Is Facebook’s ‘Feeling Fat’ Emoji Controversial? [POLL]

Facebook has caused some controversy with their "feeling fat" emoji, but is it really that offensive?

If you have a Facebook account, you undoubtedly know about updating your status and including one of those cute little faces telling people how you feel.

Maybe you're feeling happy, sad, naughty, anxious, or maybe you're feeling fat.

The "feeling fat" emoji has caused some controversy with feminist, people with body image issues or who have or have had eating disorders.

The activist group known as Endangered Bodies is petitioning Facebook to remove the "feeling fat" emoji from their website. They say that it can be damaging to adolescents and youth struggling with their body image and it can be damaging to people who struggle, or who have struggled with eating disorders.

Personally, I don't think Facebook meant any harm. I truly believe it was intended for those moments you really do FEEL fat, maybe right after a great Thanksgiving dinner, or you forgot to work out for a week, and you feel fat.

Facebook has since responded to the petition signed by over 16,000 people and removed the "feeling fat" emoji.

[The Daily Mail]