article_snippet: Facebook has removed the ‘feeling fat’ emoticon from Facebook status menu after an online campaign from activists who complained that it was insensitive to people who struggle with eating disorders .
article_snippet: Facebook has removed the ‘feeling fat’ emoticon from Facebook status menu after an online campaign from activists who complained that it was insensitive to people who struggle with eating disorders.
article_snippet: community that listing “feeling fat” as an option for status updates could reinforce negative body image, particularly for people struggling with eating disorders,’ a Facebook spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
article_snippet: More than 16,000 people signed Catherine Weingarten's online petition which called for the 'feeling fat' emoji to be eliminated from Facebook's list of emojis that can be used as status updates . '
article_snippet: Scrolling through Facebook the other day, I saw a friend’s status set to "feeling fat," accompanied by an emoji with chubby cheeks and a double chin. '
article_snippet: I think it was supposed to be funny, but seeing this status made me feel angry. '
article_snippet: When Facebook users set Facebook users status to "feeling fat," Facebook users are making fun of people who consider Facebook users to be overweight, which can include many people with eating disorders. '
article_snippet: Join me in asking Facebook to remove the "fat" emoji from Join status options.'
article_snippet: Facebook released a statement on Tuesday saying that Facebook was ditching the 'feeling fat' emoji for status updates because Facebook could reinforce negative body image, particularly for people struggling with eating disorders .
article_snippet: The 'feeling fat' emoji had been taken down by Facebook early on Tuesday morning EST.
highlights_snippet: Company announced on Tuesday that Company had binned the offending emoji .
  
highlights_snippet: Endangered Bodies complained that the emoji was insensitive to people who struggle with eating disorders .