Dallas traffic reporter Demetria Obilor is fighting fire with friendliness after she was body shamed by for being “a size 16/18 woman in a size six dress.”
A woman by the name of Jan Shedd, according to a screen shot, wrote a scathing Facebook post about Obilor. “She looks ridiculous,” the screenshot shows. “I understand that when I watch Channel 8 I’m going to get biased reporting and political correctness, but clearly they have taken complete leave of their senses.”
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What followed was an out pour of support from users on Twitter, including multi-time Grammy-winner Chance the Rapper and “The View” co-host Meghan McCain.
BIIIIIIG MAD https://t.co/E9yzWbU9m8
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) November 3, 2017
Thank you @DemetriaObilor for speaking out against body shaming – it's a sick part of our culture. You're absolutely gorgeous.
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) November 4, 2017
Obilor addressed her critics and her supporters in a Twitter video on Friday. “This is the way that I’m built, this is the way that I was born, I’m not going anywhere,” she proudly stated. “So if you don’t like it, you have your options.”
Continuing, “Now to the people who showed love, I love you right back.”