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Activists slam ‘insulting and triggering’ billboard in Times Square

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Activists slam ‘insulting and triggering’ billboard in Times Square

Activists slam ‘insulting and triggering’ billboard in Times Square

Body acceptance advocates are slamming a billboard in Times Square for body-shaming.The billboard in question reads, "Feeling fat and lazy?" printed above an image of a woman in workout gear holding her head in her hands in defeat.Critics have blasted the 50-foot sign, saying it's a blatant example of fatphobia.One of those critics is influencer Matthew Anchel, who told the New York Post that the sign "really pissed me off".Anchel said he has filed a complaint with the Times Square Alliance (TSA) and called for the billboard to be taken down ... .... but added that the organization has not yet responded to him."I am a fat person who believes in fat liberation and can confidently say that fat is not a feeling," he told the Post.Comments flooded onto Anchel's Instagram post about the billboard, .a lot of them in total disbelief that someone in this day and age would think it was acceptable to pay a reported $13,000 to spread such a message


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