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<h2>Oh no, &quot;Macy&#39;s.&quot;</h2><p>This isn&#39;t it, &quot;Macy&#39;s.&quot; Which eating disorder rehabilitation center have you been stealing your designs from? When <a href="https://www.alieward.com/new-about">Alie Ward</a>, host of &quot;Did I Mention Intervention?&quot; on the CW noticed a plate that looked like it popped out of one of those 1950&#39;s ads for women recommending methamphetamine to reduce their waists for their husbands, she took it to Twitter.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">How can I get these plates from <a href="https://twitter.com/Macys?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Macys</a> banned in all 50 states <a href="https://t.co/1spntAluVl">pic.twitter.com/1spntAluVl</a></p>&mdash; Alie Ward (@alieward) <a href="https://twitter.com/alieward/status/1153028416482029573?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 21, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Nobody on this planet wants to eat off of a plate that body shames them into clothing-related portion control. Hey kids, gather around the family dinner table and also make sure your pizza slice only fits in this tiny circle that says &quot;skinny jeans&quot; or you&#39;ll lose all your friends and never succeed! It&#39;ll be fun, dig in!</p><p>Seriously, who designed this? It&#39;s either a product of Kim Kardashian&#39;s skinny tea spon-con or it&#39;s a very out of touch man who thinks women will buy anything that tells them they could get a thigh gap.</p><p>Naturally, many people were on Alie&#39;s side:</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">These labeled plates are AWFUL and I am glad Macy’s has agreed to remove them. This fuels eating disorders.</p>&mdash; Susan Feldkamp (@SusanFeldkamp) <a href="https://twitter.com/SusanFeldkamp/status/1153139148976513024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 22, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">All these people trying to defend the shitty design... lol imagine thinking a circle labelled &quot;skinny jeans&quot; big enough to hold like two chicken nuggets is demonstrating &quot;healthy portion control&quot;.... The only thing it&#39;s teaching is body shaming, and nothing to do with health.</p>&mdash; cheese steak 🐼 (@totodialed) <a href="https://twitter.com/totodialed/status/1153174926968401926?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 22, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Someone even fixed them:</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">fixed them <a href="https://t.co/Uqj68iwvYz">pic.twitter.com/Uqj68iwvYz</a></p>&mdash; Liz Climo (@elclimo) <a href="https://twitter.com/elclimo/status/1153039421224022016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 21, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Of course, there were haters:</p><oembed>https://twitter.com/dev_brandonb/status/1153066371875389440?s=20</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/5OClockShadow_/status/1153139228508860416?s=20</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/2ndamendment19/status/1153362944236883968?s=20</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>I find it interesting that all the people telling her to get a sense of humor also didn&#39;t understand that her Tweet was hyperbolic and probably in jest. Yes, these plates promote disordered eating but saying they should be &quot;banned in all 50 states&quot; is pretty hilarious. The internet is a scary place...</p><p>&quot;Macy&#39;s&quot; eventually responded:</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hi, Alie — we appreciate you sharing this with us and agree that we missed the mark on this product. It will be removed from all STORY at Macy&#39;s locations.</p>&mdash; Macy&#39;s (@Macys) <a href="https://twitter.com/Macys/status/1153094129850732545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 22, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Maybe this will inspire plate designers to give the people what they really want out of plates: better jokes.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I appreciate that; thanks for hearing and taking the feedback. Sidenote: if the surplus stock winds up in TJ Maxxs and Marshalls and Ross stores across America I’m gunna lose it again.</p>&mdash; Alie Ward (@alieward) <a href="https://twitter.com/alieward/status/1153096008873709568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 22, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Some people were offended by the mere fact that others could be offended and doubled down on wanting the plates:</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hi <a href="https://twitter.com/Macys?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Macys</a>, my wife said she would actually like to purchase these plates if they’re going to be on clearance soon. She thinks they’re cute and she’s not perpetually offended by plates. Let me know, maybe we can work out a deal.</p>&mdash; Matt Grissom ™️ (@GrissomTweets) <a href="https://twitter.com/GrissomTweets/status/1153498424467234819?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I will never spend a cent in Macy’s again for caving to this leftist crap. I’ve purchased several high end purses, clothes and perfume for my wife there but it’s just as easy to not hassle at the mall.</p>&mdash; Rodney Roe (@rodneyroe) <a href="https://twitter.com/rodneyroe/status/1153560873425952770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/Macys?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Macys</a> I&#39;m going shopping tomorrow to see what I can find that offends me. You guys are ridiculous.</p>&mdash; Steve Watson (@scwatson71) <a href="https://twitter.com/scwatson71/status/1153504346396680192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Alie further explained herself:</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“Banned” was hyperbole — I just think this logic is flawed, harmful &amp; people shouldn’t make money off of making women feel bad— but Macy’s agrees and is pulling them. General sidenote: speak up for others, contact your reps &amp; vote in local, state &amp; national elections k thanx <a href="https://t.co/TfFvqcIVI1">https://t.co/TfFvqcIVI1</a></p>&mdash; Alie Ward (@alieward) <a href="https://twitter.com/alieward/status/1153296635969060864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 22, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Regardless of how you feel about these plates, I think we can all agree that that circle isn&#39;t big enough for food..</p><p>Better luck next time, &quot;Macy&#39;s!&quot;</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

'Macy's' collection of portion control plates has been taken out of stores after complaints.

Oh no, &quot;Macy&#39;s.&quot;This isn&#39;t it, &quot;Macy&#39;s.&quot; Which eating disorder rehabilitation center have you been stealing your designs from? When Alie Ward, host of &quot;Did I Mention Intervention?&quot; on the CW noticed a plate that looked like it popped out of one of those 1950&#39;s ads for women recommending methamphetamine to reduce their waists for their husbands, she took it to Twitter.How can I get these plates from @Macys banned in all 50 states pic.twitter.com/1spntAluVl&mdash; Alie Ward (@alieward) July 21, 2019 Nobody on this planet wants to eat off of a plate that body shames them into clothing-related portion control. Hey kids, gather around the family dinner table and also make sure your pizza slice only fits in this tiny circle that says &quot;skinny jeans&quot; or you&#39;ll lose all your friends and never succeed! It&#39;ll be fun, dig in!Seriously, who designed this? It&#39;s either a product of Kim Kardashian&#39;s skinny tea spon-con or it&#39;s a very out of touch man who thinks women will buy anything that tells them they could get a thigh gap.Naturally, many people were on Alie&#39;s side:These labeled plates are AWFUL and I am glad Macy’s has agreed to remove them. This fuels eating disorders.&mdash; Susan Feldkamp (@SusanFeldkamp) July 22, 2019 All these people trying to defend the shitty design... lol imagine thinking a circle labelled &quot;skinny jeans&quot; big enough to hold like two chicken nuggets is demonstrating &quot;healthy portion control&quot;.... The only thing it&#39;s teaching is body shaming, and nothing to do with health.&mdash; cheese steak 🐼 (@totodialed) July 22, 2019 Someone even fixed them:fixed them pic.twitter.com/Uqj68iwvYz&mdash; Liz Climo (@elclimo) July 21, 2019 Of course, there were haters:https://twitter.com/dev_brandonb/status/1153066371875389440?s=20https://twitter.com/5OClockShadow_/status/1153139228508860416?s=20https://twitter.com/2ndamendment19/status/1153362944236883968?s=20I find it interesting that all the people telling her to get a sense of humor also didn&#39;t understand that her Tweet was hyperbolic and probably in jest. Yes, these plates promote disordered eating but saying they should be &quot;banned in all 50 states&quot; is pretty hilarious. The internet is a scary place...&quot;Macy&#39;s&quot; eventually responded:Hi, Alie — we appreciate you sharing this with us and agree that we missed the mark on this product. It will be removed from all STORY at Macy&#39;s locations.&mdash; Macy&#39;s (@Macys) July 22, 2019 Maybe this will inspire plate designers to give the people what they really want out of plates: better jokes.I appreciate that; thanks for hearing and taking the feedback. Sidenote: if the surplus stock winds up in TJ Maxxs and Marshalls and Ross stores across America I’m gunna lose it again.&mdash; Alie Ward (@alieward) July 22, 2019 Some people were offended by the mere fact that others could be offended and doubled down on wanting the plates:Hi @Macys, my wife said she would actually like to purchase these plates if they’re going to be on clearance soon. She thinks they’re cute and she’s not perpetually offended by plates. Let me know, maybe we can work out a deal.&mdash; Matt Grissom ™️ (@GrissomTweets) July 23, 2019 I will never spend a cent in Macy’s again for caving to this leftist crap. I’ve purchased several high end purses, clothes and perfume for my wife there but it’s just as easy to not hassle at the mall.&mdash; Rodney Roe (@rodneyroe) July 23, 2019 @Macys I&#39;m going shopping tomorrow to see what I can find that offends me. You guys are ridiculous.&mdash; Steve Watson (@scwatson71) July 23, 2019 Alie further explained herself:“Banned” was hyperbole — I just think this logic is flawed, harmful &amp; people shouldn’t make money off of making women feel bad— but Macy’s agrees and is pulling them. General sidenote: speak up for others, contact your reps &amp; vote in local, state &amp; national elections k thanx https://t.co/TfFvqcIVI1&mdash; Alie Ward (@alieward) July 22, 2019 Regardless of how you feel about these plates, I think we can all agree that that circle isn&#39;t big enough for food..Better luck next time, &quot;Macy&#39;s!&quot;

Oh no, &quot;Macy&#39;s.&quot;  This isn&#39;t it, &quot;Macy&#39;s.&quot; Which eating disorder rehabilitation center have you been stealing your designs from? When Alie Ward, host of &quot;Did I Mention Intervention?&quot; on the CW...