It hurts so much to talk about Nicole Arbour, the "comedian" behind the "Dear Fat People" viral video, not because she hurts our big ol' fat feelings, but because she's just so insufferable. "If you stop talking about her, she'd go away," you're probably thinking, and you'd probably be right, but it's too hard. Nicole Arbour is like a great big scab right on the knee of society, and we know it's wrong and we know it's not helping anything, but goodness knows we can't stop picking at it. And that's where Nicole's latest ridiculous statement comes in:

   “I’m not sorry about it at all. The reason people are angry is because of the elements of truth in it. Let’s be real. They’re upset that I pointed out some obvious things, and the irony is that it took a blonde girl with her boobs out to point out the obvious, and enrage people because I was telling the truth. I’ve actually had a lot of people say, ‘You know, that video made me laugh,’ and some people said it made them cry, and then put down the food and go to the gym. So, I consider that a win. I started a massive conversation, a worldwide conversation, so I don’t see how that could possibly be a bad thing ... Look, it’s not like I killed a lion here. I told obese people that we care about them, and to stop killing themselves. And then I was ridiculous in (the video). I love the Trailer Park Boys, and I love Family Guy and South Park, and it’s the exact same kind of humour you’d see on there. I don’t think I went too far at all.”

   Let's break it down, shall we? It's fine if she's not sorry, but the reason people are angry -- at least the people we know -- isn't "the elements of truth" in her tirade against fat, but because everything about it was just atrocious. She was trying so hard to be funny, and it just didn't land for a lot of people. It seemed overly aggressive, and not in a way that showed that she cared about the issue or even that she was trying to be mean about it, just in a way that was inappropriate and weird. She did make a lot of rude comments and assumptions in the video, but people who are fat aren't surprised or outraged by someone telling them to exercise or eat less. People got shocked and outrage because she was, and is, so unbearable.

   If she inspired people, then good. That's great. Different people are motivated by different things, and if she actually did motivate people to do things that make them feel good, then that's wonderful, and she's right, she didn't kill a lion, so that's wonderful for her, too. But all these weird things she's been throwing into all of her interviews, all the things about being "a blonde girl with her boobs out" and the claims that she started "a worldwide conversation," it reeks of desperation, doesn't it? It makes the difference between rolling our eyes at her and rolling her eyes at her and wishing that she could get a damn clue already.

   It's not cute. It's not funny. It's not offensive, either. So please, Nicole, stop. Just stop.