Exclusive: Marie Claire EIC Joanna Coles Responds to Controversial Fatist Blog Post. Marie Claire sex and relationship blogger Maura Kelly drew the ire of the internet yesterday with her post about CBS sitcom Mike & Molly titled "Should 'Fatties' Get a Room? (Even on TV?) ," in which she concluded, yes, "fatties" should get a room because overweight people "gross" her out. Kelly's post has since received nearly 1,000 comments, and unsurprisingly, the vast majority of them pillory her. Some commenters are so upset with the mag for publishing the post that they claim they are canceling their subscriptions. One even called for a boycott of Marie Claire until Kelly was fired.
So what does Marie Claire EIC Joanna Coles think of the piece? Coles said the mag has received over 28,000 email responses to the piece, and that Kelly was "excited and moved by their responses. " While Coles made clear that she hasn't actually seen Mike & Molly, she added "I'm concerned about a show that makes fun of large people. " Do you accept her apology? Boycott Marie Claire. Marie Claire. Maura Kelly on Mike and Molly - Overweight Couples on Television. The other day, my editor asked me, "Do you really think people feel uncomfortable when they see overweight people making out on television? " Because I can be kind of clueless — I'm not much of a TV person — I had no idea what she was talking about, so she steered me to this CNN article, about the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly. As CNN explains, "the show centers around a couple who meet at an Overeaters Anonymous group [and] has drawn complaints for its abundance of fat jokes [as well as] cries from some viewers who aren't comfortable watching intimacy between two plus-sized actors.
" My initial response was: Hmm, being overweight is one thing — those people are downright obese! And while I think our country's obsession with physical perfection is unhealthy, I also think it's at least equally crazy, albeit in the other direction, to be implicitly promoting obesity! Yes, anorexia is sick, but at least some slim models are simply naturally skinny.
But ... What do you guys think? Domino's President Responds To Prank Video. Gestion de crise sur les m?dias sociaux: le cas du magazine Marie Claire | Digital Reputation Blog. Social Media Management , retour sur un cas d’école en gestion de crise sur les médias sociaux. , la pigiste- blogueuse Maura Kelly publie sur le blog du magazine Marie Claire un billet où elle critique ouvertement la taille des vedettes de la série « Mike and Molly » diffusée chaque semaine sur CBS. Elle se prononce sur pour donner en se disant dégoutée de voir des obèses sur le petit écran. La parution de ce post a provoqué un tollé pour les lecteurs habituels du blog, les abonnés du magazine papier ainsi que les téléspectateurs de la série. Une solidarité amplifiée sur les médias sociaux. Les commentaires sur le post de Maura Kelly ne cessent d’augmenter (on compte à ce jour plus de pour la plupart très négatifs), le mur Facebook de Marie Claire a connu les critiques et les réactions les plus virulentes reprochant à la direction de Marie Claire de cautionner les propos de la blogueuse et de ce fait, appellent au boycott du magazine.
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