It’s About “The Whale”

from Bigger Than Me · host Ally Haire

Dear Hollywood, If you insist on making a film that shows exactly what you think of fat people, couldn't you at least use a fat actor?  Please read Lindy West's article written for The Guardian discussing just how awful this movie is here: "The Whale is not a masterpiece – it’s a joyless, harmful fantasy of fat squalor."

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Dear Hollywood, If you insist on making a film that shows exactly what you think of fat people, couldn't you at least use a fat actor? Please read Lindy West's article written for The Guardian discussing just how awful this movie is here: "The Whale is not a masterpiece – it’s a joyless, harmful fantasy of fat squalor."

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