{"id":1645144,"date":"2022-09-17T07:07:05","date_gmt":"2022-09-17T11:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1645144"},"modified":"2022-09-17T07:11:01","modified_gmt":"2022-09-17T11:11:01","slug":"rolling-stone-film-critic-warns-against-seeing-movie-the-whale-reinforces-the-notion-that-fat-people-have-brought-their-suffering-upon-themselves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rolling-stone-film-critic-warns-against-seeing-movie-the-whale-reinforces-the-notion-that-fat-people-have-brought-their-suffering-upon-themselves\/","title":{"rendered":"Rolling Stone Film Critic Warns Against Seeing Movie \u201cThe Whale\u201d: \u201cReinforces the Notion That Fat People Have Brought Their Suffering Upon Themselves\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">44<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frolling-stone-film-critic-warns-against-seeing-movie-the-whale-reinforces-the-notion-that-fat-people-have-brought-their-suffering-upon-themselves%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1645144&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>According to Rolling Stone film critic Katie Rife, audiences of all body shapes and sizes should avoid seeing Brendan Fraser\u2019s return to the silver screen, <em>The Whale<\/em>, because \u201cit reinforces the notion that fat people are objects of pity who have brought their suffering upon themselves through lack of coping skills.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_180951\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-180951\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Brendan Fraser Reacts to \u2018The Whale\u2019 Oscar Buzz | TIFF 2022, Variety YouTube<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2021\/05\/04\/the-cancel-culture-mob-goes-after-american-crime-story-actor-sarah-paulson-for-allegedly-wearing-a-fat-suit-to-play-the-role-of-linda-tripp\/\">The Cancel Culture Mob Goes After American Crime Story Actor Sarah Paulson For Allegedly Wearing A Fat Suit To Play The Role Of Linda Tripp<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Directed by Darren Aronofsky, the film creator behind such esoteric and surrealist psychological thrillers as <em>Pi<\/em> and <em>Black Swan<\/em>, and adapted from the play of the same name by Samuel D. Hunter , <em>The Whale<\/em> follows the struggles of Charlie (Fraser), a 600-lbman who after years of shutting himself inside and binge eating to cope with his guilt over leaving his family for his late mistress attempts to turn his life around, starting by reconnecting with his now 17-year old daughter, Ellie (Sadie Sink).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_180950\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-180950\" class=\"size-full wp-image-180950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-03.01-boundingintocomics-6323e7231b37c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-03.01-boundingintocomics-6323e7231b37c.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-03.01-boundingintocomics-6323e7231b37c-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-03.01-boundingintocomics-6323e7231b37c-1340x754-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-03.01-boundingintocomics-6323e7231b37c-768x432-1.jpg 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-180950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Brendan Fraser Reacts to \u2018The Whale\u2019 Oscar Buzz | TIFF 2022, Variety YouTube<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Making its debut at the Venice Film Festival 2022, Aronofsky\u2019s latest film has found a generally favorable reception amongst critics, as seen in both its taking home of the aforementioned event\u2019s <em>Premio CinemaSar\u00e0<\/em>,<em> 10th INTERFILM Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue<\/em>, and <em>Leoncino d\u2019Oro<\/em> awards, as well as its current<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/the_whale_2022\"> 77% \u2018Fresh\u2019<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/movie\/the-whale-2022\">64\/100<\/a> ratings on Rotten Tomatoes (across 39 reviews) and Metacritic (across 22 reviews), respectively.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_180952\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-180952\" class=\"size-full wp-image-180952\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-03.02-boundingintocomics-6323e72ed7612.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-03.02-boundingintocomics-6323e72ed7612.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-03.02-boundingintocomics-6323e72ed7612-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-03.02-boundingintocomics-6323e72ed7612-1340x754-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-03.02-boundingintocomics-6323e72ed7612-768x432-1.jpg 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-180952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source:Brendan Fraser Gets Emotional While Accepting His Award at the TIFF Tribute Gala, Thanks His Fans, Variety YouTube<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2020\/04\/28\/popular-anime-and-video-game-pin-up-artist-sakimi-chan-accused-of-being-fatphobic\/\">Popular Anime and Video Game Pin-Up Artist Sakimi-chan Accused of Being \u201cFatphobic\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, one critic who did not find herself pleased with her time with<em> The Whale<\/em> was Rife, who took to Twitter following her attendance of the film\u2019s premiere to let her followers know that she could not \u201crecommend in good conscience that fat people watch <em>The Whale<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t recommend that skinny people watch it either,\u201d she said, \u201csince it reinforces the notion that fat people are objects of pity who have brought their suffering upon themselves through lack of coping skills.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_180958\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-180958\" class=\"size-full wp-image-180958\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-03.08-boundingintocomics-6323e8917087e.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-03.08-boundingintocomics-6323e8917087e.png 598w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-03.08-boundingintocomics-6323e8917087e-300x145.png 300w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-180958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/dzbK4\">Archive Link<\/a> Source: Katie Rife Twitter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Continuing with her objections, Rife asserted, \u201cMassive red flags for EDs and fat phobia; the main character endures over an hour of the cruelest verbal abuse imaginable, and later tries to commit suicide by food. I have dealt with bulimia and binge eating disorder on and off for years, and found it incredibly triggering.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_180957\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-180957\" class=\"size-full wp-image-180957\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-03.07-boundingintocomics-6323e88f4338b.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-03.07-boundingintocomics-6323e88f4338b.png 598w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-03.07-boundingintocomics-6323e88f4338b-300x144.png 300w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-180957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/dzbK4\">Archive Link<\/a> Source: Katie Rife Twitter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cYou can tell that no actually fat peoples were involved in the production b\/c of a major plot point where the protagonist is dying, but refuses to go to the hospital even though he has money to pay the bills,\u201d she further decried.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_180956\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-180956\" class=\"size-full wp-image-180956\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-03.07-boundingintocomics-6323e88d3af4c.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-03.07-boundingintocomics-6323e88d3af4c.png 598w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-03.07-boundingintocomics-6323e88d3af4c-300x116.png 300w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-180956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/dzbK4\">Archive Link<\/a> Source: Katie Rife Twitter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/07\/01\/study-finds-video-games-with-sexualized-content-do-not-cause-misogynistic-attitudes-or-body-image-issues\/\">Study Finds \u201cVideo Games With Sexualized Content\u201d Do Not Cause Misogynistic Attitudes Or Body Image Issues<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Her anger towards the film boiling over, Rife then declared, \u201cThe movie treats this as a combination of selflessness and suicidality, never considering the very obvious reason why a 650lb person would avoid doctors: IT\u2019S CALLED MEDICAL FATPHOBIA YOU ABSOLUTE PRICKS.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_180955\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-180955\" class=\"size-full wp-image-180955\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-03.07-boundingintocomics-6323e88bb798f.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-03.07-boundingintocomics-6323e88bb798f.png 598w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-03.07-boundingintocomics-6323e88bb798f-300x130.png 300w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-180955\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/dzbK4\">Archive Link<\/a> Source: Katie Rife Twitter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cPlease excuse the typos, I\u2019m really feeling like shit after that viewing experience,\u201d she lamented. \u201cThere\u2019s a scene where the main character drops a key and can\u2019t pick it up, and PEOPLE WERE LAUGHING.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_180954\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-180954\" class=\"wp-image-180954 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-03.07-boundingintocomics-6323e884b2328.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-03.07-boundingintocomics-6323e884b2328.png 598w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-03.07-boundingintocomics-6323e884b2328-300x117.png 300w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-180954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/dzbK4\">Archive Link<\/a> Source: Katie Rife Twitter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Drawing her cautionary thread to a close, Rife, despite her numerous issues with the film, could not deny that \u201cyes, Brendan Frasier is very good,\u201d admitting, \u201cmost of the humanity\/sensitivity\/sympathy in the movie comes from his performance\u201d.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_180953\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-180953\" class=\"size-full wp-image-180953\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-03.07-boundingintocomics-6323e882b849c.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-03.07-boundingintocomics-6323e882b849c.png 598w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.16-03.07-boundingintocomics-6323e882b849c-300x102.png 300w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-180953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/dzbK4\">Archive Link<\/a> Source: Katie Rife Twitter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>The Whale<\/em> makes its general theatrical debut on December 9th.<\/p>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>NEXT: <a 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