Facebook Bans Anti-Obesity Ad to Avoid Hurting Overweight People’s Feelings

Hurt feelings are an epidemic in today’s society.

Black people feel them after seeing unarmed White teenagers being treated well by police, women feel them after seeing men receive higher wages for doing the same job, and overweight people feel them after seeing slim people fit into airline seats without having to raise the arm rests.

Fortunately, Facebook – often nicknamed the “Conscience of the Internet” because of its commitment to social activism – aims to end the epidemic of hurt feelings by banning advertisements that cause them.

The latest victim of their righteous censorship campaign is an Australian anti-obesity ad that risked offending Aussies of size.

Breitbart:

Facebook has banned a Western Australia anti-obesity advertisement over concerns some users may find the ad offensive.

The West Australian reports that Facebook has banned WA’s anti-obesity advertisement campaign, claiming that the advertisements “grabbable gut” imagery could be offensive to users. LiveLighter, the West Australia state-wide campaign funded by the Department of Health, was told that their advertisement, featuring a man grabbing his stomach, would be blocked on the Facebook platform as it could offend those with body image issues.

Facebook reportedly told LiveLighter, “Your advert wasn’t approved because we don’t allow adverts that reference body images in a way that may make some viewers upset.” Facebook continued to state, “Adverts that refer to someone’s health or appearance are sensitive in nature.” Maurice Swanson, the chief executive of the WA Heart Foundation, accused Facebook of being hypocritical in their advertising stance, allowing the advertising of junk food while opposing the advertisement of messages warning users about the health risks of junk food.

I can understand why Facebook reacted negatively to this insensitive advertisement.

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 63.4 percent of Australian adults were overweight or obese back in 2015 – and that percentage is expected to be higher now. From both a financial and moral standpoint, banning an ad that hurts the feelings of a nation’s majority is a no-brainer.

The simple fact is that overweight people don’t like being reminded that they’re overweight. Often, this is because their size is not their fault. Due to extreme variations in metabolism, a woman who eats nothing but lentils and broccoli every day can easily become heavier than a woman who consumes McDonald’s for breakfast, brunch and dinner.

That is a Jewish fact.

So, why encourage these people to repair the irreparable?

Countless Internet trolls bullied Pierce Brosnan’s wife, Keely Shaye, because of her ongoing weight gain. Naturally, none of those yokels stopped to question whether her size was the result of hypothyroidism.

Moreover, studies show that if overweight people are reminded of their obesity, they comfort eat out of unhappiness – resulting in further weight gain. This is especially true of obese men, whose estrogenic fat reserves make them even more sensitive to hurt feelings than slim women.

Personally, I applaud Facebook for its tireless work in censoring images and words that invoke distressing emotions. I used to be suspicious of its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, but it has become obvious to me that this Jew truly intends to repair the world.