Obesity Isn’t a Behaviour and We Should Stop Fat Shaming

A Man Who Answered the Phone at the Salon on October 15 Who Refused to Give His Full Name Said Management Was Investigating the Incident and Declined Further Comment.

Body Positivity Still Far Away for Many Plus-Size Women in Asia

“She Tried to Tell Me the Table Wasn’t Strong Enough, ” Grauer Said. “I Said, ‘No, No, I’ve Had This Done Here Before. ’” a Manager Then Told Her It Was Because the Oil Would Make the Service Too Slippery, but That Didn’t Explain Why Weight or Gender Matters, Grauer Said. “He Just Kept Saying We Have a Problem with Heavy Women. ”

Too Fat for a Massage: Spa Visitor’s Heartbreaking Ordeal Shows How Fat Shaming Can Be More Socially Acceptable with Women

By Alexander Ross

• Oct 8, 2026 • 5 min read

Too Fat for a Massage: Spa Visitor’s Heartbreaking Ordeal Shows How Fat Shaming Can Be More Socially Acceptable with Women

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Grauer, Who Also Detailed Her Experience in a Facebook Post, Said Employees at King Spa & Sauna Chicago Told Her That While She Could Use the Pools, Saunas and Other Areas Within the Large Spa, She Was Too Heavy to Receive a Body Scrub Treatment, Even Though She Had Received the Treatment Before – and at a Higher Weight.

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