Gym accused of putting up an offensive 'fat shaming' billboard

The BBC News reported that an English billboard has caused a stir in Derbyshire. The Fit4Less gym has a billboard telling people that if aliens invade Earth, “they'll take the fat ones first.” Kerry Matthews, a representative from the gym said the billboard wasn’t meant to be offensive. It was the gym’s attempt at light-hearted humor. 

She said that other campaigns focus on skinny people, which she claims is unrealistic. Natalie Harvey, who manages a charity called Combat Bullying didn’t find any humor in the billboard. She claimed the insensitive billboard could be especially harmful to children. Harvey thought the gym could have used a less offensive billboard. 

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