The Whale Fat Suit Controversy
Brendan Fraser donned a 300-pound fat suit for "The Whale," which received critical acclaim—except, notably, from New York Times writer Roxane Gay, who called it a "cruel spectacle." Can you guess why?
A tweet compares Brendan Fraser in the fat suit from “The Whale” with writer Roxane Gay, who criticized the film as a “cruel spectacle.” The punchline is that Gay is also a fat person, making the criticism especially pointed and ironic. People share this reaction to joke about hypocrisy, sensitive representation, or a critic objecting to a portrayal of their own lived experience.
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- @eternalclassic / 27372 2023-02-03
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