Simphiwe Dana Gets Slammed for "Skinny Shaming" Peeps Online

Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 11:45 AM by Thando Mpembe

- Simphiwe Dana rubbed many people off the wrong way when she made comments on weight

- The singer commented on a post that Thickleeyonce shared about unsolicited advice on her size

- Social media users started engaging in the topic and dragged Simphiwe for making such comments

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Mzansi singer Simphiwe Dana got dragged on social media for body shaming. This all took place when social media and body-positive influencer Thickleeyonce spoke about having cravings for junk food.

Thickleeyonce found it annoying that when people who are of a slimmer build crave junk food, it doesn't come with any scrutiny. She said:

“I see skinny people tweeting about eating KFC for breakfast. No one will say anything about their health. But let me talk about craving chocolate at 8am, then everyone is a doctor who is worried about my health. Please. Gtfoh."

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Simphiwe Dana gets slammed for "skinny shaming" peeps online — Simphiwe Dana upset a number of people on the timeline when she made comments about skinny people. Image: @simphiwedana
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Simphiwe then chimed in with her own opinion, which got some people very upset. She commented:

"The way the skinnies are dying of liver and lung problems that time."

The singer's tweet rubbed many people off the wrong way and this began a debate on the Twitter timeline. Take a look at some of the reactions below:

@locostandi commented:

"To really think skinny people can not be body-shamed makes you so stupid. Really idiotic comments."

@katlego_khanyi said:

"Uplifting one body type by shaming the other is not body positivity."

@MmathabaABokone commented:

"Grew up being body-shamed cause I was skinny. Imagine being skinny dark-skinned and a size 3. It was terrible. To say skinny ppl don't get body-shamed is very ignorant."

Simphiwe went on to say that people are reacting because since she has a smaller frame, people might feel like she has betrayed the culture.

Briefly.co.za previously reported that Simphiwe Dana says South Africa is anti-poor. The Covid-19 pandemic has certainly made things harder for South Africa.