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| Fat-shaming video causes YouTube row | Fat-shaming video causes YouTube row |
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| A comedian who criticised overweight people has sparked a row over censorship on YouTube. | A comedian who criticised overweight people has sparked a row over censorship on YouTube. |
| Nicole Arbour uploaded a video called Dear Fat People in which she derided people for being overweight. | Nicole Arbour uploaded a video called Dear Fat People in which she derided people for being overweight. |
| She claimed she had been censored after her channel was suspended, while others accused her of deleting her own channel to gain sympathy. | She claimed she had been censored after her channel was suspended, while others accused her of deleting her own channel to gain sympathy. |
| But the BBC understands the channel was automatically suspended because a lot of people reported it to YouTube. | But the BBC understands the channel was automatically suspended because a lot of people reported it to YouTube. |
| Ms Arbour's YouTube channel has since been restored. | Ms Arbour's YouTube channel has since been restored. |
| Fat-shaming | Fat-shaming |
| Nicole Arbour is a Canadian comedian who uploads video rants to Facebook and YouTube. She has a combined following of more than 500,000 people. | |
| In a controversial video, which has been viewed more than 21 million times, Ms Arbour described times she encountered overweight people. | In a controversial video, which has been viewed more than 21 million times, Ms Arbour described times she encountered overweight people. |
| "Fat-shaming is not a thing. Fat people made that up. If we offend you so much that you lose weight, I'm OK with that. You are killing yourself," she said. | "Fat-shaming is not a thing. Fat people made that up. If we offend you so much that you lose weight, I'm OK with that. You are killing yourself," she said. |
| Ms Arbour has faced criticism from prominent social media stars. | Ms Arbour has faced criticism from prominent social media stars. |
| 'Harmful' | 'Harmful' |
| Whitney Way Thore, star of US reality show My Big Fat Fabulous Life, said fat-shaming was the "spawn of a larger problem called body shaming" that she was sure "everyone on the planet" had experienced. | Whitney Way Thore, star of US reality show My Big Fat Fabulous Life, said fat-shaming was the "spawn of a larger problem called body shaming" that she was sure "everyone on the planet" had experienced. |
| "You cannot tell a person's health, physical or otherwise, from looking at them," she said. | "You cannot tell a person's health, physical or otherwise, from looking at them," she said. |
| Singer Meghan Tonjes said the video was "harmful", adding: "I know what it's like to sit there as a teenage girl and see something like that." | Singer Meghan Tonjes said the video was "harmful", adding: "I know what it's like to sit there as a teenage girl and see something like that." |
| Vlogger skagg3 defended Ms Arbour: "I don't go on some censorship parade trying to put tape over people's mouths, because I value the free exchange of ideas more than I value my own personal feelings." | Vlogger skagg3 defended Ms Arbour: "I don't go on some censorship parade trying to put tape over people's mouths, because I value the free exchange of ideas more than I value my own personal feelings." |
| Flagged | Flagged |
| When Ms Arbour's YouTube channel was suspended on Sunday, she tweeted that she had been "censored". | When Ms Arbour's YouTube channel was suspended on Sunday, she tweeted that she had been "censored". |
| YouTube said it did not comment on specific channels but told the BBC: "In cases where a channel or video is incorrectly flagged by the community and subsequently removed, we work quickly to reinstate it." | YouTube said it did not comment on specific channels but told the BBC: "In cases where a channel or video is incorrectly flagged by the community and subsequently removed, we work quickly to reinstate it." |
| Powerful tool | Powerful tool |
| Ms Arbour has since uploaded a new video, where she says she "does not care" if people are offended by her content. | Ms Arbour has since uploaded a new video, where she says she "does not care" if people are offended by her content. |
| Grace Helbig, one of YouTube's best-known stars, said the comedian's comments had been "mean". | Grace Helbig, one of YouTube's best-known stars, said the comedian's comments had been "mean". |
| "Comedy can be a really powerful tool," she said. "I wish that we could use it more respectfully. I wish we could just respect each other as human beings. | "Comedy can be a really powerful tool," she said. "I wish that we could use it more respectfully. I wish we could just respect each other as human beings. |
| "The more you just say whatever you want with disregard to people's feelings, the less I as a viewer consider you as a comedian, I just consider you as kinda mean." | "The more you just say whatever you want with disregard to people's feelings, the less I as a viewer consider you as a comedian, I just consider you as kinda mean." |
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