#Fat characters

[micoz-field-of-dreamz]

everytime someboady doesnt draw pim and/or charlie fat an angel loses its wjngs

[emmabirb8]

Y'know... not to bring this up, but as a fat girlie I feel like it needs to be said-

Nandermo getting decimated after the build-up of what was seeming to be something grand and amazing up thru s3 not only for queer representation but also a fat character finally getting to have a happy ending with their more conventionally attractive love interest just feels like such a letdown in, like, five categories at once, lmao

Shadows started going downhill for me after the s3 finale, and luckily some other hyperfixations swooped in to occupy my brain by the time s5 rolled around, so I'm not nearly as bitter about the whole thing as I could have been. But still. STILL.

We really lost out on SO MUCH. And for what?? So the writers could stay in their dumb little comfort zone??? Gimme a fuckin' break.

We could have had a CANON VAMPIRE/HUMAN MIXED RACE MIXED WEIGHT EXPLICITLY ROMANTIC GAY PAIRING, but they decided "sitcom vibes" and shoehorning in "lol throwbacks" to s1 were more important (and truthfully, those aspects only made the finale that much more unfunny).

Anyway, in short, Nadja's hypnosis tragically did NOT work, and another fat character got cheated out of a satisfying culmination to (what was once) a stellar narrative lmao

[feelingemotjons]

STOP DEPICTING FAT PEOPLE AS RICH ASSHOLES

STOP DEPICTING FAT PEOPLE AS LOUD AND "ANNOYING"

STOP DEPICTING FAT PEOPLE AS GROOMERS/PEDOPHILES

STOP DEPICTING FAT PEOPLE AS STALKERS/CREEPS

STOP DEPICTING FAT PEOPLE AS "DISGUSTING" AND "UNLOVEABLE"

STOP DEPICTING FAT PEOPLE AS "ANNOYING" THIRDWHEELS

STOP DEPICTING FAT PEOPLE AS BIGOTS

STOP DEPICTING FAT PEOPLE AS SELFISH AND RUDE

STOP DEPICTING CONFIDENT FAT PEOPLE AS "PICK MES" OR "WEIRDOS"

AND FOR THE LOVE OF GOD STOP MAKING YOUR FAT CHARACTERS LOSE WEIGHT FOR THEM TO HAVE A "HAPPY ENDING"

[fatliberation]

Post your personal favorite fat fictional characters! Here are some of mine 💘

Left to right: Sam (Somebody Somewhere), Oluwande Boodhari (Our Flag Means Death), Lazlo Cravensworth (What We Do In The Shadows), Nina (Dinosaur), Fran (Shrill), Del Griffith (Planes, Trains, and Automobiles), Tasha “Taystee” Jefferson (Orange is The New Black), Bobby Hill (King of the Hill), Gary (Wolf Like Me), and Titus Andromedon (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt).

[vagun1ka]

ocs i was talking about in this ask

[noahhawthorneauthor]

August is Fat Liberation Month, something I did not know existed until this year and am so glad that it does. I've read some of these books, and the rest are ones I want to read.

[spookyspeks]

When you're drawing fat characters you gotta remember to add some fat to the face/chin too, don't just put a slender face on a fat body

[fivedogsandadragon]

not be That Insufferable Fat Person but I've been seeing more and more art of this like "Human Moomin" design in the tags and while he IS adorable and I love him and respect the energy I also genuinely am VERY bothered by the fact that He Is Not Fat Enough. He's """"""chubby"""""" in the art, if you can even call it that, but like,,,,, Moomin is a (honestly sort of tall) VERY ROUND character.

why is it when you make him into a human you shrink him and get rid of his stomach? and his round face?? Why did you give that boy a jawline. Pls can anyone hear me

[pet-shop-of-horror-fan]

I think Venture Bros is the only time I have seen a fat character who is "out of shape" start working out and remain fat when they get buff.

[ddwcaph-game]

I luv how many chubby/fat characters there are. It's not rlly represented a lot in like anything.

Hehe, I'm so happy you noticed! 😊

I don't wanna ramble for too long, but yeah, I'm honestly so tired and disappointed seeing ensemble casts (especially in IF) that more or less look similar. Like there's so many more interesting character designs you can do with more variety in body types (and not just fat characters), without solely relegating them to comic relief, outcasts, or villains.

It's almost a guilty pleasure for me at this point, but it's fun trying to make each of them different, whether it's in terms of age, gender, height, fashion style, body composition/proportions, or differing opinions/experiences/importance in their character arc. Oh, and there might be more in IAC too that I haven't introduced yet!

Of course, I'm not saying my characters are perfect (especially if you've seen my earlier drafts). I'm actually adjusting some of the related choices/dialogue so that there's (hopefully) more nuance between all the positivity and negativity. I'm trying my best, so please let me know if there's something that needs pointing out.

Cheers! 😄

[franticvampirereads]

Ship Wrecked was such a fun read. I loved Peter and Maria! They were both stubborn assholes, but they were also idiots in love. I loved the slow burn romance (over six years 🫠) where they got to be really good friends and work colleagues before diving headfirst into a relationship.

One thing I loved about Maria specifically, was that she was so ready to fight and advocate for more acceptance of fat people in the entertainment industry. I loved just how unapologetic she was for taking up space and using her voice to push for more body diversity. Also, the friend group/found family that came out of the tv show cast and crew was fantastic. And in all honesty, I could read about these characters endlessly. But I desperately wish we got another book about Carah and Summer falling in love. They were so cute in the epilogue of this! Ship Wrecked is getting 5 stars from me 🥰.

2025 Reading Challenge Prompt Fills:

Romance Readathon: blue or purple on the cover, on your tbr the longest (think I’ve had this one for over a year 😅), someone else’s 5 stars read

[prettyputrified]

Being weird about fat characters isnt progressive, stop immediately calling them soft, mom like, saying they look like they'd give good hugs??? Devoid of any attention to their actual personality traits, this is dehumanizing and infantilizing

[emmabirb8]

Is... is that what we're calling it? Kind of an odd way to look at it if you ask me

The article itself is actually p insightful but I just can't get over that wording, lmao

[stressedjester]

The fact people try to say Bob from Tekken is bad fat representation because he's "goofy" as if all the other Tekken characters aren't goofy themselves, like can you really say that Lee or Paul Phoenix are more serious characters? No, because all the characters are supposed to be outlandishly wacky and it's not just Bob being the token funny fat character when almost every character is silly

Like. He's fat, he's got a pretty face and good fashion sense, his personality doesn't revolve around food, and he's strong and healthy AND he's very happy being fat (to the point where he literally gets depressed when he's skinny). And when I think about it most people who complain aren't really in any fat positivity circles so I feel like it's just people being uncomfortable when there's a fat character in the game trying to hide it as concern

Anyways I love Bob forever he's my third main behind Dragunov and Steve and I hope he's in Tekken 8 :]

[daydreamodyssey]

I think vampires would like a chubby love interest. This being starved of warmth, of nourishment, looking near death and pale. And she sees a plus sized person donating at blood drives monthly and she goes hungry for him in so many ways.

[vagun1ka]

characters for fan yuri project with my friend