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Can Fat Shaming be defended?

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The comedian who enraged the Internet with her Dear Fat People video

The comedian who enraged the Internet with her Dear Fat People video.

We hear from the woman who enraged the internet when she made a video called Dear Fat People. It was viewed over 20 million times and led to an online backlash from people saying it was offensive and hurtful. A comedian from Canada, Nicole Arbour talks to BBC Trending’s Mukul Devichand and tells him why she feels her critics are missing the point of satire. 

(Photo: Nicole Arbour. Credit: Getty Images)

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