Man praised for stepping in to help body-shamed woman on flight

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNN/KRON) — A woman took to social media to thank a fellow airline passenger for stepping in after she was body shamed.

“Hey babe, I can’t believe this,” the text said, “I’m sitting next to a smelly fatty.”

They’re words never meant to be seen.

“Can’t even put the armrest down, I’m going to vomit. I’m stuck by this fatty,” the text said.

Those were words that struck Chase Irwin.

“When I saw her crying, it really hit me hard,” Irwin said. “I actually got really sick to my stomach.”

In large fonts, “smelly fatty” was one of the bright texts he could read from a passenger across the aisle on a United flight.

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