A joke about marches—and fat people—was posted on Reddit—Jokes on August 19, 2017:
“I don’t see why in this day and age there aren’t marches against fat shaming. Because marches would definitely solve the problem.”
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I don’t see why in this day and age there aren’t marches against fat shaming
submitted August 19, 2017 by itzbrucebanner
Because marches would definitely solve the problem.
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Brian Hayes
@BrianHa30710460
I don’t see why in this day and age there aren’t marches against fat shaming
9:47 PM - 18 Aug 2017 (Posted after the above.—ed.)
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Lizeth Walton
@lizeth_walton
I don’t see why in this day and age there aren’t marches against fat shaming
9:57 PM - 18 Aug 2017
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Tyrell Kline
@kline_tyrell
I don’t see why in this day and age there aren’t marches against fat shaming
10:04 PM - 18 Aug 2017
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Aileen David
@AileenD35801186
I don’t see why in this day and age there aren’t marches against fat shaming
10:25 PM - 18 Aug 2017
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