What’s the first indication that a new character in a book is going to be unpleasant or undesirable? They’re described as fat. Well, usually not “fat” but rather, “rotund” “heavy-set”, or some other ...

Rae, the protagonist in My Mad Fat Diary, struggles with her body image and mental health, but it's explored in a nuanced and meaningful way. The wider narrative never shames or belittles her, and she ...

When E.E. Charlton-Trujillo’s Fat Angie trilogy kicked off in 2013, it put fatness at the forefront of a troubled lesbian teenager’s journey toward self-acceptance. Two years later, Julie Murphy’s ...

Other ‘derisive’ depictions include ‘becoming stuck in an object’ and moving slowly: study Disney’s animated films perpetuate “harmful stereotypes” by depicting fat characters as “eating more” or ...

Think about those adorable fat cartoon characters — you know, the ones. They're lovable, have a larger-than-life personality that brings back fond childhood memories, and generate big belly laughs.