TLC star Whitney Way Thore is defending her decision to refer to herself as "fat" after a recent Instagram post caused backlash.
The My Big Fat Fabulous Life star is speaking out about her body positive movement and why she doesn't see "fat" as a bad word in an effort to educate her nearly 1 million followers.
The show gives fans a glimpse into the 36-year-old's life, which is filled with personal and professional highs and lows, as any good reality TV show is!
The pair got in October 2019 on a romantic trip to Paris that was captured by the show.
However, in May, Whitney confirmed the pair had split after discovering Chase was expecting a child with an ex-girlfriend.
Posting a throwback childhood photo, Whitney wrote: "Bringing you high fashion since 1988. But seriously, can I get this suit in size fat?!"
"Not fat ! Giftedchick chick size! Not everyone can be gifted with our curves. You are a blessing," commented one fan.
"Beautiful then, beautiful now. Don’t you dare smack talk yourself," commented another.
Posting a swimsuit photo underneath a series of fan comments, Whitney wrote: "A few days ago I posted a pic from the ‘80s and said I wanted the swimsuit I was wearing in a “size fat” and I got so many comments that I didn’t expect, so here’s just a little reminder that.. .it’s actually insulting to insist that a fat person who has identified as fat actually isn’t fat. If you try to convince me otherwise, you’re simply reinforcing the notion that being fat is bad and not making any damn sense because I am obviously fat."
She concluded: "For many fat people, myself included, there has been a long journey of acceptance in using the word “fat” as a descriptor like any other — short, brunette, and white are also adjectives I use to describe me and none are good or bad, they just are. Let fat people call themselves fat and recognize it isn’t a put-down."
What an awesome way to explain such a good point to the people, Whitney!
