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[–] VegetarianZombie1 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
I could believe that she's been told to lose five or ten pounds or tone up a bit for a role. Is that calling her fat or fatshaming? No. It's called looking the part for the role you want to play. She dyed her hair for Hunger Games. How is that any different from being asked to lose a reasonable amount of weight or work out a bit more to fit the body expectations for a certain character?
Has there been an emphasis on women in Hollywood to be thin or fit? Yes. But when you've got hundreds of women willing to work their asses off and do whatever it takes to make it to the big screen, can you blame staffing directors and producers for wanting the absolute best for their movies? Unless you want to be stuck in the token fat roles for the rest of your career, you adhere to the asthetics of the time or you find a different line of work!
It's not that hard to be toned or at a fit weight. It really isn't. It just takes a little extra effort and willpower. That's all. If you can't do even that, then you're the one to blame, not society, not Hollywood, not anyone.
[–] hijinked 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Look at a dedicated actor like Christian Bale. That guy as lost and gained more weight for movies in the past 10 years than I could in a lifetime. It's just part of the job.
[–] VegetarianZombie1 ago
He's amazing and I love every movie he's been in!