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Kate Plummer
May 28, 2021
Bumble
A man has been banned from Bumble after he fat-shamed a woman and it went viral.
Posting on Twitter, Flo Simpson shared an exchange she had with the man, named Ben, in which he implied she needed to lose weight.
After she asked what he would get her from a supermarket as a surprise, as an icebreaker, he replied: “Slimfast”, to which Simpson said: “Lovely”.
Don’t you just love men 🤮 No judging my opening question okay🤣 it normally gets hilarious responses! https://t.co/i9GHtAuKSY— Flo🌻 (@Flo🌻) 1621703750
Responding to her post about the incident, which received almost 30,000 likes, people were shocked at his rudeness and shared supportive messages to Simpson:
@FloSimpsonn I hate that guys out there are doing this. The only negative thing women ever do (in my experience) on… https://t.co/ttoTHp63BC— Frainy_180 (@Frainy_180) 1621777298
@FloSimpsonn Will always infuriate me seeing how some men and women have the audacity to speak with such disrespect… https://t.co/7Ote3mCgYG— Rhys Tunstall (@Rhys Tunstall) 1621759547
@FloSimpsonn Wouldn’t he have had to like your profile to match as well? Makes me sick how men think it’s okay to t… https://t.co/eJMvM5mDrS— Tropic with Claire (@Tropic with Claire) 1621713149
Meanwhile, another commenter relayed a similar incident they had experienced on the app:
@FloSimpsonn I matched with a guy, started chatting, he asked me to go for a coffee and then made a fat joke about… https://t.co/taOsdSLHai— Special Envoy For Eye Rolling (@Special Envoy For Eye Rolling) 1621754620
And now, Bumble has intervened and removed the man in question from the platform. Replying to her tweet the app said: “Rude and abusive behavior is never acceptable in the Hive, and we want you to know we’ve got your back.”
@FloSimpsonn Hi Flo! We're so sorry this happened. Rude and abusive behavior is never acceptable in the Hive, and w… https://t.co/n038oFYJu9— bumble (@bumble) 1622055655
And Simpson appeared pleased with their quick action. She replied:
@BumbleSupport This is AMAZING! Thank you so much 🙌❤️— Flo🌻 (@Flo🌻) 1622056498
Speaking about the incident, she added that she didn’t understand why he had matched with her in the first place, only to be rude:
I would like to reiterate as some people don’t seem to understand. I do not care if he doesn’t find my body type at… https://t.co/30sOOMDNQq— Flo🌻 (@Flo🌻) 1621757065
Oh dear, Ben. It looks like someone will be going to Tesco’s alone.