--- description: Rihanna showed haters how she really felt with an Instagram that wryly addressed the body shaming she's experienced on the Internet. title: Rihanna Silences Body Shamers Like the Queen She Is image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt87bb18e71d7775a2/6988d04ccd1bbad45f70583c/rihanna-response-body-shaming-barstool.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Rihanna Silences Body Shamers Like the Queen She Is  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 6, 2017 3:31 PM CUT  LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 31: Rihanna attends Madeworn x Roc96 Pop-Up Event on May 31, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 31: Rihanna attends Madeworn x Roc96 Pop-Up Event on May 31, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images)Jerritt Clark—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 6, 2017 3:31 PM CUT While [Rihanna](http://time.com/4746220/rihanna-fenty-puma-video/ "undefined") certainly has pressing matters to attend to right now like [cheering on her beloved LeBron James during the NBA Finals](http://time.com/4802935/rihanna-nba-finals/ "undefined"), or you know, just [generally being a bad gal](http://time.com/4431632/rihanna-wine-glasses/ "undefined"), the [_Anti_ ](http://time.com/4198509/rihanna-anti-review/ "undefined")singer took to her Instagram on Monday night to seemingly respond to a _Barstool Sports_ article published last week that body shamed her. The article, which has since been deleted, was crassly titled “[Is Rihanna Going to Make Fat the Hot New Trend?](http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:bVqxzCCiDD0J:www.barstoolsports.com/barstoolu/is-rihanna-going-to-make-being-fat-the-hot-new-trend/+&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us "undefined").” As might be expected, the post was met with plenty of anger and [criticism online](http://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/news/a45619/rihanna-fat-shaming-no/ "undefined"), but the best response came from Rihanna herself. The singer, [who’s proved herself to be a veritable Internet doyenne in the past](http://time.com/4707938/rihanna-instagram-livestream/ "undefined"), deftly shut down the body shaming and [affirmed her status as the baddest gal in the game](http://time.com/4762629/rihanna-queen-met-gala-2017/ "undefined") with a single meme on Instagram. The meme features two images of [Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane](http://time.com/4366675/gucci-mane-game-of-thrones-snapchat/ "undefined") at different sizes, along with the words: “If you can’t handle me at my 2007 Gucci Mane, you don’t deserve me at my 2017 Gucci Mane.” She then captioned the post with a sole emoji with a single tear running down its face, which could either be a reference to Gucci’s tear drop [face tattoos](http://time.com/4322795/justin-bieber-face-tattoo-reason/ "undefined") or sarcastic tears shed for the people who unwisely spent the entirety of a blog post slamming a woman’s appearance. 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