Huddah gets called out for body shaming comments
By: Faith Muthui
Posted on Friday, December 6, 2019
Socialite Huddah Monroe ended up landing herself in trouble with a number of celebrities after making “ugly” remarks on American Singer Lizzo over her plus size body.
Recently, Lizzo had shared a few nude pictures on her Instagram account which sparked the whole tension. Huddah then took to social media stating that Lizzo was fat and even called her an elephant. These comments did not fall on deaf years as various artist took to social media to give her a piece of their mind. Neomi Ngángá stated that no human is perfect and people can express their opinion without insulting others.
“DID I HEAR SOMEONE CALL HER ELEPHANT??? ##God knows why we human beings do not have it all. I reckon it's so we can complement, complete and appreciate each other. None of us is close to perfect. However, it is very sad when God gives you a sane mind and opportunities to use your brain wisely for the benefit of yourself and others and you choose to be out rightly silly and thoughtless. Don't you have a more acceptable and civil way of expressing or sharing your opinions without insulting? You claim to empower youth, are you now going to filter by size? Is this your best shot at serving a solution to a problem you seem to have 'elephantised'? #EVERYWOMANISAWOMANPERIOD!! SKINNY OR PHAT ! All women in their own capacity are Magical. they are strong. they have beautiful stories!" reads Neomi's post.
The CEO of Style by Neomi went ahead to remind Huddah that some of the plus size women she is busy bashing are the same people who buy her products and hence she should tread very carefully with her words.
“They have broken boundaries!! They have achieved beyond their size!! ~ ~SHOULD THIS FAT WOMEN STOP BUYING YOUR PRODUCTS??? JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE FAT?? ~ ~Health is BEYOND SIZE!! You got the attention you clearly are so desperate to get. I hope you are sleeping better at night. Piece of advice!! While promoting your brand try get yourself some basic knowledge...invest in humanity and self-awareness. Try be more selfless and remember a wise woman is careful with her words. Mhhm! I guess we all know what that makes you! If you know!! YOU KNOW #STOPBODYSHAMING #RESPECTWOMEN #cyberbullyingawarness #teamcurvykenya #plusizeblogger #bodypositivity” shared Neomi Ng’ang’a.
Various public figures then echoed Neomi’s sentiments as well such as Catherine Kamau, Teacher Wajiku, Amina Abdi Rabar, among others.
In her defense Huddah said “LMFAO! Not someone. HUDDAH. I asked a simple question why is it ok to shame skinny women and glorify phat, FAT and call it curvy. Plump or thick when it's FAT! Elephant size, gazelle size, lioness size. All are beautiful. But let’s not glorify others and downplay others coz we think it's ok. Let’s promote a healthy lifestyle”
Celebrities’ reactions
- Amina Abdi
“It’s unacceptable Neomi. I completely agree. More love, less hate”
- Kate Actress
“It so sad, what does it cost you to be kind! When God gives you such a platform you find kinder ways to address issues, you can talk about obesity without being offensive, many women are struggling with body image issues whether overweight or underweight, the least we can do is make them feel worse about themselves. One another thing God has a way of HUMBLING every human being, @huddahthebosschick I hope you realize how deep that post hurt most women that have fully supported you and your brand. And it’s okay it’s not a must they support you, but it doesn’t hurt to be kind! People are out here going through shit!”
- Terry Muikamba
"No one should have opinions on people's bodies unless you are their doctor! Period"
- Saumu Mbuvi
"Don’t mind them..they survive on editing and Photoshop to fake perfection and when they see a woman embracing her beauty every comfortable in her skin or size ...they are their own enemy”
- Teacher Wanjiku
“I honestly do feel in this day and age, people should be let to decide what to do with their bodies, let us learn how to use kind words when expressing an opinion, knowledge is power, ignorance is a disease! Let us use our platform to inspire and encourage, my fitness journey is not yours, if you are comfortable in your own skin, who am I to say otherwise, na muwachane na kihara yangu”
- Nanettle Karanja
“Was about to buy her product kwanza really needed to purchase the #soextraeyeshadow to support our own but after that post was like eeeeerrrrkkk pause bi*** ..#maybelline where you at?!!!”
