Fat Shaming in Disney Movies

incisron · May 2016

All the Disney princesses are fit and beautiful. It's not fair. When people complained about the stereotypes Disney princesses fit into, instead of really fixing the problem, they just replaced the traditional dainty princess with Pocahontas, a woman with an athletic figure who jumps off cliffs and swims through rivers while singing underwater. Dont they think it will make us fat people feel bad? At first I thought Pocahontas was a movie about tolerance, till it got to the part where it said: "Come run the hidden pine trails of the forest / Come taste the sun sweet berries of the earth." Basically it's saying we have to run and get exercise and eat nothing but twigs and berries. I feel like Disney is a poor company.

_John_ · May 2016

As a hunter, fisherman, and outdoorsman, Bambi is unwatchable as an adult...

StealthHealth · May 2016

If you don't like what a company puts out, don't buy their products.

singingflutelady · May 2016

What about us fit and ugly people? We aren't represented either

_John_ · May 2016

but, but....Star Wars...Marvel...and ESPN...

toned_thugs_n_harmony · May 2016

it's not disneys job to make fat people feel better about themselves. just sayin.

callemiramar · May 2016

You make it what it is. Time to change your mentality or you'll never change your shape permanently.

DeviatedNorm · May 2016

Hear hear! For a while now I've been bummed there aren't more shows involving lackadaisical yet intelligent fat women named Rachel in their mid-30s. I'm not sure where I can turn to find a character I really can identify with.

melmelw03 · May 2016

What about the fat boy scout kid in UP? Or Ursula the Sea Witch? Personally, I'd rather hang with someone interesting like Ursula than some of the boring other Disney characters.

Oh wait, are we really getting offended over cartoons?

annaskiski · May 2016

Lose weight and lose the self-hatred?

Holly_Roman_Empire · May 2016

This is a terrible troll post.

StealthHealth · May 2016

The Simpsons has plenty of fat people - switch brands maybe?

sparklyglitterbomb · May 2016

Can't tell if trolling or serious....

sunnybeaches105 · May 2016

What makes it worse is all that walking at their theme parks. They should hand out scooters at the entrance and provide Iv injections of cotton candy. Riding the rides and walking are just too much work.

EvgeniZyntx · May 2016

Dumpy, happy and nice.
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StealthHealth · May 2016

Those Southpark kids look pretty lardy too.

2011rocket3touring · May 2016

Technically she is period correct. Native American Indians weren't portly. I don't think I've ever seen a depiction of a fat one.
Besides that isn't an issue limited to Disney. When I started watching BBC programming I was somewhat startled that all the main characters on their shows weren't beautiful.

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StealthHealth · May 2016

_John_ · May 2016

_A_Real_Mouthful wrote: »

i wish they had cast Danny Devito as Wolverine instead of huge jacked man. but they didn't. us short fat ugly guys have ZERO representation in Hollywood. its a sexist double standard.

dude...they got you covered...

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rml_16 · May 2016

This can't be a serious post. It isn't serious, is it?

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TavistockToad · May 2016

What about the fat octopus woman in the little mermaid??? She's never been on mfp!

_John_ · May 2016

_A_Real_Mouthful wrote: »

_John_ wrote: »

_A_Real_Mouthful wrote: »

i wish they had cast Danny Devito as Wolverine instead of huge jacked man. but they didn't. us short fat ugly guys have ZERO representation in Hollywood. its a sexist double standard.

dude...they got you covered...

you know, its really problematic how hollywood is flat out REFUSING to establish how sexy the normal male human physique is. when it comes to physical attraction, there is ZERO difference between a Jack Black and an Idris Elba. Women have been brainwashed by the media to think there is a difference, but they are wrong.