Former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly is out with a new conspiracy theory, and this one has nothing to do with politics.
It’s all about the fashion industry.
O’Reilly on Tuesday tweeted:
Here’s the Tip of the Day: many clothing companies have stealthily cut back on material, so order your stuff one size larger than you are. I am 6’4”, 210 pounds and an XL used to do it. Not anymore. Now XXL.
— Bill O'Reilly (@BillOReilly) December 20, 2017
“Vanity sizing” has indeed led to clothing sizes changing over time, but it’s been much more of an issue in women’s clothing, and it’s not a recent phenomenon.
O’Reilly’s “tip of the day” had attracted more than 3,200 comments within two hours of him tweeting it out, including these:
Twitter gave us 280 characters so we could invent wild spin zones for getting fat https://t.co/DC6YHcE1XH
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) December 20, 2017
The Telling On Yourself Hall of Fame https://t.co/ya5Wj15bY9
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) December 20, 2017
"Secular-Progressives Tried To Trick Me Into Thinking I Got Fatter But I'm Not Falling For It" https://t.co/ze5q7B8sqw
— Jesse Singal (@jessesingal) December 20, 2017
"Welcome to the No Spin Zone ™️ where I didn't get fat, manufacturers changed the labels!"
— kswa1987 (@kswa1987) December 20, 2017
Maybe your ego went up a size
— Lisa Jones (@greyhoundsmokey) December 20, 2017
So that's the problem. No weight gain but tight clothes! Glad it's not just me! Lol
— Mara Butler (@marabutler67) December 20, 2017
The amount of material cut back on clothing is inversely proportionate to the weight increments being added by scale manufacturers. It used to be that 210 pounds showed up as 210. Not anymore, now 265.
— Scone_Mason (@Scone_Mason) December 20, 2017
I’m sorry you’re mad that corporations are cutting costs. You of all people understand what this feels like.
— phil (@PartPhil) December 20, 2017
Doing a great job. I had similar problems. Also my shampoo lasts longer than it used to
— Tipping Odds Podcast (@TippingOddsLV) December 20, 2017
More than a few skewered O’Reilly for both his clothing conspiracy and for the millions of dollars ― including $32 million on a single case ― he reportedly spent to settle the sexual harassment lawsuits that ultimately cost him his job:
I get it. Used to only take 20 million to pay these women off. Now it takes 32 million!
— Mike Finazzo (@theemikefinazzo) December 20, 2017
must be nice waking up in the morning, trying something on, and it doesn't fit but instead of being in a rush to go to work you have the luxury of sitting down and tweeting your frustration of gaining weight. gotta be nice to be unemployed and rich enough to pay off tons o women.
— khadeezy (@khadeezy) December 20, 2017
is that why you liked to wear a robe when women visited you?
— SleepyEyesChuckTodd (@SleepyChuckTodd) December 20, 2017
But you’re $32m lighter. Odd.
— Joni Tomson (@seriouslyikant) December 20, 2017
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