Beauty influencer doubles down on ‘fat-shaming’ posts
Beauty influencer doubles down on ‘fat-shaming’ posts
A popular social media influencer is sparking a wave of backlash after sharing a series of posts revealing her thoughts on obesity.
Wendy Cheng goes by the name Xiaxue on Instagram and YouTube, where she has a combined 850,000 followers.
She is famous online for her beauty tutorials and cosmetics tips, plus general posts about her life in Singapore .
Cheng had a string of posts about model La’Shaunae Steward, calling her “disgusting,” “morbidly obese” and “irresponsible” .
“It’s one thing to be chubby or fat but this is way past that.
Most morbidly obese people don’t live past 40”.
Steward responded with her own post .
“Why are thin people this obsessed with letting me know indirectly they think I'm unattractive to them".
On Feb.
17, Cheng shared a photoshopped image of herself to Instagram, which transposed her face onto a heavier body.
“How to ensure everyone says you are beautiful in 2020 ... am I beautiful now”