Alicia McCarvell Claps Back at Fatphobic Comments

TikTok creator, Alicia McCarvell, posted a video addressing fatphobic and inappropriate comments people have been leaving on her videos and in her husbands Instagram DMs. 

The "controversy" started when Alicia posted a transition video of herself and her husband, going from everyday wear to more fancy attire for a wedding. This caused a number of people to leave all kinds of comments, attacking Alicia's looks and suggesting some unsavoury things about her marriage and her husband's reasons for being with her. 

Alicia is married to man, Scott, who works out and has a six-pack. The internet, where the worst of humanity comes out to fester on your content, was quick to point out that Alicia is fat and Scott isn't. And, by extension, Scott should be with someone "better". Alicia also shared that women regularly reach out to her husband to shoot their own shot by putting down his wife and suggesting he should be with someone "on his level".

Stills from the video that prompted a flurry of bullying and hateful comments

Alicia responded to the comments by talking about how beauty standards have warped people into thinking that looks are the priority in a partner and, by not being deemed equally attractive, a couple is somehow not meant to be together. She also pointed out that there are things that should and could be a higher priority to people; kindness, loyalty, etc. 

There's quite a lot to unpack here.

1. Why would you think putting down a guy's wife is a method worth going with? Whatever your reason is as to why he and his wife shouldn't be together, at the end of the day, he made a choice. Is attacking his choice going to endear you to him? No.
2. The fact that we are still prioritizing looks as the most important thing that makes a couple compatible.
3. The fact that we're sliding into a married man's DMs.
4. The fact that people still give a fuck if you're fat.

As someone who has been a lifelong size 0-2, I think its super messed up how we treat fat people. 

Being fat is not a moral failing, it doesn't make you less than, and it does not say much about the person you are or your habits. I eat a lot of junk food and fast food, and don't much care for exercise. The only thing that keeps me from getting roasted on the daily is the genetic lottery of a fast metabolism. That's it. 

And that's the case for a lot of skinny people. We're not any better than fat people. We just look different. That's why I know that fatphobia is never rooted in "concern" for health and well-being. You just don't like how fat people look, and that is no reason to bully them or impose your ideas on how they should be living their life. 

The Internet can be a harsh place but the fact that people are spreading the idea that fat people are unworthy of love for being fat: disgusting. And truly another new low. 

Better to be fat and loved than skinny and alone. 

Anyway, you enjoy your ripped husband, Alicia.