Overdue cover image

Ep 586 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl

Overdue

00:00

The Fat Characters of James and the Giant Peach

I keep coming back to the fat stuff because for us, like for our generation as kids, I think there was a broad cultural consensus that being like racist was bad. But hating fat people was still cool and like kind and is certainly less stigmatized than hating people who are different racists. Not only is every fat character evil, but every evil character also happens to be fat or have like a fat like wrist or face or something about it. It's just like, yeah, it always comes back to that in a way that would be funny if it wasn't so damaging. Really, truly. Yes.

Transcript
Play full episode

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts

Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.
App store bannerPlay store banner