Children's book illlustrator Phoebe Wahl wants to see characters that ' teach children that fat bodies, whether their own or others', are deserving of respect, love, and access to life. '
In this essay I use a word some might find offensive; fat. I choose to use this word not as an insult, but as a neutral descriptor, actively choosing to separate it from its typically negative connotations, as a fat person myself. I encourage you to be curious about your feelings around this word and what it evokes.
ADVERTISEMENT Maybe as you read this, you’re thinking, “Hey! I can think of a few fat children’s book characters.” And I’m sure you can—but I invite you to be curious once again.I don’t know about you, but my answer to the last two questions, are very few. Baker and chef characters’ bodies serve simultaneously as living examples of exactly how delicious their food is and as cautionary tales, visual reminders of how too much adjacency to food can affect your body . Animals, especially anthropomorphized ones, are often given more leeway for size diversity, but still their weight, when acknowledged, is often negatively associated; “Late at night George would raid the refrigerator to satisfy his sweet tooth. “You’ll weigh a ton,” said Martha.
But equally important, are representations of fat characters living lives not solely defined or confined by their size. I want to see fat knights and doctors and mermaids… scientists and mountain climbers and musicians, all given the chance to embody stories as diverse as fat people themselves. Not only to show fat children that their bodies deserve to be seen and respected, but thin children as well.
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