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Beauty influencer doubles down on ‘fat-shaming’ posts

A popular social media influencer is sparking a wave of backlash after sharing a series of posts revealing her thoughts on obesity. Wendy Cheng goes by the name Xiaxue on Instagram and YouTube, where she has a combined 850,000 followers. She is famous online for her beauty tutorials and cosmetics tips, plus general posts about her life in Singapore . Cheng had a string of posts about model La’Shaunae Steward, calling her “disgusting,” “morbidly obese” and “irresponsible” . “It’s one thing to be chubby or fat but this is way past that. Most morbidly obese people don’t live past 40”. Steward responded with her own post . “Why are thin people this obsessed with letting me know indirectly they think I'm unattractive to them". On Feb. 17, Cheng shared a photoshopped image of herself to Instagram, which transposed her face onto a heavier body. “How to ensure everyone says you are beautiful in 2020 ... am I beautiful now”