‘Fat people can be heroes, not just the punchline’

‘Fat people can be heroes, not just the punchline’

This point was echoed by audience questions after the screening, as many referred to the lack of onscreen representation from plus-sized actors in film and television. The ones that do exist fall into the same tropes – the fat friend to the slim, attractive main character or the depressed lonely fat person who is either bullied, pitied or despised.

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