Why is there so little fat representation in comics? Outside of Valiant Comics' Faith...

Why is there so little fat representation in comics? Outside of Valiant Comics' Faith, positive fat representation is nonexistent.

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There is nothing positive about being fat.

Herbie Popnecker

If normal people can't fap to it it's less likely to be used.

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why on earth would you ever want to glorify a condition that is actively detrimental to your health?

Have you seen new fashion ads.
It's acceptable to be fat now.

It's tolerated, not accepted.

Maybe because fat people face discrimination for something they have no control over?
Fat phobia is no different than racism or misogyny.

And that's a major step in the right direction for the movement.

I'm fat and I agree =(
Working to lose my weight
Work out and get better.

Can you read?

Every fatass should read this.

Working out is confirming to unrelated body standards.

>Work out and get better
>Be white and get better
>Be a man and get better
That's what all that amounts to.

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And this sign (rightfully) got backlash from the public.
Being fat is no longer something to be ashamed of.

Write a good plot that necessitates the main character being fat. Now, write one that DOESN'T, and give a good reason for the main character being fat.
Super heroes being fat makes little sense since they're usually actually doing shit. How would they get fat to begin with? How would they STAY fat? How would they continue to be relevant in their universe while being fat? They'd get tired, they'd be less able to do their job, they'd have to deal with their masses of blubber. It just doesn't work out.

You can do comedy or SoL comics with fat characters, and people do that in webcomics and newspaper comics a lot already. Throw them in action though, and it suddenly makes no sense.

Also, being overweight is a detriment to your health and no amount of screaming and teeth gnashing will prove otherwise. There are decades if not centuries of science that proves it's horrible for you, and very few people actually suffer a condition that causes them to be incapable of losing weight. Even so, why would you glorify a condition such as that when it's still a detriment to one's health.
t. Fatass who admits if he'd just work out as little as 15 minutes a day he'd probably be at a healthy weight within a year, if not sooner.

I'm fat and it is shameful.

It got a lot more supporters than detractors. And at the end of the day, you have no power over what the dick wants.

Because if you start to give fat people a proper representation in comics, fatties will have a reason to cosplay those characters. This will cause two things which are detrimental to two different communities:
>There will be more fat cosplayers, as fatties now think it's okay to be blobs
>There will be less fap fuel for the fat fetishists as the fat cosplay is diminished to only the existing fat characters

It's a loss/loss scenario for fans.

Oh no not this type of thread again.

Oh no, not this type of user again.

Volstagg is pretty based.

How is this a positive representation?

Big Bertha in the new GLA series was great.

Then no one bought it.

Is M.O.D.O.K. fat?

>Still no decent Faith porn
Okay

How is it not?

t. Slim guy who is masquerading as a fat person

He's a good, caring father? Is that a negative thing to you?

He's living up to the jolly fat guy stereotype.
Not all fat people act like Santa Claus.

user, this is like the 4th thread with this kind of theme, why aren't there any ____ in comics and when you reply he'll say because it doesn't really represent it, just sage and hide.

This is bait right?

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Some do. And that's ok. Santa Claus is a pretty cool guy.

How is being angry at fatphobia fake?

Well, I guess maybe 280lbs IS pretty "slim" compared to a lot of heavenly bodies, yeah.

>Maybe because fat people face discrimination for something they have no control over?

>"NO I CAN'T PUT DOWN THE CUPCAKE, I DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER MY ACTIONS! STOP FUCKING FAT SHAMING ME YOU FUCKING SHITLORDS!"

>jolly

It is

Yes because how dare someone enjoy what they eat.

This board used to be so accepting.

>Hating on Volstagg
Oh no you didn't.

His head is big, his body is normal.

Batman of China is all kind of tubby awesome.

I remember "Sup Forums is love." Bring it on back.

This is my first real exposure to Volstagg. I would've thought he was a walking fat joke but he seems pretty based.

Recommended reading?

League of Legends ongoing comic from IDW when?

>I would've thought he was a walking fat joke
He is, but he's also the kind of guy who might seem slow but in reality is one strong motherfucker

Obelix?

Good luck. I started working out 2 months ago and already look way better. Also feeling more energy than ever.

If you're looking for a serious answer; most writers can't look past their thin privilege to take fate people into consideration.

If more fat people were working in the industry, things would be much different.

t. Fit privilege

>"If you're looking for a serious answer"
>Proceeds to troll like a motherfucker
Oompa loompa doobadee doo
I see a fat liar and it is you

How was that trolling in anyway?

>thin privilege
This is not an actual thing. Stop pretending it is.

it's just such a boring comic

>not an actual thing
>stop pretending
Are you just going to ignore the studies that prove it exists?
Do you enjoy acting retarded?

I'd say this whole thread is bait, but that's impossible because OP would have just eaten it.

You can eat food you like and still have a healthy weight.

If it's not a real thing, why are fat people less likely to get a job than thin people?
Why do fat people get less dates than thin people?
Why are fat people more likely to get fetishized than thin people?

>dymadryl

Some kinda cough syrup I presume?

Mae what the fuck do you think you're doing? Why don't you just smoke weed you stupid cat?

Go ask Gregg or Germ. Hell, maybe Bea could help you too.

>Studies
Link 'em, faggot. Let's see what kind of bullshit fat acceptance blogs you take for truth.

>Being underweight is a privilege lol
>Pretending like being able to get fat through shitty eating habits isn't a fucking privilege on itself
Your kind of retarded thinking is why #FirstWorldProblems became an actual thing.

Because there is nothing positive about being a fat fuck.

>Why don't you just smoke weed you stupid cat?
Too mainstream and accepted. The younger crowd is more likely to get into "hipster drugs".

The movement for diabetes?

What about the Blob?

The movement for fat acceptance.
Fat people will have their day in the sun.

Not unless your on a budget.

Not everyone can live like Californians.

Fucking hell, this is really Sup Forumsmblr

>Day in the sun
If we did that more often we wouldn't be so fat

>Why are fat people less likely to get a job
>Why do they get less dates
Because they are horrible fucking people, which is the reason they got fat in the first place. Lazy, gluttonous and lacking in willpower.
>Why are fat people more likely to get fetishized
Because there's a lot of sick fucks out there who get off on unhealthy things like self-harm and unrealistic body types. You don't hear about thin people being fetishized because a thin person fetish isn't something worth mentioning. It's the norm not to like disgusting obese pigs.

Why are fat people more likely to die soon than thin people? Is God secretly guilty of thin privilege? Or is there a conspiracy of doctors letting fat people die? Makes sense, I wouldn't want to dig through the equivalent of a bloated pig's skin filled with lard either.

upliftconnect.com/lets-talk-about-thin-privilege/

Because generally, healthy people are more likely to do those better

>Face discrimination
Should we have Drug Abuse positive books too? Should we have cut yourself positive books?
>They have no control over
Eat less fat fuck.

What the fuck is that cover? Is being actually physically LIGHT part of her superpowers? Because if it isn't, then she's pulling down all the power lines in the area, and if it is, then that isn't really a positive representation of fat people, now is it? Girl be fat without being fat.

How?

Stop eating that cupcake you fat fuck.

>How dare someone enjoy crack every now and then!
You can be healthy cheaply. This has been known for a while.

>upliftconnect.com
That entire fucking website is full of bullshit, go back to /x/ you pig.

>You shouldn't judge my fat disgusting body
>YOU SHOULD JUDGE THIS HEALTHY PERSON, HOW DARE SHE BE HEALTHY

Fat fucks get judged because they are disgusting and don't know how to take care of themselves. It's no different than judging a drug addict.

>something they have no control over?

Lacking discipline is not a disease, fuckwit

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>Fat people will have their day in the sun.
A fat person wouldn't last an hour in the sun, let alone a full day.

Not that user but people are really discriminating towards people who have drug problems. Case in point
Who are you to judge drug addicts?

Babies are born black, but they are not actually born fat. Some are larger, in both dimensions, but none come out just plain fat.

>fat
>positive representation

Imagine how much better of a place the world would be if all fat people were just fucking gone. Not even dead, just...gone. Teleported to a dimension where only fat people live.

The Earth could actually survive, because fat people are a cancer that only consumes and doesn't provide anything. Fat people are less than useless, they're detrimental to society and the entirety of the planet.

How is that healthy?
Bitch looks like an anorexic tranny.

It's just bait, idiot. But you're probably op playing the samefag game anyway.

t. Edgelord who got turned down by a plus size woman

STOP EATING SUGAR YOU FUCKING ADDICT.

HOLY SHIT HE HAS A GUN, SHOOT HIM.

Okay sprinkle some powdered sugar on him and some donut crumbs and we can call it a case.

Listen to this cosmic-hell wizard-being

>Implying fat women are mentally stable enough to be attractive
Bitch please. Fatties are always angry about everything, probably because they're so horribly fat and can't blame anyone but themselves.

At least she can't eat him now.

>Anorexic
This is what fat fucks call anyone who isn't also a fat fuck. That is clearly a person who is fit. You don't know what anorexic looks like fatty.
I judge drug addicts as unhealthy because that is what they are. Being addicted to drugs is bad, being fat is bad. There shouldn't be media pretending it isn't bad.

Ignore him user.
He probably never had to face what fat people go through.

I for one think fat people are brave for just going outside their home. It's not easy for them.

more like the lack of movement

I agree, it must take like 15 minutes to waggle and then fit out of the door.

Let's go down the list.
>a job
So you're saying that your blubber is an asset to getting shit done? Or what, you paint it with colorful patterns and stand on a streetcorner, flapping it in the wind, to gain attention and eventually build a brand?
No? Then we can assume the default, being thin, is better.
>less dates
And what, do you fantasize about kissing a fat face? Having to tangle with a smelly, heavy, proto-ape in a confined space? If you don't, don't expect anyone else to.
>more likely to get fetishized
I can imagine a normal person attracts the attention of normal people, whereas individuals who live on the edge of demographic graphs have to deal with similarly fucked up people. Makes perfect sense.