Jameela is having none of Kim’s latest ad (Picture: Leon Bennett/Getty Images)
Jameela Jamil has branded Kim Kardashian a ‘terrible and toxic influence’ after she promoted appetite-suppressing lollipops on Instagram.
The Good Place star previously lashed out at a social media post which superimposed all of the Kardashian women’s weights over a picture of the family.
But now, it is Kim K herself who has incurred her wrath following her latest #spon post.
The 37-year-old has promoted Flat Tummy Co’s appetite supressant lollies to her 111 million Instagram followers, which has angered much of the internet – and nobody more than Jameela.
The 32-year-old tweeted a screenshot of Kim’s post and tweeted: ‘No. Fuck off. No. You terrible and toxic influence on young girls.
No. Fuck off. No. You terrible and toxic influence on young girls. I admire their mother’s branding capabilities, she is an exploitative but innovative genius, however this family makes me feel actual despair over what women are reduced to. ☹️ pic.twitter.com/zDPN1T8sBM — Jameela Jamil (@jameelajamil) May 16, 2018
MAYBE don’t take appetite suppressors and eat enough to fuel your BRAIN and work hard and be successful. And to play with your kids. And to have fun with your friends. And to have something to say about your life at the end, other than “I had a flat stomach.” 🤯 pic.twitter.com/XsBM3aFtAQ — Jameela Jamil (@jameelajamil) May 16, 2018
‘I admire their mother’s branding capabilities, she is an exploitative but innovative genius, however this family makes me feel actual despair over what women are reduced to.’
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The former T4 presenter continued: ‘MAYBE don’t take appetite suppressors and eat enough to fuel your BRAIN and work hard and be successful. And to play with your kids. And to have fun with your friends. And to have something to say about your life at the end, other than “I had a flat stomach.”’
This was accompanied by a GIF of Mr Bean flipping the bird, so you can guess Jameela wasn’t too pleased.
Jameela’s followers praised her for calling out Kim’s post while sharing their own disbelief at the ad – which has also disappointed plus-size model and self-love advocate Felicity Hayward.
After Jameela saw the post focused on the Kardashians’ weight, she set up an Instagram account called I Weigh, which urges women to count their weight in all the things that make them wonderful – like being a good friend, kicking ass at work, beating illnesses and being a feminist.
The star, who plays Tahani on The Good Place, told the Financial Times: ‘It was sad enough in the ’90s when I was growing up and every girl at my school was struggling with self-image. A lot of us had eating disorders, myself included, because of the subliminal messaging — like this — about how little we weigh being how we measure our worth.
‘But you expect that, as time progresses, this would change. If anything it’s worse — and it’s reached a point of epidemic because of social media.’
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"Fuck off. No. You terrible and toxic influence on young girls."
The Good Place star Jameela Jamil has slammed Kim Kardashian West as a “toxic influence on young girls”, after the reality TV personality promoted an appetite suppressing lollipop on social media.
Kardashian West wrote about the lollipops on Wednesday, in a post for which she was presumably paid an obscene amount of money.
“You guys… @flattummyco just dropped a new product,” she wrote. “They’re Appetite Suppressant Lollipops and they’re literally unreal. They’re giving the first 500 people on their website 15% OFF so if you want to get your hands on some… you need to do it quick!”
But Jamil, an outspoken campaigner for body positivity, was not impressed.
“No. Fuck off. No. You terrible and toxic influence on young girls,” she wrote on Twitter. “I admire their mother’s branding capabilities, she is an exploitative but innovative genius, however this family makes me feel actual despair over what women are reduced to.”
“MAYBE don’t take appetite suppressors and eat enough to fuel your BRAIN and work hard and be successful. And to play with your kids. And to have fun with your friends. And to have something to say about your life at the end, other than ‘I had a flat stomach’,” she added.
No. Fuck off. No. You terrible and toxic influence on young girls. I admire their mother’s branding capabilities, she is an exploitative but innovative genius, however this family makes me feel actual despair over what women are reduced to. ☹️ pic.twitter.com/zDPN1T8sBM — Jameela Jamil (@jameelajamil) May 16, 2018
MAYBE don’t take appetite suppressors and eat enough to fuel your BRAIN and work hard and be successful. And to play with your kids. And to have fun with your friends. And to have something to say about your life at the end, other than “I had a flat stomach.” 🤯 pic.twitter.com/XsBM3aFtAQ — Jameela Jamil (@jameelajamil) May 16, 2018
Coming for any and all body shamers like… pic.twitter.com/MmCAvDQVvp — Jameela Jamil (@jameelajamil) May 16, 2018
Tl;dr: Don’t fuck with Tahani.
Jameela Jamil has proven herself to be a major leader in the body positive movement, calling out body shaming like a boss and encouraging others to value themselves by more than their weight. And The Good Place star is at it again, this time dragging Kim Kardashian for her latest Instagram #ad.
In a since-removed Instagram post (screenshotted and shared by Jameela, among others), Kim touted a new product from the makers of the controversial Flat Tummy Tea: so-called "Appetite Suppressant Lollipops." “They’re literally unreal,” Kim wrote, before urging her followers to get their hands on the candies, saying “you need to do it quick!”
Kim immediately caught flack from followers who slammed her for being “irresponsible” and promoting this product to her millions of followers. “You are setting the worst example to girls all over the world,” one commenter wrote, as reported by Mashable. “No one should have to feel the need to suppress their appetite to fit to ridiculous beauty standards. So offended right now.”
Jameela took to Twitter to weigh in as well, not only dragging Kim, but also the rest of the Kardashian-Jenner clan, including matriarch and momager, Kris Jenner . “No. F*ck off. No,” the actor tweeted Tuesday night. “You terrible and toxic influence on young girls. I admire their mother’s branding capabilities, she is an exploitative but innovative genius, however this family makes me feel actual despair over what women are reduced to. ”
While Kim seemingly deleted the post following the controversy, it’s not the first time the star has promoted similar products on her social media. In fact, earlier this year, she hawked a weight loss shake from the same company, Flat Tummy Co. There’s no saying whether Kim will share more in the future — but it seems pretty safe to say that, if she does, Jameela will be there to right the body image wrong.
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Kim Kardashian sparked anger from fans and the wrath of actress Jameela Jamil for promoting “appetite suppressant lollipops” to her 111 million followers on Instagram.
The reality TV star on Tuesday shared a since-deleted photograph of herself sucking on a Flat Tummy Co lollipop ― which she described as “literally unreal.”
The backlash was immediate, with fans criticizing Kardashian in the comments for promoting “such an unhealthy approach to weight loss.”
“This is disgusting,” wrote one. “Your fans are going to be seeing this and thinking that this is how to get your body. Eating is good for you, stop convincing people to literally starve themselves of food to get a flat tummy.”
“The Good Place” star Jamil assailed Kardashian on Twitter, describing her as a “terrible and toxic influence on young girls” and telling her to “fuck off.”
“I admire their mother’s branding capabilities, she is an exploitative but innovative genius,” wrote Jamil. “However, this family makes me feel actual despair over what women are reduced to.”
No. Fuck off. No. You terrible and toxic influence on young girls. I admire their mother’s branding capabilities, she is an exploitative but innovative genius, however this family makes me feel actual despair over what women are reduced to. ☹️ pic.twitter.com/zDPN1T8sBM — Jameela Jamil (@jameelajamil) May 16, 2018
Jamil later fired off this second tweet:
MAYBE don’t take appetite suppressors and eat enough to fuel your BRAIN and work hard and be successful. And to play with your kids. And to have fun with your friends. And to have something to say about your life at the end, other than “I had a flat stomach.” 🤯 pic.twitter.com/XsBM3aFtAQ — Jameela Jamil (@jameelajamil) May 16, 2018
Other people echoed Jamil’s concerns, condemning the message Kardashian appeared to be sending:
Instagram is making us insecure. We're all bombarded with images of unattainable lifestyle and beauty. It is known that when you are insecure, you are easier to influence. This web of psychology is what makes Kim Kardashian's promotion of appetite suppressants so alarming. — Dr. Liam Hackett (@DiageoLiam) May 16, 2018
Forget kale salads, Kim Kardashian thinks all you need is an appetite suppressant lollipop and you're good to go. "They’re literally unreal, " she says in her latest Instagram (sponsored, no less) post. — Tom & Lorenzo (@tomandlorenzo) May 16, 2018
Kim Kardashian promoting appetite suppressants. Does she have absolutely no shame? This is incredibly damaging and dangerous. pic.twitter.com/thFTNoCjYA — Em Sheldon (@emshelx) May 16, 2018
Flat Tummy Co’s website says its lollipops contain “satiereal” (an extract of saffron stigma, which it claims “helps control food intake, cravings and weight) and are “designed to help you suppress your appetite.”
“So with 1-2 pops per day, you’ll have your hunger under control and cravings in-check,” promises the company.
