An article in an issue dated July 30, 2022, of The Economist magazine about the prevalence of obesity among Arab women has triggered torrid criticism on social media. Taleb whose photo was used to illustrate how Arab women are more prone to putting on weight wants a public apology has begun legal action against the magazine. (AP)
3 min read . 04:22 PM IST - The word ‘fat’, which is now considered taboo, was repeated six times in the article, hence, managing to trigger torrid criticism on social media, with Twitter users blasting it as misogynistic, even as local rights groups issued denunciations
