Fat-Shaming Comedian Attacks Plus-Size Model Ashley Graham Over ‘Sports Illustrated’ Cover

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YouTube vlogger Nicole Arbour lashed out at plus-size model Ashley Graham in her "Dear Fat People 2: The Second Helping," which is a follow-up to her viral fat-shaming video from 2015.

This new "Dear Fat People" video is aimed at the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue that featured Ashley Graham on one of its three covers.

Arbour first became controversial with the release of her first video, which was a six-minute rant claiming that fat-shaming was not real. She received so much attention and controversy that her channel was temporarily shut down. The new video is no less controversial, and you can only imagine the backlash she will receive.

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Arbour did not waste any time as the video starts.

"There's a plus-size model in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition...

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She goes on to say more about the Sports Illustrated issue without actually using Graham's name. It was obvious who she was referring to. She said of Graham that she is pretty, but a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model should be "the mecca of physical perfection."

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She also took offense to the fact that although Graham represents a real woman's size and natural body, she was Photoshopped in her images. The incongruence of body positivity and photo editing just did not sit well with Arbour.

That one statement alone would cause a stir because Graham has already said that her images were not edited.

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She told Access Hollywood, "They did not retouch me. They did not take out things. They didn't reshape my body in any way, shape, or form."

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Arbour said that it is unfair to other models who work hard to stay in shape to get major jobs and that same standard does not apply to Graham. She added, "If any of the other models showed up looking like her, they'd be fired."

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Graham has not responded to Arbour's second video, but after the first one debuted last September, she was shocked by what she was watching, especially because she had enjoyed Arbour's previous videos.

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Graham spoke to E! News and told them that Arbour is funny, but the subject matter she tackled is not right. Big women already have a lot to go through without someone telling them that they are fat.

Graham does not advocate anorexia, bulimia, or obesity. She considers herself a women's advocate and she wants to empower women to feel confident and comfortable. She feels that is not the same goal Arbour has. After the second video was posted, Graham tweeted, "I am strong. I am powerful. I am bold. My body is capable to do more than I think I can. I will."

Whitney Thore, star of My Big Fat Fabulous Life, also responded to Arbour's video by saying, "Fat-shaming is a thing; it's a really big thing, no pun intended. It is the really nasty spawn of a larger parent problem called body-shaming, which I'm fairly certain everyone on the planet, especially women, has experienced."

Even model Chrissy Teigen put her two cents in, saying, "Yes, Nicole, there is such a thing as fat-shaming. And you're doing it right now."

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Despite receiving major backlash, Arbour doesn't seem to care. It certainly didn't stop her from sharing her opinion with another video. Her follow-up video was titled "Most Offensive Video." There she hit out at her critics, saying, "I don't care if you're offended. If you don't have a sense of humor and you don't understand jokes, I don't give a fk."

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