Fat-shaming plates yanked from Macy’s after online backlash
Pass the salt, these dinner plates are pretty tasteless.
Macy’s yanked a series of dishes that feature arbitrary “portion control” circles from their Herald Square location on Sunday after social media users condemned the meal-shaming ceramics.
The kitchenware — made by the brand Pourtions and sold at Macy’s’ concept shop STORY — feature a dinner plate with three rings from the largest “mom jeans,” to a medium “favorite jeans” to the minuscule “skinny jeans,” according to a photo snapped by disturbed passerby Alie Ward.
Ward, a CBS science correspondent for “Innovation Nation,” posted the picture on Twitter Sunday with the comment, “How can I get these plates from @Macys banned in all 50 states” that amassed over 30,000 likes and 2,500 comments by Monday afternoon.
How can I get these plates from @Macys banned in all 50 states pic.twitter.com/1spntAluVl
— Alie Ward (@alieward) July 21, 2019
Some Twitter users were quick to echo Ward’s disgust with the daring dishes.
“Macy’s just casually promoting eating disorders and body shaming. MOM JEANS FOREVER,” commented user @aubswashername.
“Not everyone has completed their recovery,” wrote @elliesmolwitch. “When I came across these it just triggered me really bad and I almost gave up eating my lunch because obviously a healthy lunch won’t fit in the tiny circle.”
“This is a toxic message, promoting even greater women beauty standards and dangerous health habits,” @AnnaPuchkoff wrote. “These expectations can actually kill someone, and I know someone it has. @Macys, remove this from all of your stores and denounce the manufacturer.”
“The Good Place” actress and outspoken body-positivity activist Jameela Jamil also chimed in with her own food for thought.
“F–k these plates. F–k these plates to hell @Macys,” she wrote.
The retail giant “quickly removed the plates” from the shelves of STORY after the public outcry, a spokesperson said in a statement to The Post.
“We apologize to our customers for missing the mark on this product,” they added.
But others blasted Ward for being “offended by a plate.”
“That’s funny. Does nobody have a sense of humor anymore?” @dev_brandonb commented.
“I can understand you not liking them. But why do you get to decide that 300 million other people don’t get that choice?” @PunditErrant added.
According to the Pourtions website, its products — which include glasses — “are a humorous + healthy way to watch what you eat + drink.”
The company did not return a request for comment.