Influencer says 200-pound people shouldn’t do Pilates—gets fired and banned days later

A TikToker’s fatphobic hot take on Pilates triggered swift backlash that cost her both her job and her gym access.

It started with a series of videos from TikTok user @succulentaddict8, who posted what she called a "hot take" about who should be allowed in Pilates classes. According to her now-deleted video, "If you’re 200 pounds, you shouldn’t be in a Pilates class. There’s no reason why they should allow 200-pound people in a Level 2 class."

She didn’t stop there. In a follow-up video...