https://archive.nickperkins.au/tags/media/Recent content in Media on Nick Perkins ArchiveHugoenThu, 09 Dec 2010 15:39:37 +1000https://archive.nickperkins.au/nicholosophy/remove-the-headless-fatties-from-our-media/Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:39:37 +1000https://archive.nickperkins.au/nicholosophy/remove-the-headless-fatties-from-our-media/<p>It is high time that mainstream media around the world stopped using headless fatty shots with every article or video piece about fat people. I think there are a few reasons why they do this.</p> <ul> <li>They know that if they asked people, they would say no.</li> <li>If they have faces, it makes it harder to use them in generalised negative news pieces</li> <li>If the fatty looks happy or really well dressed, they don’t suit a doom and gloom story</li> <li>They won’t get sued for humiliating someone if you can’t identify them by their face</li> </ul> <p>Yet when that person sees this footage of them being used in this way, it can cause pain and anguish become compare. It also dehumanises fat people and gives people power to pick on and attack fat people.</p>