There’s a deeper reason why TikToker Remi Bader called out a ranch after she claimed she was treated poorly and “laughed at” by the employees…
Since her video went viral, the ranch responded by mocking Bader.
And it only gets worse from there…
The incident occurred at Deep Hollow Ranch in Montauk, New York last week.
Remi Bader turned up, along with a few others, to go on a ride together.
However, the influencer has since shared that she wasn’t allowed to ride, and was even sent home due to her weight…
Something she admits was “very embarrassing.”
The twenty-six-year-old TikTok star later took to the social media platform to share her experience with the ranch, detailing how she was treated poorly by the staff.
“Shoutout to Deep Hollow Ranch in Montauk for making me leave because I weigh over 240,” she wrote on the video, which quickly went viral.
In the caption, she explained that she “never had this issue” before.
Adding, “Please advertise this on your signs for the future.”
She later explained in the comments section to her followers, after receiving hundreds of messages: “It’s the fact of how it wasn’t advertised and how poorly it was handled.”
She continued, writing: “This was my experience, not yours.”
“It was very embarrassing [sic] to be told I need to leave alone when everyone else got to stay lol,” she added.
After the whole ordeal, Bader spoke with People, where she addressed the situation, sharing that she appreciates “everyone’s kind words and support after yesterday. I also want to say that I’d never want to take down or make a small business look bad unless I TRULY felt it was necessary.”
While she has come so far in accepting and loving her body, she also admitted in the statement that it’s moments like these that negatively impact her progress.
“I truly feel that every time I get into a better headspace and feel a boost of confidence, it gets shut right back down with experiences like this. […]
“It has become normal for me to have to accept the body-shaming and experience daily from social media and in person, and it really just gets exhausting.”
Bader then shared another video, addressing a TikTok made by one of the employees of the ranch, @Broudy.Keogh who said: “When you’re not a fat b**ch you can ride at Deep Hollow Ranch.”
Bader captioned the video: “Imagine this being deep hollw [sic] ranch’s response to your experience.”
Fans were outraged with the ranch, many taking to the comments section to slam the employee. One TikTok user simply wrote: “They’re done.”
While another commented: “Lol it took this dude 3 seconds to ruin his family’s business.”
“Are we ready to leave those one-star yelp reviews, ladies??” a third wrote.
The ranch later apologized for their employee’s TikTok, writing: “It has come to our attention that a TikTok video was posted regarding the ranch and a teenage employee posted a response that in no way represents nor is aligned with the views that the owners of the ranch hold” […]
“We would like to apologize to anyone who this offended and we do not condone or agree with any part of that employee’s video.”
But people weren’t letting the ranch get away with it that easily. Facebook users came to Bader’s defense in the comments, bashing their apology…
One outraged user wrote: “‘A teenage employee… no way aligned with the views of the owners’ AKA the owner’s son who wasn’t raised right and was clearly taught these ‘views’ by someone. Absolutely disgusting.”
While another echoed: “That’s your son. Makes me wonder where he may have gotten his behavior from. Publicly shaming someone online with the profanity he used is downright disgusting. Love your cute little apology on Facebook but that’s all it is. You won’t hold your own son accountable for his actions. Gross.”
Sadly, Bader’s experience is one many plus-sized Americans face on a daily basis.
And the taunting they experience is only making the issue worse.
Fat-shaming isn’t healthy “motivation,” and should never be used as such.
When directed at those who have a weight problem, this behavior often makes their situation worse and can lead to them falling back into bad eating habits.
This kind of mental bullying can cause depression, anxiety, and even eating disorders, and as a result make people less likely to leave their house, resulting in less physical activity.
It’s the worse kind of domino effect.
I think it’s about time people were a little kinder to one another, don’t you think?