Women Being ‘Body Shamed’ in Media – Too Fat for Bikini?

Recently a local online English news site that has been serving Puerto Vallarta for over a decade published a story titled ‘Sayulita Sets a Low Bar for Female Fashion Standards.’ The article was an opinion piece by Ed Schwartz, a longtime resident of Sayulita.

This column drew harsh criticism from readers, enough to cause editors to remove the story from their news site and social media, only after defending the author’s views that stirred even more backlash for the site.

In the story, Mr. Schwartz admits he knows nothing about fashion but decides to take on the subject of . . .