You know, the idea of a mass grave makes me cringe, but I still find your question really interesting. I know people are jumping all over you for not considering the families (which is a legitimate, compassionate concern), but you were responding to something more specific than that. The quote you responded to is,…

Holy crap, that's horrible! Glad to hear he is doing well now (excepting the PTSD).

"...further mental retardation you defiantly have. I am most defiantly not making light of mental problems..." This is a close second-best to "your a moron." She doesn't sound like she has "mental retardation" at all. Rhayn is asking left-brained, logical questions that aren't taking into account the feelings of the…

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Alright, so it's not exactly an obesity shock collar..."

More click bait...

I did read them - the good ones, as well as the bad ones; I know who Andy is; so what? I don't know enough to jump to conclusions, and neither do you - you just want to think you do. So sorry to be raining on your parade - because it would otherwise be soooo much fun to be take part in crapping on people's businesses…

There do actually need to be sites that discuss women's issues in a logical and intelligent way. It's just too bad that Jezebel is choosing to muddy things up with so much bullshit.

The main issue isn't what April thinks, so placating her won't do much. What about Google reviews? And Jezebel? (That shit has staying power in Google searches.) And all the people who read the reviews but won't go back to read the rebuttals? And all the people who have read this article and have their minds made up…

It really has nothing to do with me, maybe it's just my writing style that makes me seem up in arms. I do get passionate about online bullshit that can hurt people, but I wouldn't say I'm up in arms or freaking out. I'm actually having a pretty nice day.

I don't think it's a simple fix by the restaurant: once their…

You don't have to "do" FB to see their page - just follow the link that people are posting here. I don't know who you mean by "they", but Jezebel certainly must understand - they must be influential for some reason, and it isn't because of their clarity of thought or writing. And at least some people posting on FB,…

So you're sure that they are lying because you do? But the fact that you lie doesn't mean that they aren't telling the truth. Why are people so invested in interpreting a vague, cryptic exchange in the most damaging light possible? You have no logical reason to rule out the possibility that it was a disgruntled former…

Yes, of course I work there - because why else would I care about unsubstantiated claims being used to hurt someone? I mean, isn't being paid by someone the only reason anyone could possibly care about whether or not people get hurt by online bullshit?

Just as obviously, the messages posted last year (you know, the…

Why are you pretending there is? And what, exactly, is it? Keep in mind before answering that "a story" about a real-world event should be something that's true and has been verified.

Nobody has said those exact words, as far as I know. That was a prediction about the general kinds of things I thought would be said…

Have you seen their FB page? And the gleeful comments here of how much fun it's been to trash them?

And I agree that they seem disorganized or apathetic for not having followed up - I've said so elsewhere. However, I don't think we know the full story, so I'm not ready to condemn them even for that.

And yes, I am…

I've already looked at Yelp, and oh well, if that's what (some) Yelp reviews say, then that just proves it. But the fact that other Yelp reviews are glowing is irrelevant, because those must be fake. But the negative reviews aren't fake, because that never happens - well, except for the recent rash of them. But other…

Really? One or two comments? Seems like you need to do more research. And yes, those posters (hint: more than one or two) are blowing this completely out of proportion and making it all about how terrible the world is to fat women. Duh. It's even more stupid when you consider the fact that SIP is now saying that the…

"Might" being the operative word. But people aren't behaving as though it "might" be true. They are trashing this business's reputation as though they can be sure. And the most recent reviews are from people who have taken this article's interpretation and feel it's appropriate to fuck that business up. It's Jezebel's…

Yes, it's wonderful that they are damaging a business's reputation on the basis of unfounded logical leaps - because people have eagerly seized on one possible explanation for the messages as though it were the only one. Welcome to virtual lynch mobs. So what if the actual story turns out to be that the messages were…

Reading all of these posts and seeing what's been happening on SIP's FB page and on their Google and Yelp reviews, the historical existence of lynch mobs no longer surprises me.

And now it seems that it may have been a disgruntled former manager posing as SIP. But so many people here have wanted to believe that there…

OMG, take a look at their Yelp reviews now - posters aren't even trying to hide the fact that they're slamming them solely on the basis of this article! And now it seems that it may have been a disgruntled former employee behind all of this. This site is an embarrassment.

This is a tough one because I'm sure you only meant well. But I can see how that can come across as condescending. I feel the same way you do - I love to see people of all sizes getting fit and sometimes it can be tempting to express that. But I know from some of my obese friends that working out in public can be…