What’s the backlash over? Can’t you tell by looking at it? I can tell you this: Melissa McCarthy looks gorge on the cover of Elle. The big deal here is in the fat shaming category. People are pissed that a big girl, who is extremely fucking talented, is on the cover of a major fashion mag like Elle, and they bundle her ass up in a baggy coat, so as not to look as big in theory. Despite their denial, I totally believe that they covered her up to hide her, but she does look the hotness.