The dating site BeautifulPeople.com kicked off 5,000 people after "vigilant members" reported users whose pictures showed they'd gained weight. ''Letting fatties roam the site is a direct threat to our business model," said the site's founder. [The Telegraph]
DISCUSSION
It is an absolutely genius marketing strategy, though. Hilariously repugnant as the whole concept is, I do have to doff my cap at their balls-out grab for free publicity.