Plus Size Model Shuts Down Bodyshamer And Here's What People On The Internet Have To Say

Some people learn the hard way that body shaming can backfire fast, especially when the person they target is not about to stay quiet. Tess Holliday, a 36-year-old plus-size model and body positivity activist based in Los Angeles, shared a video that quickly got people talking after she described being shamed by a stranger while waiting in a doctor's office. Tess pushed back in the moment, and the exchange sparked a bigger conversation online about how common body discrimination still is, even for people with huge platforms and public confidence.

Her story has people picking sides, and the comments are just as blunt as the original encounter. Read on.

Tess Holliday is a known plus size model in today's world.

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She shared her story about a complete stranger body shaming her in the doctor's waiting room.

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"Someone body shaming me was apparently my tipping point."

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That was the moment the video really took off.

Here's the tea.

She was just sitting there, being a decent, normal human being.

Then suddenly, a woman gave a compliment that sounded good at first...

...but it was actually backhanded.

She's not unfamiliar with other people's tendency to do this, though. But to anyone who can relate, we can all agree it is still painful.

She usually holds herself back from saying mean things, but this time...

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She decided to unleash her pettiness in return.

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Her video has gathered over 144k views.

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People online were already locked in by then.

This is the same kind of workplace tension as a lunch-break standoff with a critical colleague over sharing treats.

Guess what? The woman didn't stop there. She continued to say other things to save herself, but Tess was not backing down.

Here's Tess in her full beautiful form.

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We are all proud of you!

It's a great thing she put that woman in her place—body shamers shall never have a place in this world. There's no more room for negativity.

Tess has over 2.4 million followers on Instagram and half a million on TikTok.

She has revealed that she has suffered from anorexia. “People said I was lying," she said.

"There are people who believe I was saying this to get attention. I’ve had some people say, ‘You’re doing this to stay relevant.’"

"I laugh because I know it’s untrue, but it’s so indicative of what a large problem this is,” Tess wrote on Today about how people reacted to this piece of news," she adds.

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Her following only made the reaction louder.

Here's what people have to say about her story!

Exactly!

Some people just don't care if they ruin someone's day.

If they can't fix it within 5 seconds, then don't tell them at all.

People should just let others be.

Bottom line: mind your own business.

Skipping lunch is not the best and most effective way to lose weight.

Take a look at her full video below!

While it's definitely great that Tess was able to stand up for herself, we can't help but think of all the people who have experienced this and never had the courage to stick up for themselves. We just hope that more people will be mindful of what they say because it will always leave a mark.

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Body shaming still has a way of showing up where it is least welcome.

For another brutal reality in a beauty-obsessed world, read how Christina Applegate avoided her reflection for a year after an MS side effect.