Monday, April 7, 2014

It's Not S'Cute to Fat Shame, Chris D'Elia!

Comedian and actor Chris D'Elia lashed out at a fan on Twitter tonight, and it completely backfired on him. It's going to take the jaws of life to remove the foot that is so firmly wedged into his mouth. (Such terrible timing for his new network show coming out next month! OUCH.)

Earlier this evening, young Haley sent the following Tweet that was meant to be complimentary to D'Elia:

Unfortunately, D'Elia misread her Tweet and quickly fired back with his Tweet which read, "awwwww just saw your pics. You're a little chubby. Gonna get fat in a few years. 4/7/14 8:29 PM" He apparently was patting himself on the back for his witty comeback, because he then posted a screenshot of his response to her on both Instagram and Facebook:



Upon reading it, Hayley said it made her cry:

Whoops! Chris D'Elia assumed she had insulted him, and being a stand up comic decided to attempt to find what would hurt her the very most. I can only assume he wondered to himself, "What is the most offensive thing to say to a woman that will fit in just one Tweet? I know, assume she's fat. My GOD, I'm BRILLIANT!"

[start sarcasm]

FAT SHAMING. Nice, Chris. We women really appreciate a fat shamer.

Of course, Chris, being fat is honestly the worst character flaw in the world. Worse than rape, murder, liars, cheaters, misogynists (which you apparently seem to be as you attack women online), being fat is the most evil thing in the world. You got her, Chris! BOOM! Roasted!!!!

*drops mic and walks out*

[end sarcasm]

Commenting on physical appearance is seriously cheap comedy. It makes me think you're not very sharp if that's all you've got. But Shame the Shamer wouldn't exist were it not for people who do this to others. If you do it, you deserve to be called out.

So a lot of people pointed out to him on all three social platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) that perhaps he misread the Tweet.

Of course, he can't actually OWN the mistake, so he cowardly deleted the Tweet. But not before I got screenshots of it, thanks to some very savvy Internet spies!

Oh, but our story doesn't end here. Nope.

He apologized to her via Direct Message on Twitter. Good.

But then realized that she is actually very attractive, and he then HIT ON HER. Bad, Chris. Bad.



They agreed to meet up for coffee next time she's in town. And of course, he'll throw in some free tickets to his show. You know, if ever he's in her Texas town.



I can't forgive him for the fat shaming, but apparently after he made Hayley cry, D'Elia has kind of made it up to her, even though she admitted it was the most embarrassing thing to happen to her. And is it just me, or does it seem a little creepy that he thinks his physical presence is a reward? *shudder*

TL;DR: Chris D'Elia busted for fat shaming on Twitter.
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