6.Failed: Friends Former Fat Character is an overdone trope, typically using a thin actor in a fat suit for "comedic" effect — and there's no doubt Fat Monica is the most infamous example of all.

Fat felt synonymous with lazy, sad, gross, undesirable—as if someone’s size could tell me the quality of their character. And that’s what I desired: characters of quality.

When you are a fat person watching a comedy, part of you is just waiting for “Fat Monica” to show up. I assumed Never Have I Ever would be a safe zone. Then I met Eric.

Stranger Things star Shannon Purser has spoken out about a lack of body diversity in Hollywood, claiming fat actors are not being cast as “iconic fat characters”. Her comments come shortly ...

The Season 3 premiere of ‘Shrill’ depicted a doctor telling the lead character to look into gastric bypass surgery. It’s a scene that Toronto psychiatrist Hilary Offman can relate to.

The Post asked people in Times Square how they feel about the “fat and lazy” sign. 10 Denise Javier Tamara Beckwith “It’s OK — everyone should love themselves for who they are.

Times Square is known for its advertisements, but one in particular is catching the attention of online critics. The billboard, featuring a frustrated woman with her head in her hands—a classic ...