I don't really stay on top of SkinnyTok (I value myself too much as a fat person to constantly subject myself to that noise, and also, all the girlies on that particular corner of TikTok have a level of vocal fry that feels like it's going to make my ears bleed), but a recent video from user Monica Cruz—a.k.a. Succulent Addict—railing against the presence of fat people in Pilates classes managed to break through my protective peace barrier recently, and even though I know I shouldn't be letting some influencer's random deploying of garden-variety fatphobia as a grab for attention get to me…reader, I fear it kind of has.

“This might be a hot take for some people, but if you're 200 pounds, you shouldn't be in a Pilates class,” Cruz said in a post-Pilates car rant, adding: “There's no reason why they should allow 200-pound people in a level 2 class. Or, you shouldn't be allowed to be a Pilates instructor if you have a gut and you're fat. What the fuck is going on? Is this even real? Is this America? Standards are so fucking low.” First of all: girl, I don't know what America you're living in, but in the actual one that I inhabit, over 40 percent of the population has obesity. Second of all, if you're upset about fat people allegedly ruining your Pilates class but not illegal deportations or the government's use of pregnant women as fetal incubators, you need to open a fucking newspaper (or get one on your little phone! A lot of them are free!) Third of all: as a weekly attendee of my local Pilates studio's mat class who currently tips the scales at just under 300 pounds, I feel uniquely qualified to tell you just how wrong you are.