Oprah magazine accused of fat-shaming women -- and doesn’t exactly apologize for it
Oprah Winfrey’s eponymous magazine is accused of fat-shaming readers who don’t have flat bellies.
You too, Oprah?
It's been a summer of fat-shaming headlines, but we never thought they'd come from O, the Oprah Magazine.
The latest issue of the magazine included the following fashion query: "Can I pull off a crop top?"
The answer?
"If (and only if!) you have a flat stomach, feel free to try one."
Cue the social media outrage -- and a PR disaster for a magazine whose editorial pages have long catered to women of all sizes and skin hues.
Thousands of women lashed out at the magazine O on social media, posting photos of themselves proudly showing off unflat bellies below crop tops, accompanied by the hashtag #rockthecrop
Hearst Magazine has since released the following statement, which stops short of apologizing for the magazine's snarky retort:
"We support, encourage and empower all women to look great, feel confident and live their best lives--in this case, we could have expressed it better. We appreciate the feedback and will be more mindful going forward."
Some, though, would like a formal apology. One social media user wrote this on Oprah Winfrey's last Instagram post:
"Apologize #oprahwinfrey and #omagazine stop putting women down and body shaming !!! #rockthecrop... Shame on you!!!!!" (So far, Oprah's social media accounts appear to be mum on the controversy surrounding her magazine.)
Scroll down for more images of women who indeed #rockthecrop.
I lack the courage to #rockthecrop. But I'm on Twitter @renelynch
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