Yeah, they really should have followed up on it and apologized for the misunderstanding - agreed. They sound disorganized at best and uncaring at worst. I just doubt that the initial response was actually aimed at April - maybe it was, but it's far from being the only (or even the most obvious) explanation. It does…

I thought that maybe he misread "April" as "Andy" and thought he was replying to a buddy of his. There's no real story here, but being Jezebel, one dumb kid probably mistaking a business inquiry for a buddy of his (and saying something vague and out of context about "fat girls, shouldn't talk" - why is it assumed the…

There's so much bullshit on this site that I've gone from being frustrated by it to becoming strangely fascinated. I guess "Dov Charney Was Fired For Making An Employee 'Sex Slave'" gets way more clicks than the actual story - so cynical.

Um, the headline says he was fired for making an employee his "sex slave", but in the article it says her case accusing him of that was thrown out of court. It sounds more like he was fired for having posted her nude photos on a blog. Another misleading headline...

Meh... I insist on complete equality with men, so won't ever let anyone tell me not to wear open-toe shoes in work environments where men are also showing their toes.

"chryron" Is nobody proofreading this shit?

I think they probably chose "gained weight" because it's verifiable without having to consult any confidential health records. It's information that's readily available, and something we can all attest to just by looking at him.

My comment about people on J claiming that weight is completely unrelated to health was…

But there's no "shaming" involved in making a factual statement. And (as I just learned, so I take back my earlier comment that it's a weird thing to focus on) it's relevant to his health, which may be responsible for the fact that he has missed engagements recently. This isn't like commenting on Hilary Clinton's…

I've just read up on the health concerns, and see now that it's not even such a weird thing to point out, after all.

shhhh... This is Jezebel, where we have to pretend that weight is completely unrelated to health.

"...why the fuck would anyone care about this?!" Your rhetorical question mirrors my statement that "... it's a weird thing to focus on..."

But that doesn't address my question: Why is it "shaming" to point out something factual?

Pointing out that he has gained weight in office is "fat shaming"? Sure, it's a weird thing to focus on, but if it's factual, how is it "shaming"? It would be different if they said he looked awful or should lose weight, or if they actually called him fat - as your misleading headline suggests. But it just looks like…

"But that didn't stop Duffy from going on a nutburgers rant about her daughter how her daughter ever speaking privately to a doctor or nurse would be an egregious erosion of her parental rights over a 17-year-old person who, in less, than a year, will be free to buy as much hard core pornography and bulk abortions as…

If by "the two initial choices" you mean light and moderate activity, you misread the quote you used: it's not only intense effort that most people don't understand, it's also moderate effort that people are underestimating.

People have been commenting on each other's physical appearances since... always. That alone isn't enough to say that someone is being talked about like "an animal up for an auction". Like it or not, we are physical beings, too. And people can see us, and many more of them see a lot more of us when we pose naked and…

Why is this even news? "Student gets financial aid when poor; financial aid is revoked when student is no longer poor." That's how financial aid works - it's for people who can't otherwise afford to study. And there's nothing "ironic" about it - you need to consult a dictionary, not Alanis Morrisette.

"...Duke student Miriam Weeks became porn's Belle Knox by necessity." Oh, come on, that's a huge overstatement. Lots of people get through university without becoming porn actors. You can't say it was "by necessity" unless it was her only way of getting an education.

I caught the humor. Sorry you didn't catch mine. This article had nothing to do with the plight of the fat woman in America. And yet someone on this site always seems to have to make everything about that.

What percentage of people don't want their relatives marrying fat people? I must have missed that part of the article.

You're too clueless to even understand my point. You probably think I actually find you charming, too. And, yes, if refrigerants are even worse, that does make methane OK - just like it's OK to steal $100 if someone else is stealing $1000. And yes, it's nature vs people - because it's not like we actually need nature…