This Woman Accused Cancer Research Ads of Fat Shaming and Things Got Ugly On Twitter

Sofie Hagen was not backing down from her fight against the ads

Alexandra

• Published in Interesting
• March 4, 2018

It's 2018 and it should come as no surprise that there are a large number of people who feel the need to put others down due to vain reasons, such as their weight or physical features. Some people feel the need to speak up about such harsh criticism and feel that shaming others is absolutely not an appropriate way to get your point across to others. 

Sophie Hagen, a comedian from the United Kingdom is one of those people. She recently has caused a stir when she accused Cancer Research UK of fat-shaming through means of one of their advertising campaigns. The organization denied these claims heavily and has come out to say they do not want to offend anyone but rather show the dangers of obesity as it relates to cancer. 

Hagen does not buy their claims and wants them to know how damaging their anti-obesity campaign was to her and many others across the UK. 

The problem arose when Cancer Research UK released a statement that obesity is the leading cause of cancer in the UK, behind tobacco use. They released the statement after the International Agency for Research on Cancer, otherwise known as the IARC, found that there is a linkage between body weight and over 13 various forms of cancer.

Hagen was outraged by what she read and took to Twitter to voice her frustration and disappointment. She began a lengthy battle with the group on Twitter that has since sparked major conversation.  

Here Is The Ad That Was Released

Hagen Was Outraged By What She Saw

Hagen Has Always Been Vocal About Body Issues

Cancer Research UK Explained Their Side of The Story

They Went On...

Hagen Was Not Having It

Apology Not Accepted

She Denied Their Claims

The IARC Released Their Findings

Perhaps This Study Was Conducted For a Good Reason

Some People Supported Hagen Regardless of the Data

Others Followed Suit

However, Some People Did Not Agree At All

People Argued That Things Aren't Correct Because They Hurt Your Feelings

Alexandra