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<blockquote data-quote="Aaron Williams" data-source="post: 5103"><img src="https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/50-cent-super-bowl.jpeg?w=1024&amp;h=436&amp;crop=1" alt="50 cent super bowl" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Getty ImageWhen 50 appeared during <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/dr-dre-super-bowl-halftime-show-eminem-snoop-dogg-mary-j-blige-kendrick-50-cent/" target="_blank">Dr. Dre’s Super Bowl halftime performance</a> packing a few extra pounds, the <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/50-cent-super-bowl-halftime-show-upside-down-surprise-guest/" target="_blank">jokes came flying</a>. A seasoned vet of the internet troll game himself, 50 took the roasts in stride, and even <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/50-cent-memes-super-bowl-halftime-show-upside-down/" target="_blank">re-posted a few of his faves</a>. Then, he used his Instagram account to explain why he wasn’t bothered by the burns after creating his own merch of the meme-worthy moment.“I call this teasing me,” he wrote. “They’re just teasing me because they know I can drop the weight. that’s why I laugh with them. Fat-shaming only applies when you’re ashamed of your fat.”For what it’s worth, it should be common knowledge that 50 was a little rolly-polly when he first appeared on the scene in 1999 with the attention-grabbing “How To Rob” — which was itself an introduction to his trollish sense of humor, as he name-checked over 50 celebrities and hip-hop personalities that he would be more than happy to mug on the subway. But, of course, by the time of his re-introduction to the public at large with “In Da Club” — the video for which he reproduced during his Super Bowl performance — he’d slimmed down greatly, presenting an imposing, muscular physique with which he’s been associated for much of his career.And he’s right about one thing: He certainly can lose the weight — seemingly at will. In 2011, he was able to drop 54 pounds for his cancer-riddled role in All Things Fall Apart, so he’s no stranger to physical fluctuations.<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/50-cent-fat-shaming-super-bowl/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Aaron Williams, post: 5103"] [IMG alt="50 cent super bowl"]https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/50-cent-super-bowl.jpeg?w=1024&h=436&crop=1[/IMG] [UWSL]Getty Image[/UWSL] When 50 appeared during [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/dr-dre-super-bowl-halftime-show-eminem-snoop-dogg-mary-j-blige-kendrick-50-cent/']Dr. Dre’s Super Bowl halftime performance[/URL] packing a few extra pounds, the [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/50-cent-super-bowl-halftime-show-upside-down-surprise-guest/']jokes came flying[/URL]. A seasoned vet of the internet troll game himself, 50 took the roasts in stride, and even [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/50-cent-memes-super-bowl-halftime-show-upside-down/']re-posted a few of his faves[/URL]. Then, he used his Instagram account to explain why he wasn’t bothered by the burns after creating his own merch of the meme-worthy moment. “I call this teasing me,” he wrote. “They’re just teasing me because they know I can drop the weight. that’s why I laugh with them. Fat-shaming only applies when you’re ashamed of your fat.” For what it’s worth, it should be common knowledge that 50 was a little rolly-polly when he first appeared on the scene in 1999 with the attention-grabbing “How To Rob” — which was itself an introduction to his trollish sense of humor, as he name-checked over 50 celebrities and hip-hop personalities that he would be more than happy to mug on the subway. But, of course, by the time of his re-introduction to the public at large with “In Da Club” — the video for which he reproduced during his Super Bowl performance — he’d slimmed down greatly, presenting an imposing, muscular physique with which he’s been associated for much of his career. And he’s right about one thing: He certainly can lose the weight — seemingly at will. In 2011, he was able to drop 54 pounds for his cancer-riddled role in [I]All Things Fall Apart[/I], so he’s no stranger to physical fluctuations. [url="https://uproxx.com/music/50-cent-fat-shaming-super-bowl/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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