Research Alert: Fat Characters in Disney Movies

In this very special episode, Erin talks to Rachel and her research assistant, Grace, about a study they recently published about the portrayal of fat characters in Disney animated films. Spoiler alert: the depictions of fat characters are rife with harmful stereotypes, and the hosts have something to say about it! Rachel's and Grace's article "'You're Getting a Little Big for This': Fat Characters in Disney Animated Films" was published in peer-reviewed journal Fat Studies , and can be accessed via this link (or email hellodeconstructingdisney@gmail.com to request a PDF).

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Research Alert: Fat Characters in Disney Movies is an episode from Deconstructing Disney by Rachel Casey.

This episode is 01:11:17 long.

This episode was published on Jan 14, 2026.

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