Beautiful People Only; Online Site Boots Members Over The Holidays
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Jan 4 2010, 7:01 PM
TORONTO - More than 500 Canadians who considered themselves "beautiful"
have reportedly been kicked off an online dating website for packing a
few extra pounds over the holidays.
U.S. and British media report that BeautifulPeople.com - the website
behind the latest headline-grabbing stunt - has expelled more than
5,000 users from its global community.
The site's managing director Greg Hodge is quoted as saying the move
came after members posted photos of themselves during the holidays
showing they had "let themselves go".
Most of the so-called "festive fatties" who got the boot were from
the United States (1,520), followed by the United Kingdom (832) and
Canada (533).
Hodge blamed the western traditions for the members' slipping beauty
standards, saying that in the U.K. and Canada, Christmas and the new
year are all about "over-eating, over-drinking and watching TV on the
sofa."
The social network, which claims that it bans "ugly people' from
joining its ranks, says each of the booted members received an email
encouraging them to re-apply when they get back in shape.
Despite the latest expulsions, the website, which describes itself
as "the largest network of attractive people in the world", says it
still has 550,000 members from 190 countries.
Via (www.yahoo.com) THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO - More than 500 Canadians who considered themselves "beautiful" have reportedly been kicked off an online dating website for packing a few extra pounds over the holidays.
U.S. and British media report that BeautifulPeople.com - the website behind the latest headline-grabbing stunt - has expelled more than 5,000 users from its global community.
The site's managing director Greg Hodge is quoted as saying the move came after members posted photos of themselves during the holidays showing they had "let themselves go".
Most of the so-called "festive fatties" who got the boot were from the United States (1,520), followed by the United Kingdom (832) and Canada (533).
Hodge blamed the western traditions for the members' slipping beauty standards, saying that in the U.K. and Canada, Christmas and the new year are all about "over-eating, over-drinking and watching TV on the sofa."
The social network, which claims that it bans "ugly people' from joining its ranks, says each of the booted members received an email encouraging them to re-apply when they get back in shape.
Despite the latest expulsions, the website, which describes itself as "the largest network of attractive people in the world", says it still has 550,000 members from 190 countries.
Via (www.yahoo.com) THE CANADIAN PRESS
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