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Woman Keeps Commenting On Coworkers Body, Can’t Handle When She Claps Back
Let’s be honest. We have all been conscious about our bodies at some point in our lives, whether it’s how we think we look or how others perceive us. It gets worse when we have people around that make backhanded comments disguised as ‘jokes’ or advice.
But how do you react when it comes from someone who constantly talks about self-acceptance and body positivity?
This is exactly what happened to a woman who found herself confused after a coworker — known for their social media posts about body positivity — constantly criticized her for being “too skinny.”
Over time, the repeated remarks began to take a toll on the woman and she called out her colleague for her “hypocrisy.”
What followed was a tense workplace confrontation, which made the woman turn to Reddit to understand if she had overreacted.
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Woman faces harsh comments from a coworker who preaches body positivity
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Repeated remarks left the woman questioning workplace boundaries
Her coworker’s hypocrisy made her angry and frustrated
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Negative comments about weight or body shape can affect mental health
Studies show that even those considered underweight can face stigma and are victims of its harmful effects on health. Body shaming does not just hurt feelings, it can also lead to eating disorders, emotional stress, as well as depression and anxiety.
It can also make it harder to focus at work or at school, and impact your relationships with friends, coworkers, and family.
Worrying about being judged about your body type might even make you avoid social activities or keep to yourself.
Unsolicited opinions on appearance can hurt anyone
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Body shaming isn’t limited to certain body types — it can happen to anyone.
It wasn’t long ago that actor and singer Ariana Grande took to social media to shut down critics shaming her for being “too thin.” The comments surfaced after her weight loss for the movie Wicked.
And this wasn’t even the first time. In 2024, she posted a TikTok for those worried about her appearance, reminding everyone that body-shaming — no matter the size — is never okay.
“I think we should be gentler and less comfortable commenting on people’s bodies, no matter,” she said. “If you think you’re saying something good or well intentioned, whatever it is… We just shouldn’t. We should really work towards not doing that as much.”
Grande also said whether the criticism targets a celebrity or not, it’s “something that is uncomfortable no matter what scale you’re experiencing it on.”
A workplace can feel unsafe when personal boundaries are crossed
Unsolicited opinions that make someone uncomfortable, put them down, or reinforce stereotypes are considered inappropriate — even if the speaker didn’t mean harm. They hurt trust, lower morale, and make teamwork harder.
In a recent survey of US employees, 91% said that rude behavior in the workplace has a negative impact on a company’s overall performance, while 81% said they find it difficult to concentrate after someone has done or said something rude.
A high percentage of employees said they have thought about quitting a job due to a rude coworker or boss.
The survey also found that bad behavior is often brushed aside at work. At least 57% employees said the company usually ignored rude behavior by star employees as long as they performed well at work.
“A culture that ignores rude interactions will eventually pay the price with a damaged reputation and departing employees,” said Tamara Rodman, a senior client partner in Korn Ferry’s Culture, Change and Communication practice, during the survey.
Many agreed she had every right to push back after constant criticism
Some argued she should have set boundaries earlier instead of snapping
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Ace 5 days ago
This one's quite high on the rage-bait scale, but if it's real then the fat person is seriously deluded in thinking that "body-positive" means that everybody else needs to be as fat as she is. It's a bit like an alcoholic always trying to get everybody around them to drink as much as they do.
Beak Hookage 5 days ago
Chubby coworker is a jealous insecure jerk and a bully. Unless it's something like "ooh, nice haircut", or "I love your tattoo!", don't comment on other people's bodies full stop.
Shark Lady 5 days ago
I've been at both ends of the weight spectrum, so tiny my bones hurt whenever I sat down and currently massively overweight due to a lot of steroid treatment. I got a lot more negative comments when I was tiny and had lots of people bigger than me, constantly saying really rude and inappropriate things and it made me not want to ever be in public. This Anna really shouldn't be commenting, negatively when she purports to be a body positivity advocate.
Pittsburgh rare 5 days ago
Are you really telling me that you were attacked more when you were skinny than now being overweight. I'm sorry, but I find that hard to believe. As a fit person myself I realise the fatphobia is alive and well, especially now that we're going back to the skinny standards of the early 2000s
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Earonn - 2 days ago
Body positivity includes skinny people. This being said, I want to see how OP walks to every person who is drinking alcohol, skiing, doing a martial art, etc and tell THEM how what they do is unhealthy. After all, lots of people have ski accidents, and none of them NEEDS to ski (hello, Michael Schumacher!). So that's not good, right? They're both TA, each in her own way.
Emilu 4 days ago
Rrrr, this sort of thing annoys the shat out of me. 'Body positivity' actually isn't shorthand for "'I'm body positive as long as it's mine or looks like mine". I'd still argue that is more stigma to being a fat person than a thin person as 'fat' has associated negative implications for some, like reflecting on their hygiene, their intelligence, etc.. but that doesn't mean that the thin person deserves snide comments or being told to "go eat a burger", either. Frankly, people should just STFU and police their own bodies.
mary thelen 5 days ago
This is the kind of harrassment that needs to be reported to management.
Fabulous chocolate cookie 5 days ago
I have the feeling that Anna person herself is plus-size and uses Body-Positivity to hide her own insecurities for being fat. That is at least what I notice with a lot of people who claim to be "body-positive" online.
Pittsburgh rare 5 days ago
So she didn't snap until the comment was about the guy she fancied. Interesting 🤔
Ace 5 days ago
This one's quite high on the rage-bait scale, but if it's real then the fat person is seriously deluded in thinking that "body-positive" means that everybody else needs to be as fat as she is. It's a bit like an alcoholic always trying to get everybody around them to drink as much as they do.
Beak Hookage 5 days ago
Chubby coworker is a jealous insecure jerk and a bully. Unless it's something like "ooh, nice haircut", or "I love your tattoo!", don't comment on other people's bodies full stop.
Shark Lady 5 days ago
I've been at both ends of the weight spectrum, so tiny my bones hurt whenever I sat down and currently massively overweight due to a lot of steroid treatment. I got a lot more negative comments when I was tiny and had lots of people bigger than me, constantly saying really rude and inappropriate things and it made me not want to ever be in public. This Anna really shouldn't be commenting, negatively when she purports to be a body positivity advocate.
Pittsburgh rare 5 days ago
Are you really telling me that you were attacked more when you were skinny than now being overweight. I'm sorry, but I find that hard to believe. As a fit person myself I realise the fatphobia is alive and well, especially now that we're going back to the skinny standards of the early 2000s
Load More Replies... Earonn - 2 days ago
Body positivity includes skinny people. This being said, I want to see how OP walks to every person who is drinking alcohol, skiing, doing a martial art, etc and tell THEM how what they do is unhealthy. After all, lots of people have ski accidents, and none of them NEEDS to ski (hello, Michael Schumacher!). So that's not good, right? They're both TA, each in her own way.
Emilu 4 days ago
Rrrr, this sort of thing annoys the shat out of me. 'Body positivity' actually isn't shorthand for "'I'm body positive as long as it's mine or looks like mine". I'd still argue that is more stigma to being a fat person than a thin person as 'fat' has associated negative implications for some, like reflecting on their hygiene, their intelligence, etc.. but that doesn't mean that the thin person deserves snide comments or being told to "go eat a burger", either. Frankly, people should just STFU and police their own bodies.
mary thelen 5 days ago
This is the kind of harrassment that needs to be reported to management.
Fabulous chocolate cookie 5 days ago
I have the feeling that Anna person herself is plus-size and uses Body-Positivity to hide her own insecurities for being fat. That is at least what I notice with a lot of people who claim to be "body-positive" online.
Pittsburgh rare 5 days ago
So she didn't snap until the comment was about the guy she fancied. Interesting 🤔
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