After the many complaints of the activists in Change.org, το Facebook αποφάσισε να remove το εικονίδιο “feeling fat” όπως αναφέρει η Washington Post.
A spokesperson Facebook He said, "We have heard from our community that choosing 'feeling fat' in status updates could enhance a negative body image, especially in people with eating disorders. So we removed the "feeling fat" from the list of options of emoticons. We will continue to listen to feedback and think of ways to help people express themselves on Facebook. ”
The "feeling fat" option is no longer available, but the smiley face with plump cheeks still exists, now marked "feeling stuffed".
This move was a response to the reports launched by his activists Endangered Bodies, a group that opposes malicious body comments at an international level.
Catherine Weingarten justified her request by saying, "When Facebook users use 'feeling fat', they're making fun of people who think they're overweight, which includes a lot of people with eating disorders."
Weingarten reported that according to TNW the change.org user support 17.000.
But the fact that there is still another choice of the same emoticon referred to as "feeling stuffed" raises questions. Why is the emoticon still available, especially after Weingarten complained that she found the "feeling fat" emoticon quite aggressive?
Probably with her change της ονομασίας του το δημοφιλέστερο social network he thinks he solved the problem.