Comments on: Good Fat People, Bad Fat People http://manolobig.com/2007/07/25/good-fat-people-bad-fat-people/ Fashion, Lifestyle, and Humor for the Plus Sized Woman. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:00:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Glen http://manolobig.com/2007/07/25/good-fat-people-bad-fat-people/#comment-270 Glen Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:57:07 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/07/25/good-fat-people-bad-fat-people/#comment-270 I am not a Harry Potter fan so I can't comment on the characters, but if a work of fiction can depict fat folks in a positive light then I an all for it. I am not a Harry Potter fan so I can’t comment on the characters, but if a work of fiction can depict fat folks in a positive light then I an all for it.

]]> By: Big Fat Deal » Is Harry Potter Pro-Fat? http://manolobig.com/2007/07/25/good-fat-people-bad-fat-people/#comment-162 Big Fat Deal » Is Harry Potter Pro-Fat? Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:16:13 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/07/25/good-fat-people-bad-fat-people/#comment-162 [...] to Manolo for the Big Girl, Harry Potter is pro-fat. (Although I have to say, I hardly think giants count.) (Also, since when is Neville Longbottom [...] […] to Manolo for the Big Girl, Harry Potter is pro-fat. (Although I have to say, I hardly think giants count.) (Also, since when is Neville Longbottom […]

]]> By: Manolo's Shoe Blog: Shoes, Fashion, Celebrity, and Manolo! http://manolobig.com/2007/07/25/good-fat-people-bad-fat-people/#comment-147 Manolo's Shoe Blog: Shoes, Fashion, Celebrity, and Manolo! Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:06:26 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/07/25/good-fat-people-bad-fat-people/#comment-147 [...] Francesca… While I notice that, at first glance, a few of the overweight characters are stereotypically written as “bumbling” or “jovial,” on the whole the overweight good guys blend seamlessly into the good-guy group. [...] […] Francesca… While I notice that, at first glance, a few of the overweight characters are stereotypically written as “bumbling” or “jovial,” on the whole the overweight good guys blend seamlessly into the good-guy group. […]

]]> By: daniel renzi http://manolobig.com/2007/07/25/good-fat-people-bad-fat-people/#comment-91 daniel renzi Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:43:15 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/07/25/good-fat-people-bad-fat-people/#comment-91 And there's the Fat Lady in the Gryffindor Tower portrait. She's difficult, but she's on the good side. And there’s the Fat Lady in the Gryffindor Tower portrait. She’s difficult, but she’s on the good side.

]]> By: Kimmels http://manolobig.com/2007/07/25/good-fat-people-bad-fat-people/#comment-90 Kimmels Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:46:05 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/07/25/good-fat-people-bad-fat-people/#comment-90 I think that Dudley's being overweight is also meant to show how the Dursleys practically starved Harry - it isn't meant to comment on Dudley's moral character but how much they dislike and neglect Harry in favor of their own son, and what terrible parents they are, giving Dudley sugary sweets as pacifiers constantly, along with everything else he wants. I think that Dudley’s being overweight is also meant to show how the Dursleys practically starved Harry - it isn’t meant to comment on Dudley’s moral character but how much they dislike and neglect Harry in favor of their own son, and what terrible parents they are, giving Dudley sugary sweets as pacifiers constantly, along with everything else he wants.

]]> By: gemdiva http://manolobig.com/2007/07/25/good-fat-people-bad-fat-people/#comment-81 gemdiva Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:52:52 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/07/25/good-fat-people-bad-fat-people/#comment-81 Very well said. I have always thought that since all the Potter characters each seem to have a physical eccentricity (Dumbledore's beard, Ron's red hair, Harry's glasses & scar, Hagrid's size, etc.) their differences only serve to make each one more interesting and do not cause them to be type cast or out casts. How wonderful it would be to live in a world where the loss of an eye or various limbs (a la Mad Eye Moody) was seen as an opportunity to improve on nature (his revolving eye) rather than as a disability. Too bad more folks don't think like J.K. Rowling. Very well said. I have always thought that since all the Potter characters each seem to have a physical eccentricity (Dumbledore’s beard, Ron’s red hair, Harry’s glasses & scar, Hagrid’s size, etc.) their differences only serve to make each one more interesting and do not cause them to be type cast or out casts. How wonderful it would be to live in a world where the loss of an eye or various limbs (a la Mad Eye Moody) was seen as an opportunity to improve on nature (his revolving eye) rather than as a disability. Too bad more folks don’t think like J.K. Rowling.

]]> By: Bridey http://manolobig.com/2007/07/25/good-fat-people-bad-fat-people/#comment-80 Bridey Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:46:14 +0000 http://manolobig.com/2007/07/25/good-fat-people-bad-fat-people/#comment-80 I'm a passionate Potter-ite, and I'm delighted to see this here. I don't have a problem with any particular fat character being evil (and Dudley isn't even fat through all the books). In Rowling's world, fat is just one of the things people are, rather than shorthand for "weak and stupid." And anyway, every fat character in media doesn't have to represent the entire State of Fatness! In passing, for a very different take on fatness, take a look at Reginald Hill's Dalziel-Pascoe books. Dalziel's overwhelming size is invested with many meanings -- none of them having to do with weakness, stupidity or sloth. And they're wonderful mysteries! I’m a passionate Potter-ite, and I’m delighted to see this here. I don’t have a problem with any particular fat character being evil (and Dudley isn’t even fat through all the books). In Rowling’s world, fat is just one of the things people are, rather than shorthand for “weak and stupid.” And anyway, every fat character in media doesn’t have to represent the entire State of Fatness!

In passing, for a very different take on fatness, take a look at Reginald Hill’s Dalziel-Pascoe books. Dalziel’s overwhelming size is invested with many meanings — none of them having to do with weakness, stupidity or sloth. And they’re wonderful mysteries!

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