how the video was not satire. Arbour defended the video throughout the entire interview and did not apologize, claiming it was satire.[14][15]
References[edit]
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXFgNhyP4-A
- ↑ "VIDEO: Wendy Williams Defends Nicole Arbour – 'A Lot of What the Fat-Shamer Said Is Absolutely Correct'". Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- ↑ "Gabourey Sidibe Fires Back at Nicole Arbour's Fat Shaming Video, Calls it "Stupid"". Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- ↑ Donovan, Laura. "Chrissy Teigen Nails Why Comedian Nicole Arbour is No Victim". Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- ↑ Ross, Ashley. "'Dear Fat People' Comedian Nicole Arbour: 'I'm Not Apologizing'". TIME.com. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- ↑ "Gabourey Sidibe Reacts to Nicole Arbour's Fat-Shaming Video: 'She is Incredibly Ignorant'". Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- ↑ "YouTube Star Nicole Arbour Fired From Film After 'Dear Fat People' Backlash". Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- ↑ "Nicole Arbour Defends "Dear Fat People" Video Amid Ongoing Backlash: "I Don't Shame People"". Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- ↑ "The 'Dear Fat People' video is tired, cruel and lazy – but I still fight for the woman who made it". the Guardian. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- ↑ "A comedian who said obese people should be shamed has been fired". Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- ↑ "YouTube star Nicole Arbour's 'fat-shaming' video gets chilly reception". Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- ↑ "Whitney Thore On Nicole Arbour Fat-Shaming Backlash". Access Hollywood. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- ↑ "Nicole Arbour's 'Dear Fat People' Backlash Video | The View". ABC. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- ↑ Kaufman, Scott Eric. ""Dear Fat People" vlogger Nicole Arbour fails, spectacularly, to defend herself and her video on "The View"". Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- ↑ "Nicole Arbour discusses her controversial video on The View (Sep 16th, 2015)". www.YouTube.com. The Entertainment Spot. 2015-09-16. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
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