Why don’t the men obsessed with Tess Holliday admit they’re not actually concerned for her health?
The IndependentSign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I don't understand why you think people care what you think”, a boy told me once over MSN Messenger, “when you're so f***ing ugly”. “You fat f***ing c**t ‘sex writer’, saying sex is a privilege while you get it easily because you are a female”, read one recent message, sent to me by a man calling himself Jeff. Something about an outspoken woman who isn't conventionally perfect – whether it's size 14 Rebecca Reid with a patchy fake tan, or size 24 supermodel Tess Holliday in a bathing suit – really seems to make some men angry. The message being sent when you insult a woman's face rather than her argument is this: you don't look the way a woman “should” so your voice should be redundant.
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