MickeS
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Julia Roberts, Eddie Murphy, Courteney Cox, Martin Short, Gwyneth Paltrow have all recently donned a fatsuit to play overweight or obese people (although according to many reports, I haven't seen it myself, Robert's fatsuit made her seem more "normal" than "overweight").
Is this equivalent to white actors in blackface? Why not let obese people play these characters, or if they want to keep the actor, skip the fat angle altogether? Or is it just another makeup trick and shouldn't be taken so seriously? Is it demeaning to fat people, or does it portray them in a good light?
Personally, I think it's OK if it's done well. In the case of Martin Short, I really don't see why he has to use a fatsuit at all, wouldn't the character work just as well without it?
/Mike
Is this equivalent to white actors in blackface? Why not let obese people play these characters, or if they want to keep the actor, skip the fat angle altogether? Or is it just another makeup trick and shouldn't be taken so seriously? Is it demeaning to fat people, or does it portray them in a good light?
Personally, I think it's OK if it's done well. In the case of Martin Short, I really don't see why he has to use a fatsuit at all, wouldn't the character work just as well without it?
/Mike