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Originally Posted by Becky

I haven't read every reply in this thread, but I don't think that everyone who critiqued the video was having a meltdown or hating on Ayu. Trust me, I'm the first person to feel annoyed when people go out of their way to knock Ayu down a peg. It annoys me so much, but this is different for me and let me explain why.

You see, I have body image issues, like many other women. I have only recently come to recognize this for what it is and the fact of the matter is that a lot of women's body issues stem from unrealistic portrayals of women in the media. Ayu is someone I have a lot of admiration for and to see such a stereotypical, exaggerated portrayal of a heavier woman featured in one of her videos is hurtful to me because it purports the media machine's message: you must look a certain way in order to be beautiful. Now, I still admire Ayu and I hope to see this video come to a different closing, but I would appreciate it if people in this forum stopped shutting critiques of this video down by saying they are "taking the video too seriously" or are "hating". I get that the video was supposed to be funny but it's hurtful for someone like me and that should matter.

I really wish we could upvote posts.