Film & TV | Desiree Burch - Profiles In Fatness | EPISODE 1

"I feel like for fat women, it was sort of this constant state of expectation that everyone in the audience would identify with a thin woman. And that folks would identify with rejecting a fat person." Desiree grew up in the 80s and 90s; a time when you almost never saw fat women accurately portrayed in film and television. Heck, if it wasn’t for Miss Piggy, we may never have known that fat women could find love. In this episode, Desiree is joined by an expert, Aubrey Gordon, to reflect on the harmful stereotypes of fatness found in film and TV, while also celebrating the overlooked heroes from the big screen. Episode 1 expert - Aubrey Gordon (Writer, Author, Creator of ‘Your Fat Friend’) Follow Aubrey on social media Instagram -   / yrfatfriend   Twitter -   / yrfatfriend   Buy a copy of Aubrey’s book: ‘What We Don't Talk about When We Talk about Fat’ - https://bit.ly/3v7pce1 What’s 'Profiles In Fatness' about? Women have always made up around 50% of the population, but only occupy approximately 0.5% of recorded history, add fatphobia into the mix and that figure drops off a cliff. But not anymore. Join comedian and writer Desiree Burch as she flips the script and takes us on a glitter-dusted celebration of the amazing fat HEROES that are so often skimmed over or airbrushed out of history. Produced by Little Dot Studios. Welcome to the OFFICIAL YouTube channel for comedian, writer, and actor, Desiree Burch. Stay up to date with all of Desiree’s latest videos by hitting the subscribe button - https://bit.ly/DesireeBurch_Sub Follow Desiree Burch on Social Media Twitter:   / destheray   Instagram:   / destheray   Facebook:   / desireeburchcomedy   Want to see Desiree live? Join her mailing list for all of the latest information on upcoming tours and events: https://www.desireeburch.com/ #DesireeBurch #ProfilesInFatness #AubreyGordon