"530 Fatties" facebook page targets obese Californians

[Eleazar]

530 Fatties Facebook Page Targeted Overweight, Obese Yuba-Sutter Residents


YUBA CITY (CBS13) — A Facebook page created to criticize people about their weight is generating controversy in the Yuba-Sutter region.

530 Fatties appears to be created by someone who lives within the local 530 area code, and featured photos of overweight or obese people in public without their permission. With those photos are words mocking the subjects’ weight.

The page was taken down at some point on Monday after CBS13 began looking into it after several people reached out to us.

Jessi Lynn Howell, 18, is still mortified after discovering a picture of herself posted on 530 Fatties.

“It’s really hurtful and it’s really embarrassing,” she said. “I know it’s probably someone from around here, and whoever it is they need to stop because that’s ridiculous.”

Howell says the picture of her was taken in October when she was 50 pounds heavier. She says lifelong medical problems have caused her to struggle with her weight, but medication she’s taking is helping her get control.

“I feel so much better like, the way I get dressed, the way my clothes fit,” she said.

CBS13 tried to get answers on who was behind the rude pictures and vile posts. The address listed for the page was 1 number higher than the address for the Yuba City Walmart. A phone number listed on the page was disconnected.

Most of the photos on the site came from Yuba and Sutter counties. According to a 2013 UCLA study that linked lower income and education levels with obesity, the two counties were above the statewide average of 22 percent. Yuba County’s obesity rate was 30 percent, while Sutter was at 28 percent.

[a pp roach]

I think this says more about how much people associate California with healthy people than it does anything else. It's like a shock value page, as it's widely known that the obesity rates in cities in the south/midwest are much higher than LA

[TLO]

I'd rather... wait, what?

[Eureka]

Originally Posted by a pp roach

I think this says more about how much people associate California with healthy people than it does anything else. It's like a shock value page, as it's widely known that the obesity rates in cities in the south/midwest are much higher than LA

Def less fatties here in Cali than in other states. Don't get me wrong they are here but far less of them than in Mississippi or other southern states.

I think Oregon has more hot women per capita than any other state.

[scorpio]

Originally Posted by Eureka

I think Oregon has more hot women per capita than any other state.

Colorado. And girls here shave their pits.

[TLO]

Omaha loves the fats!

[Dunerdr]

Originally Posted by Cochise

I liked the part where the news just happened to find someone to interview who was obese because of "medical issues".

They have thyroid problems!

[Rain Man]

I guess everyone has their hobbies, but if I was going to start a web page showing photos of people, I'd probably make it a page showing attractive women. It seems like that would be a lot more fun.

[Why Not?]

Would. All of them. Don't judge me. Dicks.

[WhiteWhale]

Originally Posted by HonestChieffan

Every one of these fat asses will end up with taxpayers supporting them through a long slow death spiral because they were to damn lazy and had no self control to not suck down soda pop and eat ****ing twinkles and tacos all day.

You could do this same thing in any area code in the country. Americans are fat, lazy, and horribly soft. Fatties need to deal with it, nobody wants to be around these obese turds and no one wants to look at them.

Okay.

So now the people you do not hate has been narrowed down to straight white men over 35 who are not fat and vote republican.

Everyone else can die in a fire.

You are seriously one of the most comically bigoted people I've ever read or heard. I'm starting to question if you're real or if you're playing a character.

[kcxiv]

im sure they will shut this down sooner or later. to much PC in this world now days

[-King-]

[Dayze]

maybe they're just big boned? Or husky?

[KC native]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I guess everyone has their hobbies, but if I was going to start a web page showing photos of people, I'd probably make it a page showing attractive women. It seems like that would be a lot more fun.

I think this is a poll worthy idea.

Would you rather run

a) a site that shames _________ people
b) a site that features clothed attractive women
c) a site that features average looking women
d) a pr0n site

[loochy]

Originally Posted by KC native

I think this is a poll worthy idea.

Would you rather run

a) a site that shames _________ people
b) a site that features clothed attractive women
c) a site that features average looking women
d) a pr0n site

A B D all in one

[Omaha]

Originally Posted by HonestChieffan

Every one of these fat asses will end up with taxpayers supporting them through a long slow death spiral because they were to damn lazy and had no self control to not suck down soda pop and eat ****ing twinkles and tacos all day.

You could do this same thing in any area code in the country. Americans are fat, lazy, and horribly soft. Fatties need to deal with it, nobody wants to be around these obese turds and no one wants to look at them.

Dad? Is that you?