'Fit Mom' Maria Kang claps back at Tess Holliday, and ish gets real!

Maria Kang rose to fame in 2013, when a photo of her toned physique, three beautiful children, and the caption, "What's Your Excuse?," went viral. The photo was called "inflammatory," and Kang was vilified for her stance on body expectations. She was also flamed for mom-shaming.

On July 31, a man by the name of Robbie Tripp posted an Instagram photo of his wife, Sarah, and how much he loves her curvy body.
Tripp said this about his wife (grab the tissues, it's beautiful. By the way, where can I find a man like Tripp? I'm recently single, lol!):

|| I love this woman and her curvy body. As a teenager, I was often teased by my friends for my attraction to girls on the thicker side, ones who were shorter and curvier, girls that the average (basic) bro might refer to as "chubby" or even "fat." Then, as I became a man and started to educate myself on issues such as feminism and how the media marginalizes women by portraying a very narrow and very specific standard of beauty (thin, tall, lean) I realized how many men have bought into that lie. For me, there is nothing sexier than this woman right here: thick thighs, big booty, cute little side roll, etc. Her shape and size won't be the one featured on the cover of Cosmopolitan but it's the one featured in my life and in my heart. There's nothing sexier to me than a woman who is both curvy and confident; this gorgeous girl I married fills out every inch of her jeans and is still the most beautiful one in the room. Guys, rethink what society has told you that you should desire. A real woman is not a porn star or a bikini mannequin or a movie character. She's real. She has beautiful stretch marks on her hips and cute little dimples on her booty. Girls, don't ever fool yourself by thinking you have to fit a certain mold to be loved and appreciated. There is a guy out there who is going to celebrate you for exactly who you are, someone who will love you like I love my Sarah. || photo cred: @kaileehjudd

A post shared by ROBBIE TRIPP™ (@tripp) on Jul 30, 2017 at 6:10pm PDT

After the lovely post went viral, Tess Holliday, a plus-size model, gave her two cents about the post. She talked about the "discrepancy between how men are treated for loving women with curves, and how women are treated when they accept their own bodies."
She tweeted:
"This is so real. Stop giving men trophies for doing the bare minimum."

On Monday, Kang jumped into the conversation and clapped back at Holliday's backhanded criticism of Tripp's devotion to his wife.
Kang posted:

"Did anyone read this story about a husband loving his wife regardless of size? I thought it was a sweet tribute of someone loving their spouse despite any standard. When I see someone like Tess Holliday criticize this, it’s disheartening. Tess is an obese model (not thick, plus size or curvy) who has popularized the term #effyourbeautystandards and should promote positivity in all forms."

Kang's opinion created quite a stir on both her social media accounts, and Holliday's social media accounts.

My Two Cents

To be honest, I found Holliday's comments to be backhanded and harsh. I follow Holliday on Facebook and have followed her for a long time (I looked up to her when I was about 70 pounds heavier than I am now). I have been thinking about unfollowing her because her photos become too much. Not only that, she is constantly knocking down those who are smaller than her. As someone who is significantly smaller than her, I find her to be a bully. Eff society's beauty standards?! Eff you, Tess Holliday! Lady, you have a voice, and you're using it to spew hate. Like Kang said, you should be promoting positivity in ALL FORMS.

I love how Kang stood up for Robbie Tripp and his beautiful wife. I feel the same way Kang feels about the post. I found Tripp's post to be absolutely beautiful, and his wife is a very lucky woman to have a husband with a lovely spirit. That lacks in this day and age. Most men these days are damaged (just dealt with this with my recent ex. The man hacked my social media accounts and stalked me), douchey, taken, or gay.

Anyways, when it comes to beauty, all of us can be beautiful, regardless of height, weight, religion, sexual orientation, color, creed, etc. What makes you ugly is when you are narrow-minded and judge others because you are jealous of who they are, what they look like, and what they have.

You can be proud of who you are without being a snob about it. Show your pride in how you treat yourself, and others.   

Off topic, Maria Kang, if you are reading this, how do I get my legs to look like yours? Dish, gurl! LOL! (hit me up on Twitter @shauna_silva)