The Question That’s Been Weighing Heavy On Everyone’s Minds: Are Award Shows Fattist?

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We’ve all heard celebrities bitch about the gender pay gap in the film industry, like when Meryl Streep lost her sh*t over Patricia Arquette’s acceptance speech where she called out Hollywood for only paying millions of dollars when her male counterparts were making MORE millions of dollars.  Remember?

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Didn’t your heart just BLEED for those poor, underprivileged actresses and all the sexism they face?

Welp, get ready for the next new -ism.  Because according to the sourcelink, a new study has revealed that women in entertainment get a disproportionate number of award nominations/wins if they’re overweight.

The study, done by a plus size fashion retailer called navabi, looked at past nominees for the Emmys, Oscars, Golden Globes, and Baftas from the past 5 years, and…(GASP!) only 10% of the female stars were a size 12.

This was an actual study.

And you guys, it gets worse.  Apparently NO WOMAN who is a size 16 or larger has won a Best Actress Oscar or BAFTA in the past five years, and only 7 plus sized woman have received “major awards.”

HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO TOLERATE THIS GROSS MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE, I ASK YOU.

A representative from navabi elaborated on the importance of this groundbreaking study:

‘With the average woman in the UK wearing a size 16, what we’re seeing is that these prestigious awards ceremonies, which celebrate achievement and art, are overlooking the contributions and talents of plus size women.’

 

If more plus size women are represented, not only in terms of nominations but acting roles available, it will help promote positive body image and aspirations among young women of all shapes and sizes which is vitally important.’

What I want to know is, just how many people with two different colored eyes have been nominated? How many people with halitosis have been nominated? How many people with arthritis have been nominated? How many far-sighted people have been nominated? What about people with acne? Or people with bad knees? What about lesbian asian pangender people with pigeon toes? What about furries? WHY AREN’T WE THINKING OF THEM?

This is literally how stupid all of this pandering to “minorities” has gotten.

You know what, overweight actresses? ACT BETTER. Then maybe you’ll win one of those meaningless, stupid awards.

GAWD.