Oklahoma City Thunder Girl Kelsey Williams dissed for her weight by female sports blogger

Apr 29, 2013 06:27 GMT  ·  By

Oklahoma City Thunder Girl Kelsey Williams is probably “too chunky” to be an NBA cheerleader, according to a female sports blogger for CBS Houston. After her comment went viral, Claire Crawford deleted her initial report and all her accounts on social media, but she’s still under serious fire.

A cached copy of the offensive article, which had absolutely nothing to do with sports, can be found here.

Crawford doesn’t specifically say that she personally thinks Williams needs to lose some weight, but that seems to be the message.

“The Rockets are facing the Oklahoma City Thunder during the first round of the NBA Playoffs. The Rockets looked terrible in Game 1, but some say they weren’t the only bad-looking people on the court,” she wrote.

“This pretty blonde [Williams] has been criticized by some folks in OKC for having ‘pudginess’ around her waistline. But if she’s comfortable wearing that tiny outfit and dancing for NBA fans, then good for her,” Crawford added.

“Besides… not every man likes women to be toothpick skinny. In fact, I’d say most men prefer a little extra meat on her bones. Am I right? What do you think? Is this chick ‘too chunky’ to be a cheerleader?” she asked.

Response wasn’t what she might have expected, ABC News reports. Faced with criticism from all sides, Crawford went into hiding.

Her initial article was deleted, and so were her accounts on social media, including her personal ones.

Neither she nor CBS Houston has addressed the controversy in any way, but Williams took to her Twitter to let her supporters know that she wasn’t about to be discouraged by such nasty comments.

“To be womanly always, discouraged never. We wouldn't know what blessings were if we didn't go through trials. Thank you to EVERYONE for the compassion and love today. I'm in awe,” she wrote.

Despite her nice words, readers are still not ok with Crawford’s comments because they’re exactly the things that lead to eating disorders and an unhealthy body image. What do you think?