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MHAM: Fat People Have Eating Disorders Too – A Love Letter To ‘My Mad Fat Diary’

By: Sophie Butcher 15th May 202012th May 2020

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For this edition of the Fatness In Film column, Sophie Butcher does a deep dive into ‘My Mad Fat Diary’ and its depiction of eating disorders.

‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ And How Fatphobia Is Still Acceptable In ‘Woke’ Media

By: Sophie Butcher 17th Apr 202015th Apr 2020

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There’s one major problem with ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ and its otherwise remarkable record on inclusivity – it can’t stop being fatphobic.

Thor, ‘Avengers: Endgame’, And The Problem With Fatsuits

By: Sophie Butcher 20th Mar 202015th Mar 2020

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A deep dive into Fat Thor in ‘Avengers: Endgame’, and the problem with using fatsuits on screen.

Five Plus Size Heroines From The Last Decade

With the filmmakers and showrunners behind the camera becoming slowly but increasingly more diverse, so too are the stories they tell.

Three Things That ‘Shrill’ Gets Right About Living As A Fat Woman

By: Sophie Butcher 17th Jan 202016th Jan 2020

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Welcome to Fatness In Film, a new monthly column analysing examples of fat representation and body diversity on screen. Positive depictions of fat bodies are hard to find, but Shrill is a recent example of plus size storytelling done right.