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Mickie James Responds To Criticism of WWE’s “Piggy James” Rib

After issuing a blunt Twitter response to criticism of WWE’s “Piggy James” storyline, Diva Mickie James was quick to clarify that she was not specifically ripping on her company or the angle.

Responding to a Tweet, “I’m really offended right now with the WWE making jokes about your [weight]…I really worry about girls who watch wrestling, see this kind of thing, and fall victim to hating their bodies,” the Diva wrote, “I agree. I think the example being set is pathetic. Giving the youth a warped perception of beauty; after all…one has to love themselves first. Society makes that hard…I love myself and my body. 130 is hardly fat.”

When a story broke quoting Mickie James as saying WWE’s handling of the storyline is “pathetic,” James responded, “I never said WWE…if anyone read it, I said society.”

While it is true that Mickie did not specifically mention the WWE storyline in her response, one cannot fault those who assumed her response was WWE-centric: the Tweet to which she responded was purely related to the company’s ongoing mockery of her weight.

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