Episode 87: Personal Opinions*

We talk about comedian Bridget Everett, the Sun’s remarkably pleasant feature on fat admirers, and a Twitter post that TV/movie writers stop making fat jokes. We also talk about the uneasy alliance of sexuality and political activism in the fatosphere.

Pop Culture

• New Yorker | Bridget Everett Is Larger Than Life

• The Sun | AHEAD OF THE CURVE I’m a size 22 & met my fella on a plus size dating app – people ask why he’s with a ‘fatty’ but he loves my curves

Fat Watch

• Allison Tollman: "Writers and showrunners- take the jokes about weight out of your scripts. I promise they aren’t funny"