Female sports blogger who called NBA cheerleader 'too chunky' to perform comes under fire for 'hateful attack'



A CBS blogger who commented on the perceived weight problem of NBA Oklahoma City Thunder cheerleader, Kelsey Williams, has come under fire for labeling her 'too chunky' to perform.



Under the pen name 'Claire Crawford,' blogger Anna-Megan Raley wrote: '[Mrs Williams] has been criticized by some folks in [Oklahoma] for having “pudginess” around her waistline... Is this chick “too chunky” to be a cheerleader?'



Outraged commenters on the CBS Houston site called for Ms Raley to be fired, with many writing: ' This is a disgusting waste of an article.'

Cheerleader criticisms: A CBS blogger who commented on the perceived weight problem of NBA Oklahoma City Thunder cheerleader, Kelsey Williams (pictured), has come under attack for labeling her 'too chunky'

Ms Raley's post — which was taken down from the website, but is able to be retrieved through a web cache — also noted that the Rockets, who were playing the Thunders, 'weren’t the only bad-looking people on the court.'



Mrs WIlliams, who has cheered for three-years on the squad, was pictured in the article 'at a bad angle' wrote some commenters.

Blogger blooper: Under the pen name 'Claire Crawford,' blogger Anna-Megan Raley has been fired after saying Mrs Williams had a 'pudgy waistline'

A poll then asked visitors to the site to weigh in.



Three choices were offered: 'She has the perfect look to be an NBA cheerleader,' or 'She could use some tightening up in her midsection,' and finally, 'She has no business wearing that outfit in front of people.'

Ashton Foster, a graduate of New York Film Academy, remarked that Ms Raley's post was a 'vapid, poorly written, goosip girl blog entry.'

She wrote in the comments section: 'You should be ashamed of yourself... T his is disgusting... You're cruel. GROW UP.'



Kathy Koehn Hessel added: 'I find this offensive and rude. How would you like this written about someone you know or care about?'

Agreeing, another commenter wrote: ' It's a hateful attack on a beautiful, talented, motivated woman, and articles like this contribute to the degradation of society, as well as the negative body image so many women struggle with BECAUSE of media outlets.



'Claire, shame on you.'

Ms Raley, who also previously wrote a blog post for the Houston Chronicle, in which she tried out to be a cheerleader and posted a video of her audition, has since had her work on the CBS Houston website taken down.

Thunder support: Mrs Williams (pictured center right in November 2012) has remained positive on her Twitter account, thanking people for their support

Cheer veteran: Mrs Williams, who was married earlier this year (pictured left on her honeymoon in March) has been cheering for the Thunders for three years (right)



Her Twitter, Linkedin and MySpace accounts have also been deleted.



Meanwhile Mrs WIlliams has remained positive on her own Twitter account.

