this is a opinion, there isn't alot of good fat representation in media/manga/
(repost from experience cause soemone asked)
i barely use this, like no, this is actually my first time using this, but anyway, I personally think there should be more fat representation in manga, comics, etc., etc., that isn't them trying to get skinny. I've seen my fair share of them, way too many of them, have their character trying to get skinny. I'm not saying this as a bad thing; listen, it's good to want to better yourself or do better, but sometimes being fat isn't a negative thing, but it's treated like it.
I definitely know there's good fat character mangas like Pochamani...there's more I can't remember any at this point in time, BUT I PROMISE I'VE READ THEM, they are out there! however this isn't about this, i've seen way too many fat character who have potential to be good, evil or not, but fall flat because one, they are the same old copy and paste of "FAT, UGLY, THE FACE OF GREED, THE FACE OF GLUTTONY, THEY ARE TOO STUPID, RAH, RAH, RAH" or be seen as something looked down upon, it sucks.
it doesn't help that society (oh here we go), also beat down fat people, like it's something to be change, that it can be seen as beautiful, or sometimes normal, i'm not saying being unhealthy overweight is good, i'm just saying people can be fat and healthy, also smart, good mannered, etc they're just painted out to be the stereotypical fatphobic image because no one wants to understand that bodies can be different, but the same way being unhealthly fat can be the same for unhealthly skinny but no one wanna talk about that, but even the disorders with lacking of eatting is different for fat people? anyway i'm going off topic.
People can make good fat characters, they can be unique, they can evil, they can be good, they can be neutral, just don't have it centered around them being fat. people. can. just. be. fat. shocker right? it can just happen! i just personally hate the fatphobia, it causes more harm than good, a fat character should have a personality, should have a focus, should have an upbringing that changes or affects their outlook on things, can be seen as a main character, even if they were a side character there should be more to them than just a hollow out shape of stereotypes. Hell, there can be attractive fat people/characters just barely anyone wanna acknowledge that fact or explore that, and not that usual slim thick, that's not fat, that's just a curvy body, no she's not fat, she just got 20-30 percent body fat, that's healthy, having giant breast, hips, and ass isnt' fat she's well endowed. anyway gender doesn't matter in this; this affects everyone equally.
anyway this is just me ranting of something i was tired of seeing, as uh, rolling drumroll, fat person, go figured.
