The "good fatty" is a dancing fatty: Fat archetypes in reality television. Issue 3 (2nd September 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cameron, Layla
• Is Part Of: Fat studies. Volume 8:Issue 3(2019)
• Page Start: 259
• Page End: 278
• Publication Date: 2019-09-02
• Subjects: Reality television -- body positivity -- fat activism -- media representations -- body diversity -- social media activism -- fat positive -- fat archetypes; Obesity -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; Obesity -- Psychological aspects -- Periodicals; Overweight persons -- Periodicals; Body weight -- Psychological aspects -- Periodicals; 362.196398
• DOI: 10.1080/21604851.2019.1549400
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2160-4851

Abstract

ABSTRACT: While fatphobia runs rampant in traditional reality television programs, the advancement of the body-positive movement has made media representations of fat people far more complex. Utilizing TLC's My Big Fat Fabulous Life as a case study, the author addresses how the introduction of body positivity into the reality television industry has offered freedom from fat shame only to those who fit into a "good fatty" archetype.