FAT SHAMING NEEDS TO STOP!!!!

I'm so sick of seeing & hearing people fat shame others. I don't even know where to begin with this post... I read a little snippet from NatGeo on Instagram today, about a black girl who is trying to help promote diversity in the Equestrian field! Which I think is so cool and so wonderful. But then I clicked on the dreaded comment section. I know... big mistake. The comments ranged all over the place, with a good majority of people saying that Race isn't the problem, and that the real issue is Classism.... which to me, usually ends up tying back into race and diversity. I mean, it's a perpetual cycle. But that's a topic for further conversation in the future.... but what we are really here to discuss are the comments that didn't at all pertain to race or class. These comments were regarding this girl's weight. When has is ever been okay to make a comment about someone else's body? This shit NEEDS to STOP NOW!!! Stop fucking body shaming. It's so beyond hurtful. And then you have people who are saying "stop romantisziing obesity." Since when has anyone romantized obesity? What in the actual fuck???? Just because we are accepting of all different body types, doesn't mean we are romantizing being fat? How does that even end up in someone's mind??? I guess ignorance is bliss... Anywho, comments ranged from "Ohhh that poor horse," and "How much weight can a horse carry..asking for a friend," and "Cruelty to animals." Comments like this can cut soooo deep. The girl featured in this post wasn't even that big. It's so disheartening to see so much hate towards heavy set people. I can't even imagine being so excited to be featured by National Geographics, and then to go read the comments and see so much hate and so much body shaming. I am definitely heavier than the girl featured in this post, and I have been riding horses off and on, for pleasure, for my entire life. What people don't do, is research things before making ignorant comments. The weight of the rider is dependent on the weight of the horse. Many horses can carry upwards of 250 lbs, and I'm certain that girl did not weigh that much! Not that it's my place, or anyone else's to say how much I think she weighs. Uhhhhggg I'm just so disgusted by the hate people have for others, based solely on race, weight, class, diversity. It honestly makes me sick to my stomach. And I know I could have easily stopped reading the comments before they made me cry. But that shouldn't be something I even needto concern myself with. People are so hateful and so ignorant. Think before you speak or write! If Shaq Blake ever reads this post (and I'm sure she won't)... but girl, just know that I, along with so many others support your journey in the Equestrian field! Regardless of weight, race or class- you are a beautiful human, doing beautiful things!! <3 (Also, please know that I am not trying to dismiss the disproportionate amount of diversity in this field, by writing this post. I think that is a topic that needs it's own separate post. But I had to address the hateful body shaming comments- they were literally bringing me to tears. Do good and be good, people. It's not hard.)