Dr. Jordan Peterson took Sports Illustrated to task Monday on Twitter for naming a plus-sized model for its annual swimsuit issue. <\/p>\n
Following backlash, he announced that he would be leaving the social media network. <\/p>\n
Peterson took a swipe at the magazine and its cover model, Yumi Nu, on Monday, sharing a snap of the cover and snarking, \"Sorry. Not beautiful. And no amount of authoritarian tolerance is going to change that.\" <\/p>\n
He later engaged with a Twitter user who said that Peterson \"sounded like a parody\" of himself with the tweet, and added that it's a \"conscious progressive attempt to manipulate & retool the notion of beauty, reliant on the idiot philosophy that such preferences are learned & properly changed by those who know better but dont let the facts stop you.\" <\/p>\n
Peterson later announced that he was departing from Twitter. <\/p>\n
On Tuesday, he wrote, \"My YouTube channel has now hit 5,000,000 subscribers. Thank you all for your ongoing support. I am nothing but grateful for the opportunities that have opened up to me because of you. I can confirm some very exciting projects and content coming soon. Take care, and keep striving.\"<\/p>\n
Nu told the New York Post that she was \"on cloud nine\" after being selected for the coveted Sports Illustrated cover. <\/p>\n
Its amazing,\" she said. This is nothing I could prepare for. Its unexpected. I feel like were in a place right now where people are making space for more diversity on magazine covers. Its a big time for Asian-American people in media. I know I play a big role in representation in body diversity and race diversity, and I love to be a role model and representative of the plus-size Asian community.<\/p>\n
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