Fat Rant

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 150561

Potioncat here, a little taken aback by JKR's website. She rants, very 
appropriately, about the push for girls to be uber-thin.  Here's a 
quote from her piece found in "extras":

>>>His bemusement at this everyday feature of female existence 
reminded me how strange and sick the 'fat' insult is. I mean, is 'fat' 
really the worst thing a human being can be? Is 'fat' worse 
than 'vindictive', 'jealous', 'shallow', 'vain', 'boring' or 'cruel'? 
Not to me; but then, you might retort, what do I know about the 
pressure to be skinny? I'm not in the business of being judged on my 
looks, what with being a writer and earning my living by using my 
brain...<<<


I agree fully with JKR, don't get me wrong. And yeah, I know Molly is 
plump. (She's one of the good guys, for the record.) But really, take 
a look at how JKR generally portrays overweight people in the series. 
Dudley? Crabbe? Goyle? Vernon? Umbridge?
Yes there are bad thin guys too: Snape, Dark Lord, Petunia... 

My 10 year old once pointed it out, because at the time he was chubby. 
One of the bad guys was being made fun because of his weight, not 
because he was a real jerk.

I just wonder if JKR knows she's doing all most the same thing as the 
media she complains about?
Potioncat