Gabourey Sidibe reacted to a Youtube video (Photo : Reuters)
American series "Empire" actress reacted to famous Youtube star Nicole Arbour's "Dear Fat People" video by calling the comedienne "incredibly ignorant".
In the said video, the Youtube personality claimed to stress the questions that other people have on overweight people. According to Music Times, the famous Youtube user humorously tried to convince obese people to lose weight and asserted that these people choose to put themselves in harmful conditions because of overeating.
In addition, the Youtuber compared overweight people to slow-running zombies and claimed that fat-shaming is not really a thing and it was just created by fat people themselves.
Contrary to the comedienne's claims in the viral video, the plus-size actress said that Arbour did not have enough information about the issue and what the Youtube star said is wrong. According to People, the "Empire" star stressed that maybe she does not find it funny because she is a plus-size woman but the Youtube personality is definitely wrong about all obese people.
In the end, the drama series actress stated that the fat-shaming video has nothing to do with her. She also confirmed that while she does feel self-conscious at times, the "Empire" actress is still proud of her weight and body.
As for the famous Youtuber, her six-minute video was taken down by Youtube while her channel was temporarily suspended for some time. Despite the harsh critics around her, the Youtube star still posted the video on her Facebook without even showing any remorse.
Allegedly, the comedienne even lost the chance to participate in the production of an anti-bullying dance film. Speculations about her dismissal was said to be caused by the viral video, which was seen by the film's director who then refused to see the Youtube star again.
Initially, "My Big Fat Fabulous Life" star Whitney Thore had responded to the Youtube star's video with her own video. In the said video, the TLC actress stressed that a person's health is not judged by the appearance and so is the reason of the person's obesity which may be linked to depression or a weight-gaining medical condition.
