EDITORIAL | Apology from fat-shamer a mere plaster on a deep cut

Sorries always flow freely when one’s pocket is threatened, but Facebook users are biting back after Donovan Tooth’s rant about ‘chubby f***** women’

21 September 2020 - 18:22 By Sunday Times Daily

Still battered and bruised after a hair advertisement that told some people the texture of their hair is only OK if it is sleek and fine, comes a clothing line owner and self-proclaimed health and fitness guru who bashes women who dare to carry extra weight...

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