“You have a racist obsession” – Ex-UFC star shakes up Twitter with anti-obesity tweet showing Black model

Former UFC fighter Jake Shields has seldom left the chance to make his controversial opinions heard through Twitter. This time around, Shields has managed to make headlines again after his recent tweet on obesity. While his tweet was received well among his fanbase, he managed to trigger some people on Twitter.

Jake Shields was one of the elite fighters on UFC’s roster. Having fought legends like Carlos Condit, Tyron Woodley, Georges St-Pierre, and more, Shields had established himself as a high-caliber fighter. However, Shields also accumulated a large amount of his fanbase through Twitter. He made highly controversial statements and gave insensitive takes on essential topics.

The veteran MMA fighter had called out 10 Trans people against himself in a disrespectful tweet. He was also seen supporting controversial influencer Andrew Tate through his tweet. In his most recent tweet, Shields posted the photo of a woman captioned “Stop normalizing Obesity.”

While this tweet might look like Shields educating people to take care of their health, he was labeled a racist for using the photo of a Black model. Jake Shields was accused of not calling out White people enough due to his racial tendencies. This is not the first time Shields has received the ire of people for his tweets and it also won’t be the last time.

Fans took to Twitter and gave a mixed response to the former UFC fighter’s latest tweet. Some users accused Jake Shields of being a racist. However, a majority of his comments acknowledged that obesity is indeed a growing problem in the US. People were seen trolling, hating, and supporting the veteran fighter for his views.

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Fans have mixed emotions over Jake Shields’ latest tweet

Former UFC fighter Jake Shields offends the crowd yet again after he’s seen talking about obesity in his latest tweet. Shields posted a tweet with the photo of a Black model captioned “Stop normalizing obesity.” While the tweet from Jake Shields was received somewhat well by his fans, he managed to offend the general crowd.

Shields was called a racist for putting up a photo of a Black woman and associating it with obesity. While the image was intentional or unintentional from Jake, people on Twitter gave him a piece of their mind. One of the users posted “You have an unhealthy, pathological somewhat racist obsession with people whose skin is dark. Seek help, Jake. It’s consuming you.” While there were a few similar tweets accusing Shields of supporting racism, others seemed to have sided with Jake.

Many comments supported Jake for his anti-obesity comment. ” The fact we are laughed at by other countries for being fat and now we are rewarding people for it is so weak and pathetic,” said one tweet. While Jake’s tweets are mostly met with harsh criticisms, some of his tweets manage to receive mixed emotions from the general crowd. However, none of the hate gets to the veteran MMA fighter as he continues with his tweets.

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