A TikToker just decided to address any critics head-on with an honest post. Pres, who posts under the username presleighstewart, uploaded a video to TikTok that has already racked up 5.9 million views. In it, she admits to fat-shaming someone, but reveals it was all done to fight back. She starts the video by saying, “Okay, I’m gonna cancel myself before y’all can cancel me.” “The whole world has got into this place where fat-shaming is not cool,” she says. “Yeah, of course, fat-shaming is not cool, especially if the person’s nice.” She then explains that she received a comment on a controversial video she posted, and one commentator decided to make a personal attack. “So they go on my page, and they screenshot a video of me talking, and they comment on the picture, and they say, oh, baby, you’re ugly. Baby, you’re ugly,” she recounts. Pres decides to make her stand, stating, “So I screenshot. I go on her page, okay? I go on her page, and she’s fat. So obviously I’m gonna say you’re fat, though, and people are gonna think that’s an issue, but my face is my body, so she’s body shaming me as well. I believe in bullying your bullies back. And hers was worse because you can fix that. She can fix her fat. But if I’m ugly, I can’t fix my ugly, so that hurts worse.” Most of her viewers were in her corner One wrote, “UnCancelled…actually you’ve been promoted,” while another commentator simply stated, “perfectly well said!” Other users like emilybeth96, who identified as a “fat girl,” commented, “I approve this message.” One noted, “In this situation you’re 100% right lmao.” Another brought a bit of humor to the thread, writing, “two wrongs dont make a right” well my math teacher told me two negatives make a positive soo if the shoe fits.” @presleighstewart #blowthisup #fyp #real #fypシ゚viral ♬ original sound – pres Then there was the contingent who focused on defending Pres’s looks, like channnlopez3, who wrote, “Ok but you’re not even actually ugly so????” and Kim Murray, who added, “Girl, you are not ugly.” Pres eventually returned to the comments section a couple of hours later with an update, noting that the person who started the exchange had backed down. “She deleted her comment you guys,” she wrote. According to Help Guide, body shaming involves humiliating someone by making inappropriate or negative comments about their body size or shape. It is a pervasive issue that can occur in person or across digital platforms. The site notes that social media often emphasizes physical appearance and makes it easy to post hurtful comments about others, which can influence how people view their own body image. Help Guide explains that while nobody is immune to societal pressures to look a certain way, comments about a person’s body are unnecessary in any context. The site suggests that instead of engaging in cycles of negativity, people can work toward body neutrality or positivity by focusing on what their bodies can do rather than just how they look. The internet can be a place for conflict, but it is also a space where people are constantly navigating how to reclaim their sense of self-worth in the face of constant digital criticism. This year, Libby Rose Martin, a fashion designer from London, shared how difficult it is to date. She notes that most men who match with her only do so to fat-shame her. So she decided to stand up for herself. On the other side of the coin, TikToker succulentaddict8 took to the platform to share that people over 200 lb shouldn’t join pilates class. Unsurprisingly, the community rallied to take her down, and she even got banned from her gym.