Food-Shaming Portion-Control Plates Removed by Macy’s Represent Bigger Issues | Eater
"After a visitor discovered a line of Pourtions plates with snarky portion labels and tweeted about them, the retailer acknowledged it had “missed the mark” and removed the product from a narrative-driven retail concept for smaller brands in its stores, though the items remain available elsewhere. The episode spotlighted how the store, by stocking portion-control dinnerware framed as novelty or weight-loss tools, contributed to a wider trend that pressures especially women to be thinner and can normalize hyper-vigilant eating behaviors. While the removal was the right step, the decision to carry the plates in the first place reveals the ambient cultural scrutiny of women’s bodies and the harm in turning portion control into a joke." - Jaya Saxena
