There’s the cruel, snarky “nobody wants a fat bride! Hahahaha!” that just makes women feel bad. Why? Why is it necessary? Why make fun of people like that? Why poke at women’s self-esteem? I am not really interested in debating whether it’s “true” that nobody wants a “fat bride” or that all women want to lose weight before their wedding (it’s not, though) – any woman could be made to feel bad about her weight, even if she’s already average or slender. There’s a reason why anorexia and bulimia exist: targeting and shaming larger women also makes many slender or average women insecure. It makes them think “Maybe I’m the fat girl they mean? I’m not as skinny as those girls in bridal magazines…” when they look perfectly fine. This is in no way acceptable.

And even if a girl IS larger, that doesn’t mean she should be mocked or shamed…she’s getting married just the same as thinner girls and deserves to be treated like them.

Really. The fact that Slim Fast even thought this was acceptable is sickening. I don’t need (or want) their disgusting junk in a can, I don’t need (or want) to lose weight before my wedding, and they can go eff off.

Ugh.

I don’t want to drink their nasty drinks anyway (I prefer healthy fresh vegetables and fruits. You know, REAL FOOD), but if I’d been considering it I’d boycott them.