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- Jan 26, 2018
When one thinks of how to best reach disaffected young American men, surely the optimal person to do so is someone in their shoes, right? Not according to the institutional left. The best person, in their view, is 23-year-old Texan woman Olivia Julianna Herrera, who definitely puts the "thicc" in "thicc Latina." The obese Herrera routinely attacks Republicans across social media, ranging from sensible talking points to random racism against white people. Her influencer career began at age 17 after making a few successful left-wing TikToks, and she began working with Gen Z for Change in 2021 before leaving the organization in 2023. Her platform has only grown since then, having spoken at the Democratic National Convention and been a guest on numerous podcasts and MSDNC.
Due to her frequent references to food, whether pictured or otherwise, Herrera is routinely mocked, and her health issues due to her weight have begun to take more of a toll despite her young age.
Real Fat Gorl Hours
As you can see, Herrera es muy gordita. Unlike many of the Beauty Parlour's other deathfats, her weight fluctuates rather than continually increases. She has expressed an interest in fitness, though her efforts so far appear profoundly deficient. She is fat-shamed on every post she makes, whether relevant to the post or not, and tries to clap back at the haydurs:
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Poor eating habits run in her family (nothing else likely does.) She says her genetics are "fat but hearty", pulling the typical hamplanet "muh genetics" card, but as the tweet atop this thread shows, she is clearly anything but hearty, already suffering from asthma which probably arose from long-term obesity.
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Based on this tweet, Herrera does know how to eat healthier. She just opts not to.
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Here we see the depth of Herrera's hypocrisy, shaming a fellow person of size for not being able to complete a fitness test she also could not perform.
In May 2025, after the DNC enlisted her services to reach young men, the right-wingers on Twitter had a field day poking fun at the move (and her weight.) Herrera responded with a Substack pretending she was above the drama and was focusing on her mission to abort and trans the next generation, but you don't write as much as she did if you aren't deeply bothered.
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This week, my appearance and weight have been mocked and shared tens of millions of times. I’ve been targeted by members of the Trump family, Fox News hosts, and even verified Russian propagandists — and yet, I remain focused.
For years, Republicans have ranted about “identity politics” and accused Democrats of obsessing over culture wars. And yet this week, they took a podcast I recorded with a friend — where I discussed the real challenges young men in America are facing — and twisted it into a viral sideshow about my body. They’ve dredged up photos from my teenage years and flooded the internet with cruel jokes about my appearance, my sexuality, and my worth.
This isn’t the first time my body has been made into a national spectacle. I want you to imagine, just for a moment, that your daughter, your sister, your niece — at 22 years old — became the target of public mockery by the First Family and major media outlets. Imagine what she would feel: shame, rage, humiliation. That kind of pain can break people. A decade ago, it might’ve broken me.
But I’m not who I was ten years ago. I’m stronger now — not because I haven’t been hurt, but because I’ve survived this before.
Now, I understand what’s really happening. Every time I tell the truth — every time I speak to the heart of an issue that cuts through their political theater — they try to change the subject to my body.
In 2022, it was because I called out their attacks on women’s healthcare. Now, it’s because I dared to say that Republicans have no real plan to help young men in this country. The moment I gain traction, the moment I connect with people they thought they owned, suddenly my body becomes the story.
It’s predictable. It’s pathetic. And it’s a distraction.
This entire week, Republicans with massive platforms have spent more time talking about my looks than responding to my point: young men in America deserve better. Better wages. Better healthcare. Better opportunities. If they spent half as much time addressing that as they do obsessing over me, maybe we wouldn’t be facing a full-blown mental health crisis among young men in this country.
I feel for those young men. I even feel for the ones taking cheap shots at me online — because I know what it’s like to feel lost and angry in a world that tells you you’re not enough.
I fight for them, too. I fight for all Americans — even the ones who mock me.
So while the right-wing mediasphere continues to make me a spectacle, I’ll keep doing the work. I’ll keep telling the truth. I’ll keep fighting to make this country better.
Because someone has to — and we know it won’t be them.
For years, Republicans have ranted about “identity politics” and accused Democrats of obsessing over culture wars. And yet this week, they took a podcast I recorded with a friend — where I discussed the real challenges young men in America are facing — and twisted it into a viral sideshow about my body. They’ve dredged up photos from my teenage years and flooded the internet with cruel jokes about my appearance, my sexuality, and my worth.
This isn’t the first time my body has been made into a national spectacle. I want you to imagine, just for a moment, that your daughter, your sister, your niece — at 22 years old — became the target of public mockery by the First Family and major media outlets. Imagine what she would feel: shame, rage, humiliation. That kind of pain can break people. A decade ago, it might’ve broken me.
But I’m not who I was ten years ago. I’m stronger now — not because I haven’t been hurt, but because I’ve survived this before.
Now, I understand what’s really happening. Every time I tell the truth — every time I speak to the heart of an issue that cuts through their political theater — they try to change the subject to my body.
In 2022, it was because I called out their attacks on women’s healthcare. Now, it’s because I dared to say that Republicans have no real plan to help young men in this country. The moment I gain traction, the moment I connect with people they thought they owned, suddenly my body becomes the story.
It’s predictable. It’s pathetic. And it’s a distraction.
This entire week, Republicans with massive platforms have spent more time talking about my looks than responding to my point: young men in America deserve better. Better wages. Better healthcare. Better opportunities. If they spent half as much time addressing that as they do obsessing over me, maybe we wouldn’t be facing a full-blown mental health crisis among young men in this country.
I feel for those young men. I even feel for the ones taking cheap shots at me online — because I know what it’s like to feel lost and angry in a world that tells you you’re not enough.
I fight for them, too. I fight for all Americans — even the ones who mock me.
So while the right-wing mediasphere continues to make me a spectacle, I’ll keep doing the work. I’ll keep telling the truth. I’ll keep fighting to make this country better.
Because someone has to — and we know it won’t be them.
She claims to have dropped at least 8 pant sizes, which I almost believe since she is visibly down from her peak weight, but her weight loss appears to have stalled of late.
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The Sixteen Thirty Fund and the DNC
In August 2025, Lolcow of the Year 2022 nominee Taylor Lorenz released an article (a) in Wired detailing how numerous left-wing influencers, including Herrera, had taken money from the Chorus Creator Incubator Program, which received cash from a group called the Sixteen Thirty Fund. When this was brought to light, those caught up in the scandal were dogpiled, accused of being astroturfed and reciting manufactured talking points paid for by the donor class rather than their own opinions. According to Lorenz's report, the Fund paid the influencers up to $8000/month to post content, though the exact terms of the arrangements weren't made public. In fact, the content creators were instructed not to mention the funding or the program whatsoever.
Herrera responded with a long video, claiming it was the same as giving seed money to a small business, and that Chorus did not tell her what to post. However, Lorenz's article outlined that wasn't the case; influencers in the program had to get authorization from Chorus before openly supporting or attacking any individual candidates.
In the video, Herrera admits she took the money and says she isn't ashamed to have done so. I wonder how much of it she spent on food.
This isn't Herrera's first run-in with not being transparent about her funding. In July 2025, she was exposed for having taken over $2800 from the DNC for digital consulting work, which she had denied.
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While Herrera doesn't get into many drawn-out slapfights like several of our other political cows, she's one to watch for more financial scandals and/or fatfuckery in the future. To close, here's a complete non sequitur:
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