Fierce Fatty Podcast

151: The Whale: Fatphobic Misery P*rn


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The movie 'The Whale' is now out in cinemas. The fat community has been dreading the release ever since the trailer dropped. Is it as bad as we had feared or is the story told with compassion? What about other films that depict super fat folks who spend their life indoors, are they empathetic or reinforcing the same old tropes?

Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/151

Come with me to the Dominican Republic: https://trovatrip.com/trip/north-america/dominican-republic/dominican-republic-with-vinny-welsby-jun-2023 The Cruel Spectacle of 'The Whale': https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/10/opinion/the-whale-film.html Behind paywall: https://archive.ph/Iw3iU https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/the-whale-review-49039630 https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/the-whale-review-darren-aronofsky-brendan-fraser/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/10/opinion/the-whale-film.html https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/elaminabdelmahmoud/the-whale-brendan-fraser-darren-aronofsky-review https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-whale-movie-review-2022

The Exhausting Fatphobia of "The Whale" by VICTORIA EDEL: https://www.popsugar.com/author/victoria-edel

Fatphobia Sinks Darren Aronofsky's Drama, Mark Hanson: https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/the-whale-review-darren-aronofsky-brendan-fraser/

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