An outraged journalist has called out the New York Post on behalf of pregnant women everywhere, after the newspaper ran a mindless article making fun of stars who put on weight while expecting.
Writing for the Huffington Post, Kate Auletta slammed the piece as ‘disgusting’, saying:
‘Anyone who is pregnant — celebrity or otherwise — is doing something very publicly, whether she likes it or not. And singling out any of us, including Kim Kardashian, for a by-the-numbers weight gain commentary is shameful at best.’
Ms Auletta pointed out that the article, written by another female journalist Kirsten Fleming, amounted to an ‘open season effect’ on pregnant women, during what is already a challenging time:
‘While yes, the fact is that I have another human being inside me, that hardly means I’m eating for two in any fun way. Because anyone who thinks pregnancy is fun is delusional. I’m eating to grow this child’s brain cells, immunity, strength, fat, ability to see and digest — the list goes on and on. I’m eating so that I don’t faint from the hunger I feel if I don’t eat every two hours.’
She added:
‘You try eating every two hours, coming up with something different each time that doesn’t make your stomach turn at the sight of it. You try eating and vomiting and still having to eat because your body demands it. It ain’t a walk in the park.’
‘So, to the New York Post: You can take your pregnancy body-shaming and shove it. Yours in readership and disgust,
A pregnant woman, on behalf of her peers’
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