# Principal accused of fat-shaming

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/principal-accused-of-fat-shaming/794692>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [August 25, 2017, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/principal-accused-of-fat-shaming/794692 "2017-08-25T22:27:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2017, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/principal-accused-of-fat-shaming/794692/21 "2017-08-28T18:03:19Z")

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> [@begbert2](#):
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> I’m fairly confident that students don’t take fashion advice given by principals during general assemblies.

You know, seriously. This discussion needs go no farther than this, right here.

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**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2017, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/principal-accused-of-fat-shaming/794692/22 "2017-08-29T00:46:32Z")

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OP, in the OP, you wrote:

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> I’d really be interested to hear opposite views as I make no claim to infallibility and I’ll readily concede to a well-reasoned counter-argument.

Have you have any further thoughts on the subject?

While I’m here, **Velocity** , I’m genuinely curious about why you think this was a “good message”.

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/principal-accused-of-fat-shaming/794692/23 "2017-08-31T21:21:34Z")

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> [@RitterSport](#):
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> While I’m here, **Velocity** , I’m genuinely curious about why you think this was a “good message”.

Me too.

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