Plus-Size Blogger Perfectly Shuts Down Man Who Used Her Photo In Body-Shaming Meme

A plus-size blogger has given the internet a lesson in how to respond to insulting memes by taking down her hater with four small words.

Blogger Lesego Legobane, who posts under the name Thick Leeyonce, was shocked to find a photo of herself included in a meme on Tuesday.

The meme was posted by Leyton Mokgerepi and included the words “girls that I like vs girls that like me” with a photo of a slim model on the left and a photo of Lesego on the right.

Leyton’s attempt at humour may have been liked more than 2,600 times, but Lesego’s short and sweet response proved far more popular.

The blogger simply quote-tweeted Leyton’s message, saying: “I don’t like you.”

Her post was soon liked more than 630,000 times by men and women around the world, including Ariana Grande.

Following support for Lesego’s tweet, Leyton posted a second tweet using her image, this time with the fire emoji.

But many on Twitter said his attempt at redemption was “too little too late”.

Speaking to HuffPost UK, Lesego said she was surprised to find herself at the centre of a viral body-shaming row.

“Someone tagged me on the meme asking if I had seen it, so I decided to reply because I felt he was being rude. I had no idea it would go viral,” she said.

“I hate it when men think that fat girls are desperate and that we like every other guy because ‘we don’t have options’. I can be fat and still out of your league.”

Addressing the backlash his meme received, Leytontold HuffPost UK: “Quite frankly I didn’t mean to denigrate Lesego or body-shame big girls.

“I’m not about that life, I’m a good guy I didn’t mean to make her feel bad about herself. I want better for myself I want better for anyone.”

He also sent HuffPost UK a photo of a plus-size woman he previously tweeted, saying: “I have mad love for thick honnies.”

Famous Women Get Real About Body-Shaming

Kate Winslet(01 of08)

Kate Winslet is an Oscar-winning actress, but it could have been a very different story if she’d listened to criticism from body-shamers when she was younger.

“I got bullied at school, they called me ‘blubber’, they teased me for wanting to act, they locked me in the cupboard, laughed at me,” she said at a charity event.

“I wasn’t the prettiest, I’ve always had big feet, and I was even told that I might be lucky in my acting if I was happy to settle for the ‘fat girl’ parts. And they would say, ‘You’re just not what we’re looking for Kate’. I’d hear that a lot.”

“I learned to embrace my flaws, to make no apology for who I am,” she said. “This is who I am. The real me. Kate from Reading.” (credit:PA Archive/PA Images)

Lady Gaga(02 of08)

When Lady Gaga wore a crop top for her 2017 Super Bowl performance she received cruel remarks about her stomach. But she rose above the hatred to share a positive message on body image.

“I heard my body is a topic of conversation so I wanted to say, I’m proud of my body and you should be proud of yours too,” she said on Instagram.

“No matter who you are or what you do. I could give you a million reasons why you don’t need to cater to anyone or anything to succeed.” (credit:Ronald Martinez via Getty Images)

Serena Williams(03 of08)

Twitter trolls told Serena Williams that she was "built like a man", but that didn't stop her from being super body-confident.

"I love that I am a full woman and I’m strong and I’m powerful and I’m beautiful at the same time," she said. "And there’s nothing wrong with that." (credit:PETER PARKS via Getty Images)

Jennifer Aniston(04 of08)

Sick and tired of the media speculating about whether or not she was "pregnant", Jennifer Aniston penned an exclusive blog on The Huffington Post about body-shaming and how we value women.

"The objectification and scrutiny we put women through is absurd and disturbing," she said.

"The way I am portrayed by the media is simply a reflection of how we see and portray women in general, measured against some warped standard of beauty." (credit:C Flanigan via Getty Images)

Cheryl(05 of08)

In 2015, Cheryl called for body-shaming to be made "illegal" after some news outlets and members of the public accused her of being "too skinny".

“The body shaming has to stop. It’s bulls***. Something has to be done, changed, even if it’s done in law," she said. (credit:PA Archive/PA Images)

Vogue Williams(06 of08)

Model and TV presenter Vogue Williams told Aol's BUILD LDN she thought it was important to hit back at body-shamers after she was "papped on a beach".

"I got trolled - and it was hundreds and hundreds of comments and different news outlets saying I was fat, I was two stone overweight," she said.

"I actually hit back on that one because I thought people would be looking at me and thinking: ‘If people think she’s fat, what am I supposed to be?’ I also just think how has it come to this, that people find it okay to comment on people’s bodies?

"I would never call somebody fat and I would never call somebody too skinny. People are just the weight that they are, everyone is different and everyone is on a different path in life." (credit:Stuart C. Wilson via Getty Images)

Amy Schumer(07 of08)

When a film critic called actress and comedian Amy Schumer "chubby", she responded by saying: "I am a US size 6 and have no plans of changing.

"This is it. Stay on or get off." (credit:NBC via Getty Images)

Tyra Banks(08 of08)

After she was papped in a swimsuit and body-shamed by the media, Tyra Banks' response made chat show history.

She appeared in front of the live 'Tyra' audience wearing that same swimsuit and said: “If I had lower self esteem, I would probably be starving myself right now. But that’s exactly what is happening to other women all over this country.”

She ended her speech by telling the haters: "Kiss my fat ass." (credit:Tibrina Hobson via Getty Images)