US stars show SA blogger love after fat-shaming tweet
Updated | By Tamlyn Canham
Thickleeyonce got support from all over the world after a man tried to body shame her on Twitter.
Lesego ‘ThickLeeyonce’ Legoba made international headlines on Thursday after a Twitter user tried to body shame.
The man tweeted a picture of the plus-size blogger and Congolese-born model Joelle Kayembe.
"Girls I like VS girls that like me," he captioned the tweet.
Thickleeyonce then replied to the tweet with a spicy clapback.
"I don't like you."
Her tweet soon went viral, with people around the world sending love her way.
The post was liked nearly 900,000 times.
Celebrities like Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj also liked the tweet.
Teen Vogue interviewed Thickleeyonce after the incident, and several big media publications covered the story of how an internet troll tried to make a plus-size girl look bad, and failed dismally!
I don't like you https://t.co/91TJ5xypV8
— lee (@ThickLeeyonce) September 19, 2017
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Chunky, we got company coming over... Would it kill you to put some pants on?🤦🏾♂️
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