Former Kiss 100 presenter Caroline Mutoko has shared a word withNation columnist Njoki Chege who hit headlines over the last weekend with her dis on plus-size ladies.
Through her City Girl column on the paper, the controversial writer took her time to tell off fat women, reminding them they should not be comfortable in their bodies but rather think of shedding some weight to save themselves from what she says is diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure.
"You are not beautiful and your body needs some work. There is nothing curvaceous about folds of flesh protruding from that poor dress. You look like a slab of side steak and your body is just a mash up of cholesterol-clogged arteries, high blood pressure and a lot of diabetes," Njoki's long article read in part.
Njoki further went ahead to accuse the plus-size women of being too lazy to lose weight, eating junk foods gluttonously and lack of exercise.
She says that most of these ladies are dumped by their fiancés and partners because they are too fat to look beautiful and attractive.
The article elicited mixed reactions from Kenyans. While some agreed with her opinion, others were clearly disgusted with what they said is lack of respect for others and their lives.
Among those who have responded to her is Caroline Mutoko.
While Mutoko says she respects Njoki's opinion because that is the path she has chosen to follow, she reminds her of some of the reasons why some people find themselves fat, why being fat does not mean that one is unhappy and why the foods one eat do not necessarily dictate the amount of weight one accumulates over time.
She goes on to give a classic example of herself and why she added weight (she admits she is fat and comfortable). Mutoko says that one of the things that really get one fat is what eats them up, not what they eat.
She says that stress and depression and workloads could lead to one adding weight over time without their knowledge.
"I encourage you to figure out your "fat" trigger. For me, it's never what I am eating that leads to my weight gain, it's always what's eating me. That's my fat problem," Mutoko says in her article in the Star.
She then shares some advice with fat women and those having negative attitudes towards them. She says that being fat is not the worst one can be.
"Being fat doesn't automatically equal being sad. You don't have to let any aspect of your body impact your ability to feel love and happiness. Some of the people who carry themselves wonderfully and have the best outlook on life are big girls. Fact," she writes.
She also says that being slim does not mean that one is always happy. She reminds Njoki that diseases such as cancer, diabetes and others do not respect slim people.
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