Mofe Duncan reacts after being body-shamed by a troll
Famous Nigerian actor Mofe Duncan responded after a netizen suggested that he is no longer handsome because he has gained weight.
A comment was posted remarking on his supposed weight gain.
One Instagram user made a post comparing handsome Nigerian actors, noting the absence of Mofe Duncan and Etim Effiong.
User @iamadeogooluwayimika opined that Mofe Duncan was handsome until he got bigger.
This caught the actor’s attention, leading him to reprimand the netizen for body-shaming him.
He questioned whether gaining weight equates to becoming ugly.
Read the exchange below:
One netizen asked:
“Where is @mofeduncan in all of this?
Is @etimeffiong a joke to you?”
iamadeogooluwayimika said: “@Mofeduncan used to be fine abegg dude got too
big to fit in now”
mofeduncan replied: “@iamadeogooluwayimika so in retrospect… you’re
saying BIG PEOPLE ARE UGLY?? This is your take?
This is what you’d teach your kids? …0k.”
Mofe Duncan took to his Instagram page to call out the troll who body-shamed him for being big.
He noted how he had maintained the same body size for the past 10 years, and had sustained a severe back injury in the gym while trying to look how fans wanted him to be.
However, he maintained that their remarks never get to him anymore like they used to.
Read his post below:
” So this guy @iamadeogooluwayimika said I’m not allowed on the most handsome men in Nigeria list because I’m BIG. LOL! •
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• So comments like these brush off me like a leaf falling from a tree, ZERO IMPACT. ZERO DAMAGE. •
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• I’m a big guy, yes.
I’ve been big for the past 10yrs, yes. .
Did I have a severe back injury whilst in the gym trying to look how people wanted me to look? Absolutely.
I’ve been trolled and even had producers not want to work with me after calling me “FAT”, yes.
Did it affect me years ago? Yes.
Does it affect me now? Never.
Has it affected my acting or my career? I’d let my movies speak for me.
What about my personality? Never.
Or my health? Nope. •
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• Now some would say “Ignore these trolls”, I should shouldn’t I? Yes. •
• The thing is… this post ain’t for me or about me, it’s for others like me who get BODY SHAMED or called “UNPRETTY” because they’re larger than their peers. •”
