'Operation Fat Liberation' Brought To You By McDonald's
A pro-obesity activist promoted by the food industry is launching a new crusade to "liberate" the "fat."
A self-described “fat liberation activist” named Jae’lynn Chaney, who also goes by “Jae Bae,” launched a new campaign this month to eliminate cultural stigmas associated with extreme obesity. Her corporate partners also happen to include Walmart and McDonald’s.
“This is about more than my personal fight for fat equality,” she wrote. “What you’re about to witness is just the start.”
Chaney launched the initiative on Jan. 13 with an Instagram video recapping a recent trip to Portland, Oregon, “the heart of a revolution that’s reclaiming space for fat bodies everywhere.”
“My first stop, a permanent reminder of our mission, a fat liberation tattoo created by a fat tattoo artist who understands the power of reclaiming our bodies,” she says.
I reached out to Chaney for more details about her campaign and sponsorships for a story published in The Federalist.
“The Operation Fat Liberation series will unfold through continuous content, including blogs, short-form videos, long-form articles, interviews, and vlogs,” she told me. “These pieces will address key issues such as fatphobia, representation, and reclaiming space, while celebrating the strength and resilience of fat individuals.”
“The project is focused on shifting societal standards and creating space for fat joy through stories, challenges, and triumphs,” Chaney added.
The plus-size influencer didn’t say how much money she earned from food giants such as Walmart and McDonald’s, both of which are listed on her productions page, but she did say she gets paid “anywhere from $2,000 to $10,000 per post, with potential for more.”
Chaney has an entire page dedicated to “fat liberation” on her website filled with the kind of jargon popular with left-wing revolutionaries obsessed with identity politics.
Similar activists behind the same movement for “body positivity” often co-opt the victimized language to characterize obesity on the hierarchy of marginalized groups under the lexicon of social justice. And as outlined in Fat and Unhappy, several states and cities have begun to consider laws similar to one passed in New York City in 2023 to declare obesity a legally protected class.
Fast forward to this week in Michigan, which was the first state to identify obesity as an immutable characteristic worthy of the same protections for race and gender, a plus-size rapper is suing the ride share service Lyft over discrimination. Attorneys for Dajua Blanding, a body-positive singer also known as Dank Demoss, filed a lawsuit after a driver denied her a ride because of her size. Blanding recorded the incident wherein the driver cancelled her request and recommended she order a larger vehicle.
“I can fit in this car,” she is heard telling the driver.
“Believe me, you can’t,” the driver told her.
Blanding, who calls herself “PAID PHAT QUEEN” on her Instagram profile, posts frequently about her weight.
“It’s like my mind don’t know that I’m this big,” she says in one clip posted earlier this week. “[S]o I’ve been feeling like I can do everything.”
The sad reality is, however, she can’t. For many plus-size travelers, air travel has become so unbearable that nearly 40,000 people have signed a petition organized by Chaney demanding the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mandate changes to accommodate overweight flyers. Four years ago, the FAA already required airlines to recalibrate safety guidelines for aircraft weight to adapt for heavier passengers and luggage.
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