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Tabria Majors Offers Powerful Take in Response to Recent Emily Ratajkowski Controversy

The 2018 Swim Search finalist called out the model for her recent photoshoot.

Cara O’Bleness

Tabria Majors and Emily Ratajkowski

Tabria Majors and Emily Ratajkowski.

In case you missed it, model Emily Ratajkowski is under fire for an M Magazine editorial photoshoot in which she posed standing in a pair of plus-size jeans that were clearly much too large for her frame. The photograph was not received well by the public, with many labeling it “fatphobic,” “trash” and “weird.”

Clearly, 2018 Swim Search finalist Tabria Majors falls into the category of folks who were not impressed with the pic, as she clapped back in truly iconic fashion with a few photos of her own on Instagram on Dec. 4. In the cover snapshot of her carousel, Majors donned a too small pair of pants on each leg, with a split frame of Ratajkowski’s likeness next to her.

“There are so many more important issues going on rn, but this really triggered me,” Majors wrote in her caption. “How did no one flag this @m_magazine ? @emrata how did you write a book about body positivity and think this was ok? I’ve been modeling for nearly 10 years now and the erasure of models my size or bigger has been crazy to witness in real time.”

In additional photos, Majors modeled a tiny pair of denim around her calves with another fashioned into a top across her chest. She safety pinned a mini skirt in place in the final slide.

“This shows they can make bigger sizes, they can sell bigger sizes, but God forbid you model it on a bigger size,” she continued. “I know Ozempic has the industry in a chokehold rn but this is giving Jenny Craig, it’s giving Jared from Subway, it’s giving Weight Watchers…what was the concept??”

Tons of the new mom of one’s 1.5 million followers chimed in to the comments section with praise.

“Mic Drop 🎤,” 2020 SI Swimsuit Issue cover model Jasmine Sanders wrote.

“The👏entire👏caption👏,” six-time SI Swimsuit star Camille Kostek cheered.

“Say it louder for the folks in the back! Every single thing you said…all facts,” someone else applauded. “That ad is so tasteless and it’s disgusting that no one saw an issue with it.”

“Your words were so so needed, but also these images truly ATE,” another user gushed.

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Cara O’Bleness

CARA O’BLENESS

Cara is a trending news writer/editor for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit. A passionate writer and editor with more than 10 years of experience in print and online media, she loves storytelling and believes that words have the power to change the world. Prior to joining the team, Cara worked as a writer and editor across a number of content verticals, including food, lifestyle, health and wellness, and small business and entrepreneurship. In her free time, Cara loves reading, spending time with her family and making her way through Michigan’s many microbreweries. She is a graduate of Michigan State University's School of Journalism.

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