6 Fat Tropes In Media That Are Tired, Overused, Or Downright Offensive

We know that long term weight loss is . We know that there are almost 60 of obesity (and that the term "obese" itself is outdated). We know weight is a pretty of health. Despite this, fatness is often seen as a pejorative in media. The documentary , directed by Jeanie Finlay, follows fat activist, writer, and cohost Aubrey Gordon over six years of her life.

It's a striking and gorgeous film that goes against a lot of what we've seen depicted on screen about fat people. So, BuzzFeed sat down with its director, Jeanie Finlay, to talk all about some of the biggest media tropes about fat people: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Of course, it's not all negative representation.

Jeanie and Aubrey will be touring in around the UK in January and February..