This Man Loves His Curvy Wife. Here's Why The Internet Is Freaking Out:
Writer Robbie Tripp (@tripp) recently posted a picture with his "curvy goddess" wife. The Internet's reaction has been, well, less than favorable...
Relationship Goals?
In his Instagram post, Tripp professed his love for his wife Sarah and all of her curves. He writes, "I love this woman and her curvy body. As a teenager, I was often teased by my friends for my attraction to girls on the thicker side, ones who were shorter and curvier, girls that the average (basic) bro might refer to as ‘chubby’ or even ‘fat.'”
He goes on to say he finds her sexy even though she doesn't have the 'ideal' body type that you might see on the cover of Cosmo magazine. At first glance, this post might look empowering and feminist. But here's why it's actually problematic.
MISOGYNY BY ANY OTHER NAME...
Tripp's post was praised some, but received venemous backlash from many others. His critics argued that Tripp believed himself to be 'brave' or a 'hero' for liking women with a curvier physique. Others said that he was confusing feminism with fetish. After all, you should love your spouse for more than her looks, right?
strong contender for least fave type of male feminist is "man who thinks liking a curvy woman is revolutionary" pic.twitter.com/BzDhhiSHNA
— Julia Pugachevsky (@jaypugz) August 3, 2017
"I'm a feminist, I objectify women for completely different reasons than most of society"
— Nate Cook (@RowGreen4) 3 août 2017
Here Come the Memes
Inevitably, people started posting parodies of the original post to show point out its audaciousness. One Tumblr user even wrote a ridiculous manifesto titled "I Love My Fat Disgusting Pig Wife."
i love my kirby wife
— scranton strangler (@poetickate) 5 août 2017
everyone always made fun of me for only using her in super smash bros, but i can't help it, i love her so much pic.twitter.com/14IdCK8eDv
Love comes in all brands ?????????????????? so brave, so beautiful pic.twitter.com/CiX7LoUvbb
— just Korn tweets now (@MilfParade) 4 août 2017
The whole world is talking about this viral couple, but the only one whose opinion matters is Robbie Tripp's wife. So, Sarah, if you're reading this, we hope that your husband loves you for YOU (and more than his Instagram persona lets on).
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