Right-wing pundit Sameera Khan—a former Miss New Jersey USA who has garnered attention for her embracing the MAGA politics of former Republican President Donald Trump—was hit with instant backlash after shaming model Ashley Graham for wearing a revealing outfit.
Graham, who has been celebrated for her advocacy in the body positivity and inclusion movement, was photographed wearing a gold-colored minidress that showed off her figure while attending singer Tori Kelly's 30th birthday party.
Khan took aim at Graham for being a proponent of body positivity, writing:
"The fat positivity movement is getting out of hand."
Khan later deleted her tweet but a screenshot has been provided below.
@SameeraKhan/Twitter
Khan also compared Graham's body to that of model Irina Shayk, publishing both women's Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover photos in a tweet for which she wrote:
"Studies show that poor, stressed-out men prefer fat women like Ashley Graham. Wealthier men prefer slender women like Irina Shayk."
Khan deleted this tweet as well but a screenshot has been provided below.
@SameeraKhan/Twitter
Khan went on to attack Graham as part of a longer thread in which she complained about Graham dressing the way she wants, saying it's inappropriate for "a mother of three" to be "out in public dressed like a [fat] whore."
Khan faced harsh criticism for her remarks, saying they only betray just how insecure Khan is about her own appearance.
\u201c@SameeraKhan She seems pretty confident with herself. It is too bad you can\u2019t do the same. I wish you luck with whatever you\u2019re trying to pass off as a personality, making yourself a pick me girl on a social media platform is far less attractive than whatever she\u2019s got going on, poptart.\u201d— vibing in the deadlights (@vibing in the deadlights) 1671427537
\u201c@SameeraKhan Ashley looks like a whole fertility goddess!\n\nYou'll feel a lot lighter after shedding the weight of envy.\u201d— Nuggins (@Nuggins) 1671475477
\u201c@SameeraKhan She still puts you to shame lady\u201d— Harrison Gilmour (@Harrison Gilmour) 1671426525
\u201cThe reason sameera khan and the pick me ladies here are bristling is because the 90\u2019s model of very thin women being prestige catches is actually changing. \n\nAnd when you\u2019ve dedicating your life to starving and being mis, this change comes as a threat.\u201d— Monjula Ray (@Monjula Ray) 1671471464
\u201cWithout photos - and just based on their tweets - I can tell you this: Ashley Graham is a beautiful human being and Sameera Khan is ugly AF.\u201d— Jonathan Goldman (@Jonathan Goldman) 1671470679
\u201c@SameeraKhan The fact that you have to make a statement like this at all only shows your insecurities, and frankly that\u2019s the only ugly thing I see in this tweet.\u201d— Bobby Carrillo (@Bobby Carrillo) 1671427374
\u201cImagine being this embarrassingly loud and wrong. \n\nFat shaming strangers on the internet is already extremely embarrassing so the fact that she attempted to do so with 2 insanely hot photos just pushes this clown behavior to infinity and beyond \ud83e\udd21\u201d— Gianni Raisins \ud83c\udf84 (@Gianni Raisins \ud83c\udf84) 1671472311
\u201cImagine being so insecure that you feel the need to judge the bodies of people who\u2019s lives literally have nothing to do with you\ud83d\udc80\u201d— F-Abby-lous (@F-Abby-lous) 1671469765
Graham was the first size 16 model to be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated's annual swimsuit issue.
Glamour described Graham's cover as "bringing size acceptance into the mainstream." She appeared on the cover of Vogue in 2017, becoming the first plus-size model to appear in the magazine.
Graham once gave a TED Talk advocating self-acceptance with regard to body image, which included her looking into a full-length mirror and having a friendly chat with her body parts.